Bill Text: MA S222 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Maintain short term objectives for students with disabilities
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-25 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Senate Committee On Ethics and Rules [S222 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S222-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Creem, Cynthia (SEN)
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act to maintain short term objectives for students with disabilities.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Cynthia Stone Creem |
First Middlesex and Norfolk |
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Alice Hanlon Peisch |
14th Norfolk |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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Patricia D. Jehlen |
Second Middlesex |
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Alice K. Wolf |
25th Middlesex |
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Michael F. Rush |
10th Suffolk |
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Stephen L. DiNatale |
3rd Worcester |
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Robert L. Rice, Jr. |
2nd Worcester |
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Ellen Story |
3rd Hampshire |
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Matthew C. Patrick |
3rd Barnstable |
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Tom Sannicandro |
7th Middlesex |
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Barbara A. L'Italien |
18th Essex |
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Kay Khan |
11th Middlesex |
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Benjamin Swan |
11th Hampden |
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Cory Atkins |
14th Middlesex |
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David P. Linsky |
5th Middlesex |
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Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
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Geraldine Creedon |
11th Plymouth |
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Gloria L. Fox |
7th Suffolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S00311 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to maintain short term objectives for students with
disabilities.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 71B, Section 2 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence after line 12 of paragraph 3-:
A child’s individualized education program, or IEP, as defined is 20 USC sec 1401 (14) shall include a statement of measurable annual goals, including academic and functional goals, and a description of benchmarks or short-term objectives.
