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H629 • 2025

An Act expanding student access to the state seal of biliteracy

An Act expanding student access to the state seal of biliteracy

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Sponsor
Jack Patrick Lewis
Last action
2025-10-29
Official status
New draft substituted, see H4671
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act expanding student access to the state seal of biliteracy

An Act expanding student access to the state seal of biliteracy By Representative Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act expanding student access to the state seal of biliteracy By Representative Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 629) of Jack Patrick Lewis relative to expanding student access to the state seal of biliteracy for students who have attained a high level of proficiency in English.
  • 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. 2025-10-29 House

    Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H4671

  2. 2025-10-29 House

    Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

  3. 2025-10-29 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending

  4. 2025-10-29 House

    Rules suspended

  5. 2025-10-29 House

    Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)

  6. 2025-10-29 House

    New draft substituted, see H4671

  7. 2025-08-07 House

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

  8. 2025-04-22 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2

  9. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Education

  10. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act expanding student access to the state seal of biliteracy
By Representative Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 629) of Jack Patrick Lewis relative to expanding student access to the state seal of biliteracy for students who have attained a high level of proficiency in English. Education.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.629

Section 1Q of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 10 by inserting after the word “System” the following words- “or other assessment or equivalent alternative that the board shall establish”

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