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H579 • 2025

An Act relative to teaching certification

An Act relative to teaching certification

Education
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Sponsor
Paul K. Frost (By Request)
Last action
2026-01-15
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Education
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to teaching certification

An Act relative to teaching certification By Representative Frost of Auburn (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to teaching certification By Representative Frost of Auburn (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 579) of Brittany Winsky relative to teaching certification for persons with certain disabilities.
  • Education.
  • Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-15 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  2. 2025-11-20 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 12/02/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-10-09 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/14/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Education

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to teaching certification
By Representative Frost of Auburn (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 579) of Brittany Winsky relative to teaching certification for persons with certain disabilities. Education.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Education

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.579

SECTION 1. Section 38G of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as amended by chapter 154 of the acts of 2022, is hereby further amended by inserting after the fifteenth paragraph the following paragraph:-

For a person who, because of a temporary or permanent disability arising from intellectual, sensory, emotional, physical or environmental factors, or other specific learning disabilities, is or would be unable to pass the written examination, the board shall create a practical alternative assessment to the test requirement of the eligibility criteria for certification as a provisional educator and certification as a provisional educator with advanced standing.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect 180 days following its passage.

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