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H589 • 2025

An Act relative to science curriculum standards

An Act relative to science curriculum standards

Education
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Sponsor
Kenneth I. Gordon
Last action
2025-11-17
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act relative to science curriculum standards

An Act relative to science curriculum standards By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to science curriculum standards By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 589) of Kenneth I.
  • Gordon relative to science curriculum standards.
  • Education.

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. 2025-11-17 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-09-02 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 11:00 AM-5:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Education

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to science curriculum standards
By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 589) of Kenneth I. Gordon relative to science curriculum standards. Education.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.589

Section 1. Section 1D of Chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 31, after the word "States" the following:-

The standards for the subject of science shall include only peer-reviewed and age-appropriate subject matter; provided, (1) peer-reviewed subject matter shall be defined as conducted in compliance with accepted scientific methods; and (2) age-appropriate shall be defined as topics, messages, and teaching methods suitable to particular ages or age groups of children and adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group.

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