Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Education

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

B-2 and Virtual

Event Description

The Joint Committee on Education will be holding a hearing on bills related to "At-Risk" Students, ELLs and Bilingual Education, Literacy, METCO, Recovery High Schools, and School Discipline

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be livestreamed on the Massachusetts Legislature website. To register to testify virtually, you must provide contact information on the form linked here. The Chair will limit testimony to three minutes per individual and reserves the right to call public officials out of turn.

Please email written testimony to House Chair Denise Garlick at Denise.Garlick@mahouse.gov and Senate Chair Jason Lewis at Jason.Lewis@masenate.gov. The Chairs request that those submitting written testimony include “EDUCATION COMMITTEE TESTIMONY” and the bill number IN THE SUBJECT LINE, and provide the committee with your name, organization, and phone number. Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chair. As always, do not hesitate to contact our staff at (617) 722-2070 (or Zachary.Schwartz@mahouse.gov and Dennis.Burke@masenate.gov) if you have any questions.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Education -- 6-6-2023	6/6/2023 1:00 PM	05:06:26

"At-Risk" Students, ELLs and Bilingual Education, Literacy, METCO, Recovery HS, School Discipline 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
S.266	An Act enhancing the educational outcomes of expectant and parenting students	Sal N. DiDomenico
H.476	An Act providing for alternatives to fines for failure to send	Carole A. Fiola
S.285	An Act relative to dropout prevention and re-engagement	Adam Gomez
S.341	An Act relative to dropout prevention and student recovery	Pavel Payano
H.3811	An Act to require school attendance up to age 18 or until graduation	Antonio F. D. Cabral
H.522	An Act to prohibit age discrimination	Meghan K. Kilcoyne
H.523	An Act relative to educational equity for gifted and beyond grade-level children	Meghan K. Kilcoyne
H.521	An Act relative to educator training to create educational equity for gifted and beyond grade-level children	Meghan K. Kilcoyne
S.272	An Act relative to fair educational practices	Ryan C. Fattman
H.515	An Act to ensure educational rights are upheld for incarcerated youth	Mary S. Keefe
S.363	An Act to support communities and immigrants	John C. Velis
S.270	An Act establishing funds to provide for increases in English language learners in school districts	Ryan C. Fattman
H.579	An Act to promote high-quality comprehensive literacy instruction in all Massachusetts schools	Danillo A. Sena
S.263	An Act to promote high-quality comprehensive literacy instruction in all Massachusetts schools	Sal N. DiDomenico
H.589	An Act to assesses school integration within the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) program	Chynah Tyler
S.329	An Act providing opportunity for youth with substance use disorder	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.315	An Act relative to recovery high schools	Joan B. Lovely
S.282	An Act to promote a healthy culture and climate within schools	Anne M. Gobi
H.580	An Act to promote healthy culture and climate within schools	Todd M. Smola
H.478	An Act to reduce disparities created by exclusionary school discipline policies	Brandy Fluker Oakley
S.290	An Act to reduce exclusionary discipline for grooming and dress code violations	Adam Gomez
S.294	An Act to remedy disparities in students' educational achievement	Patricia D. Jehlen
H.597	An Act to remedy disparities in students' educational achievement	Steven Ultrino

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Education

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