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H599 • 2025

An Act relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum

An Act relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum

Education
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Sponsor
Higgins, Natalie M.
Last action
2025-11-03
Official status
Accompanied a new draft, see H4665
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum

An Act relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum By Representatives Higgins of Leominster and Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum By Representatives Higgins of Leominster and Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 599) of Natalie M.
  • Higgins, Jack Patrick Lewis and others relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum in public schools.
  • 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. 2025-11-03 House

    Accompanied a new draft, see H4665

  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 LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum
By Representatives Higgins of Leominster and Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 599) of Natalie M. Higgins, Jack Patrick Lewis and others relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum in public schools. Education.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.599

The third paragraph of section 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence the following sentence:- The standards shall include sufficient instruction on the histories, roles, and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people in the history of this country and this Commonwealth.

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