Massachusetts House Bill 2844 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-2)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-06-19 - Accompanied a study order, see H4632
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

For legislation to impose a moratorium on the use of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) or other mandated state assessments as a condition for high school graduation. Education.

To place a moratorium on high stakes testing

Rep. Marjorie Decker [D]	Rep. Christine Barber [D]	Rep. James Cantwell [D]	Rep. Mike Connolly [D]
Rep. Josh Cutler [D]	Rep. Michael Day [D]	Sen. Salvatore DiDomenico [D]	Rep. Michelle DuBois [D]
Rep. Carolyn Dykema [D]	Sen. James Eldridge [D]	Sen. Patricia Jehlen [D]	Rep. Mary Keefe [D]
Sen. John Keenan [D]	Rep. Kay Khan [D]	Sen. Barbara L'Italien [D]	Rep. Keiko Orrall [R]
Rep. David Rogers [D]	Rep. John Scibak [D]	Rep. Aaron Vega [D]	Rep. Chris Walsh [D]
Rep. Timothy Whelan [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-06-19	House	Accompanied a study order, see H4632
2017-09-07	Joint	Hearing scheduled for 09/12/2017 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
2017-01-23	Senate	Senate concurred
2017-01-23	House	Referred to the Joint Committee on Education

H3733 (Similar To) 2018-04-11 - Accompanied a new draft, see H4396
H228 (Similar To) 2018-06-19 - Accompanied a study order, see H4632
H303 (Similar To) 2018-06-19 - Accompanied a study order, see H4632
H276 (Similar To) 2019-01-01 - No further action taken
H241 (Similar To) 2018-07-09 - Accompanied a study order, see H4716
H242 (Similar To) 2018-06-19 - Accompanied a study order, see H4632
H260 (Similar To) 2018-06-19 - Accompanied a study order, see H4632
H4632 (Replaced by) 2018-06-19 - Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Type	Source
Summary	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2844
Text	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2844.pdf