Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Education

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual

Event Description

The Joint Committee on Education will be holding a hearing on Special Education, Special Education Finance, and Education Collaboratives.

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be live-streamed on the Massachusetts Legislature website. To register to testify in-person or virtually, please provide contact information on the form linked here. The deadline to sign up for virtual testimony is 3:00 PM on Monday, July 10th. Those wishing to testify in person may register in person at the time of the hearing but are encouraged to register ahead of time using this form. 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 -- 7-11-2023	7/11/2023 1:00 PM	01:48:14

Special Education, Special Education Finance, and Education Collaboratives 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
S.356	An Act relative to conducting a study on the delivery of special education services	Bruce E. Tarr
H.502	An Act relative to independent child protection	Steven S. Howitt
H.535	An Act relative to neurodiversity education	Paul McMurtry
H.454	An Act to ensure equitable access to education, including special education services, for all students in Massachusetts	Marjorie C. Decker
S.249	An Act to ensure equitable access to education, including special education services, for all students in Massachusetts	Cynthia Stone Creem
S.241	Resolve establishing a special education funding reform commission	Joanne M. Comerford
H.442	An Act establishing a special education funding reform commission	Daniel R. Carey
H.571	An Act relative to the long-term fiscal health and sustainability of special education in the Commonwealth	Adam J. Scanlon
S.332	Resolve relative to the long-term fiscal health and sustainability of special education in the Commonwealth	Jacob R. Oliveira
H.527	An Act relative to adjusting approved costs threshold	Michael P. Kushmerek
S.337	An Act relative to adjusting approved costs threshold	Jacob R. Oliveira
H.547	An Act relative to special education finance	Alice Hanlon Peisch
H.540	An Act relative to special education funding	David K. Muradian, Jr.
S.355	An Act relative to special education	Bruce E. Tarr
H.541	An Act to aid school district budgets for special education students who move during the school year	Brian W. Murray
H.503	An Act relative to special education reimbursement programs	Steven S. Howitt
H.525	An Act to increase special education circuit breaker reimbursement from 75% to 90%	Michael P. Kushmerek
S.335	An Act to increase special education circuit breaker reimbursement from 75% to 90%	Jacob R. Oliveira
H.526	An Act to increase special education transportation reimbursement from 75% to 90%	Michael P. Kushmerek
S.336	An Act to special education transportation reimbursement from 75% to 90%	Jacob R. Oliveira
H.449	An Act clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives	Josh S. Cutler

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Education

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