{"AmendmentNumber":"443","ParentBillNumber":"H5562","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"AJS1","Name":"Adam J. Scanlon","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/AJS1","ResponseDate":"2026-07-06T16:16:06.603"},"Category":null,"Action":"Consolidated","RollCall":[],"Title":"Expanding Access to Vocational Education","Branch":"House","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Mr. Scanlon of North Attleborough moves to amend the bill by adding the following new section: \r\nSECTION XXXX.  Subsection (c) of section 14B of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence after the third sentence:-\r\n\r\n“The Commissioner shall only grant such approval when all of the following conditions are met: (i) the program is approved under section 2 of chapter 74 of the General Laws;  (ii) the member city or town of the vocational regional school district and any other type of regional school district serving the same city or town can demonstrate collaboration with the vocational regional school district  through the office of career technical education in offering reciprocal non-competitive programs under chapter 74 of the General Laws, (iii)  there is demonstrated student and labor market demand for said program as determined by the Regional Labor Market Blueprint and, (iv) the regional vocational-technical school district is unable or unwilling to meet said demand.”\r\n"}