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H668 • 2025

An Act relative to the training of school committee members

An Act relative to the training of school committee members

Education
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Sponsor
Alice Hanlon Peisch
Last action
2026-03-05
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 the training of school committee members

An Act relative to the training of school committee members By Representative Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the training of school committee members By Representative Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 668) of Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to the training of school committee members.
  • Education.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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  • 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. 2026-03-05 House

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

  2. 2026-01-15 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-11-20 Joint

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

  4. 2025-10-09 Joint

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

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Education

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the training of school committee members
By Representative Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 668) of Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to the training of school committee members. Education.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.668

Section 36A of the chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking section 36A and replacing it with the following section: -

Section 36A. School committee members, within three months after their initial election or appointment, shall complete at least 8 hours of orientation concerning the responsibilities of their office at no cost to individual school committee members. The orientation shall include but not be limited to a review of school finance, Chapter 70 of the Massachusetts General Laws, the statewide education goals and academic standards as described in Section 1D of of Chapter 69 the General Laws, the open meeting law, public records law, conflict of interest law, special education law, collective bargaining, school leadership standards and evaluations and the roles and responsibilities of school committee members. The orientation shall be developed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. and may be provided by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, Inc. or any other entity approved by the commissioner of education. The Association and any other entity providing such orientation shall offer every year at least 3 orientation sessions at no required cost to eligible school committees. A certificate shall be awarded to each participant upon completion of the orientation and notice thereof shall be filed with the clerk of the city or town where the school committee member resides. Failure to comply with the orientation outlined in this section will disqualify the school committee member from participating in any formal business before the committee.

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