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H693 • 2025

An Act ensuring student representation, Aidan's law

An Act ensuring student representation, Aidan's law

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Sponsor
Adam J. Scanlon
Last action
2025-10-29
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Education
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act ensuring student representation, Aidan's law

An Act ensuring student representation, Aidan's law By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act ensuring student representation, Aidan's law By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 693) of Adam J.
  • Scanlon relative to student advisory committees at public schools.
  • Education.

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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. 2025-10-29 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/12/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  2. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Education

  3. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act ensuring student representation, Aidan's law
By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 693) of Adam J. Scanlon relative to student advisory committees at public schools. Education.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Education

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.693

Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 38M and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 38M. School committees of cities, towns and regional school districts shall meet at least once every other month, during the months school is in session, with a student advisory committee to consist of five members to be composed of students elected by the student body of the high school or high schools in each city, town or regional school district.

The board of the trustees of a charter school, as defined in section 89, shall meet at least once every other month, during the months school is in session, with a student advisory committee to consist of five members to be composed of students elected by the student body of the charter school.

The members of such student advisory committees shall, by majority vote prior to the first day of June in each year elect from their number a chairperson who shall serve for a term of one year. Said chairperson shall be an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the school committee of the city, town or regional school district or as an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the board of the trustees of the charter school. Said ex-officio members shall have no right to attend executive sessions unless such right is expressly granted by the individual school committee or board of trustees. Said chairperson shall be subject to all school committee or board of trustee rules and regulations and shall serve without compensation.

A school committee of a city, town or regional school district or the board of trustees of a charter school may designate a student outreach coordinator for the purpose of ensuring the establishment of a student advisory committee and regularly informing the advisory committee of the school committee's or board of trustee’s agenda.

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