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H2517 • 2025

An Act to update postural screenings in schools

An Act to update postural screenings in schools

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Sponsor
Sean Reid
Last action
2025-08-21
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to update postural screenings in schools

An Act to update postural screenings in schools By Representative Reid of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to update postural screenings in schools By Representative Reid of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2517) of Sean Reid relative to postural screenings in schools.
  • Public Health.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-08-21 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  2. 2025-08-21 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2025-08-21 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2025-07-24 House

    Accompanied by H2412

  5. 2025-07-24 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  6. 2025-06-06 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/11/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  7. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Health

  8. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to update postural screenings in schools
By Representative Reid of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2517) of Sean Reid relative to postural screenings in schools. Public Health.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2517

SECTION 1. Section 57 of Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended, by striking out, in line 21, the words “annually in grades five through nine” and inserting in place thereof the following words :- “in grades 6, 7, 8, or 9.”

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