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221 - An Act providing Chapter 70
accountability for adequate access to school
nursing
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This legislation provides for greater transparency and accountability in Chapter 70 relative to adequate school nursing. It amends Chapter 70 by including a definition of school nurse professional staff, which is consistent with the mandate for access to registered school nurses found in Chapter 71, Section 53. This mandate has been in place since the 1950’s.
Further, the foundation budget calculation included in a newly proposed definition for “foundation school nurse professional staff,” would create an opportunity to account for access to school nurses for all student enrollees, and provide additional accounting for students in low income districts.
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223 - An Act relative to the competency
determination for high school graduation
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This legislation, simply put, requires that graduating seniors from our public schools exhibit a competency in United States History. Currently, students must show competency in Math, English Language Arts, and Science. The Board of Elementary & Secondary Education continues to ignore implementing the inclusion of United States History on the state’s MCAS test, despite the fact that it was supposed to be a graduation requirement for the class of 2012. We’re fortunate to have some of the best and brightest students here in the Commonwealth; students who are competitive not only nationally, but across the world. However, if we’re to ask these students to lead innovation for tomorrow, might we expect them to understand our past? Producing bright scholars is paramount to preserving our prosperity, but is unattainable without generating active and engaged citizens who grasp history.
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