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H625 • 2025

An Act relative to corporal punishment

An Act relative to corporal punishment

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Sponsor
Michael P. Kushmerek
Last action
2025-09-15
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to corporal punishment

An Act relative to corporal punishment By Representative Kushmerek of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to corporal punishment By Representative Kushmerek of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 625) of Michael P.
  • Kushmerek for legislation to prohibit corporal punishment of pupils at private educational institutions.
  • Education.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-09-15 House

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

  2. 2025-06-25 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2

  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 corporal punishment
By Representative Kushmerek of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 625) of Michael P. Kushmerek for legislation to prohibit corporal punishment of pupils at private educational institutions. Education.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.625

SECTION 1. Section 37G of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “committee”, in line 1, the following words:- or a private educational institution providing a course of study through the twelfth grade.

SECTION 2. Said section 37G of said chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “of the school committee”, in line 2, and inserting in place thereof the following word:- thereof.

SECTION 3. Said section 37G of said chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “committee”, in line 6, the following words:- or a private educational institution providing a course of study through the twelfth grade.

SECTION 4. Said section 37G of said chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “of the school committee”, in lines 6 and 7, and inserting in place thereof the following word:- thereof.

SECTION 5. Subsection (b) of said section 37G of said chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- When such an assault has occurred in a private educational institution, the institution shall file a detailed report with the board of education.

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