Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Education

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-2 and Virtual

Event Description

Personnel

The Joint Committee on Education will hold a hybrid public hearing on Tuesday, December 2nd at 1:00 pm to solicit written and oral testimony in-person and remotely on the following bills that pertain to Personnel. 

**Please note that if you previously testified and/or submitted written testimony pertaining to any of the bills listed above, you do not need to testify again or resubmit written testimony.**

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, December 1st, 2025.

Registration will CLOSE at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 1st. 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 December 2nd, 2025.

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

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Education - 12-2-2025	12/2/2025 1:00 PM	00:55:55

Personnel 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
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
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.532	An Act relative to the teacher leadership program	Manny Cruz
S.375	An Act relative to the teacher leadership program	Adam Gómez
H.570	An Act relative to testing requirements for veterans who wish to become educators	Michael J. Finn
H.579	An Act relative to teaching certification	Paul K. Frost
H.580	An Act relative to wages for substitute teacher	William C. Galvin
H.587	An Act to require mandatory training on microaggressions and implicit bias for staff members teaching extracurricular activities	Homar Gómez
H.658	An Act relative to educator training to create educational equity for gifted and beyond grade-level children	Kelly W. Pease
H.664	An Act adding paths to professional licensure for teachers	Kelly W. Pease
H.665	An Act amending the professional licensure requirements for teachers	Kelly W. Pease
H.668	An Act relative to the training of school committee members	Alice Hanlon Peisch
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.679	An Act relative to student teacher pay	Sean Reid
H.680	An Act relative to mental health counselors in schools	Estela A. Reyes
H.711	An Act enabling all students to thrive: protecting a high quality, diverse educator workforce	Priscila S. Sousa
H.733	An Act relative to educator pay	Erika Uyterhoeven
H.736	An Act to establish de-escalation training in student transportation	Andres X. Vargas
H.743	An Act establishing a grant program to increase the presence of mental health counselors in schools	Marcus S. Vaughn
H.754	An Act relative to teacher certification	Jonathan D. Zlotnik
S.309	An Act establishing a special commission on creating a more diversified teaching workforce in the commonwealth	Michael D. Brady
S.327	An Act enabling all students to thrive: protecting a high quality, diverse educator workforce	John J. Cronin
S.355	An Act reducing costs for teachers and school personnel	Ryan C. Fattman
S.370	An Act relative to educator pay	Adam Gómez
S.386	An Act addressing racial and cultural bias training in educator professional development	Robyn K. Kennedy
S.435	An Act to establish de-escalation training in student transportation	Pavel M. Payano
S.449	An Act relative to educator license accountability	Bruce E. Tarr
S.2682	An Act requiring equitable funding for non-regional school districts with high transportation costs	Dylan A. Fernandes
S.2683	An Act eliminating predatory transportation pricing of school districts	Dylan A. Fernandes
H.4720	An Act relative to the Athol-Royalston Regional School District Financial Stability Fund	Susannah M. Whipps

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