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H3980 • 2025

An Act establishing LGBTQIA+ parent advisory councils in the Commonwealth

An Act establishing LGBTQIA+ parent advisory councils in the Commonwealth

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Sponsor
Carmine Lawrence Gentile
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Education
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act establishing LGBTQIA+ parent advisory councils in the Commonwealth

An Act establishing LGBTQIA+ parent advisory councils in the Commonwealth By Representative Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Liz Miranda and Samantha Montaño for legislation to establish LGBTQIA+ parent advisory councils in public schools.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act establishing LGBTQIA+ parent advisory councils in the Commonwealth By Representative Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Liz Miranda and Samantha Montaño for legislation to establish LGBTQIA+ parent advisory councils in public schools.
  • Education.
  • Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-09 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  2. 2025-10-29 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/12/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  3. 2025-03-31 Senate

    Senate concurred

  4. 2025-03-24 House

    Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Education

Official Summary Text

An Act establishing LGBTQIA+ parent advisory councils in the Commonwealth
By Representative Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Liz Miranda and Samantha Montaño for legislation to establish LGBTQIA+ parent advisory councils in public schools. Education.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Education

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3980

SECTION 1. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 1D the following section:

Section 1E. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the school committee of any city, town, or school district shall establish a LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, or another identity on the Queer spectrum) parent advisory council. Membership shall be offered to all parents who identify themselves as LGBTQIA+ or have children who identify as LGBTQIA+, and other interested parties.

The duties of the council shall include, but not be limited to: (i) advising the school committee on matters that pertain to the education and safety of LGBTQIA+ students; (ii) meeting regularly with school officials to participate in the planning, development and evaluation of the school district’s programs; (iii) participating in the review of school improvement plans under section 59C of chapter 71 and district improvement plans under section 1I of chapter 69. Upon request from a parent advisory council, each school committee or school council within that parent advisory council's district shall meet at least annually with the council; provided, however, that if the parent advisory council advises a charter school the board of the charter school shall, upon request from the parent advisory council, meet not less than annually with the council. The parent advisory council shall establish by-laws regarding officers and operational procedures. In the course of its duties under this section, the council shall receive assistance from the school committee without charge, upon reasonable notice, and subject to the availability of staff and resources. SECTION 2. The department of elementary and secondary education shall adopt, promulgate, amend and rescind rules and regulations or formulate policies and make recommendations as necessary to implement this act. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2027

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