Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Education

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Start Time:

11:00 AM

Location:

Gardner Auditorium

Event Description

Personnel

The Joint Committee on Education will hold a hybrid public hearing to solicit written and oral testimony in-person and remotely on the following bills that pertain to Personnel. 

To register to testify virtually, you must provide contact information on the form linked here. Individuals who wish to testify virtually at the Joint Committee on Education's upcoming hearing must register by completing this form before 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 13th, 2025.

Registration will CLOSE at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 13th. 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 two minutes per individual and reserves the right to call public officials out of turn.   

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chair per committee rules.  

Please submit written testimony virtually to the Committee at jointcommittee.education@malegislature.gov and Elizabeth Donovan Noonan at Elizabeth.Noonan@masenate.gov or to the Committee on Education at 24 Beacon Street, Room 473G, Boston, MA 02133. The Chairs request that those submitting written testimony via email include “EDUCATION COMMITTEE TESTIMONY” and the bill number IN THE SUBJECT LINE, and provide the committee with your name, organization, and phone number. The Committee will accept written testimony until October 21, 2025.

You may contact committee staff with any questions at (617) 722-2070 or (617) 722-1206 or email Jessica.Foley@mahouse.gov and Elizabeth.Noonan@masenate.gov.   Thank you.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Education -- 10-14-2025	10/14/2025 11:00 AM	01:32:12

Personnel 11:00am - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.754	An Act relative to teacher certification	Jonathan D. Zlotnik
H.743	An Act establishing a grant program to increase the presence of mental health counselors in schools	Marcus S. Vaughn
H.736	An Act to establish de-escalation training in student transportation	Andres X. Vargas
S.435	An Act to establish de-escalation training in student transportation	Pavel M. Payano
H.733	An Act relative to educator pay	Erika Uyterhoeven
S.370	An Act relative to educator pay	Adam Gómez
H.711	An Act enabling all students to thrive: protecting a high quality, diverse educator workforce	Priscila S. Sousa
H.680	An Act relative to mental health counselors in schools	Estela A. Reyes
H.679	An Act relative to student teacher pay	Sean Reid
H.675	An Act establishing the school supplies for teachers program	Edward R. Philips
S.448	An Act establishing the school supplies for teachers program	Michael F. Rush
H.668	An Act relative to the training of school committee members	Alice Hanlon Peisch
H.665	An Act amending the professional licensure requirements for teachers	Kelly W. Pease
H.664	An Act adding paths to professional licensure for teachers	Kelly W. Pease
H.658	An Act relative to educator training to create educational equity for gifted and beyond grade-level children	Kelly W. Pease
H.624	An Act relative to teacher pathways and educator diversity	Michael P. Kushmerek
H.587	An Act to require mandatory training on microaggressions and implicit bias for staff members teaching extracurricular activities	Homar Gómez
H.580	An Act relative to wages for substitute teacher	William C. Galvin
H.579	An Act relative to teaching certification	Paul K. Frost
H.570	An Act relative to testing requirements for veterans who wish to become educators	Michael J. Finn
H.532	An Act relative to the teacher leadership program	Manny Cruz
S.375	An Act relative to the teacher leadership program	Adam Gómez
H.520	An Act relative to the training, assessment, and assignment of qualified school interpreters in educational settings	Antonio F. D. Cabral
S.320	An Act relative to the training, assessment, and assignment of qualified school interpreters in educational settings	Brendan P. Crighton
H.514	An Act to improve augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities	Christine P. Barber
S.418	An Act to improve augmentative and alternative communication opportunities for children with disabilities	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.449	An Act relative to educator license accountability	Bruce E. Tarr
S.386	An Act addressing racial and cultural bias training in educator professional development	Robyn K. Kennedy
S.355	An Act reducing costs for teachers and school personnel	Ryan C. Fattman
S.327	An Act enabling all students to thrive: protecting a high quality, diverse educator workforce	John J. Cronin
S.309	An Act establishing a special commission on creating a more diversified teaching workforce in the commonwealth	Michael D. Brady

Present (6)

Jason M. Lewis (SEN)

Sal N. DiDomenico (SEN)

Patricia D. Jehlen (SEN)

Robyn K. Kennedy (SEN)

Patrick M. O'Connor (SEN)

Pavel M. Payano (SEN)

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Education

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