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H694 • 2025

An Act to preserve local control of Chapter 74 admissions policies

An Act to preserve local control of Chapter 74 admissions policies

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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

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An Act to preserve local control of Chapter 74 admissions policies

An Act to preserve local control of Chapter 74 admissions policies By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to preserve local control of Chapter 74 admissions policies By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 694) of Adam J.
  • Scanlon relative to admissions policies for vocational schools.
  • Education.

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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 to preserve local control of Chapter 74 admissions policies
By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 694) of Adam J. Scanlon relative to admissions policies for vocational schools. Education.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Education

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Bill H.694

SECTION 1.

Section 1 of Chapter 74 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking, in line 9, the following words:-

“conditions of admission of student,”

SECTION 2.

Section 7 of Chapter 74 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “board,” in line 8, the following words:-

“provided that such admission would be in accordance with requirements for admission established pursuant to Section 3 and Section 59 of this chapter,”

SECTION 3.

Section 5 of Chapter 74 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following words:-

“Requirements for admission to an independent vocational-technical school established pursuant to Section 4 of this chapter shall be determined by the district trustees for such an independent vocational-technical school.

Changes to duly established requirements for admission to such an independent vocational-technical school shall be made by a majority vote of the district trustees and may be made only after at least one public hearing , held at least thirty days after the proposed change to admission requirements has been made public, and at which the public may offer remarks.

Notice of the time and place of said public hearing, and of the availability for review of the proposed change to admission requirements shall be provided to each person who has previously requested the receipt of such notices from the district trustees, as well as to individuals and organizations known to the district trustees to have an interest in issues related to vocational-technical education.”

SECTION 4.

Chapter 74 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding a new section:-

Section 59.

(a) Requirements for admission to a vocational-technical school established pursuant to Section 3 of this chapter shall be determined by the board of trustees for the vocational-technical school or, if there is no such board of trustees, the school committee of the municipality.

Changes to duly established requirements for admission to such a vocational-technical school shall be made by a majority vote of the district trustees and may be made only after at least one public hearing, held at least thirty days after the proposed change to admission requirements has been made public, and at which the public may offer remarks.

Notice of the time and place of said public hearing, and of the availability for review of the proposed change to admission requirements shall be provided to each person who has previously requested the receipt of such notices from the board of trustees for the vocational-technical school or, if there is no such board of trustees, the school committee, as well as to individuals and organizations known to the

board of trustees for the vocational-technical school or, if there is no such board of trustees, the school committee to have an interest in issues related to vocational-technical education.

(b) Requirements for admission to an independent vocational-technical school established pursuant to Section 5A of this chapter shall be determined by the board of regional school district trustees for vocational-technical education, pursuant to Section 5A, for such a vocational-technical school.

Changes to duly established requirements for admission to such an independent vocational-technical school shall be made by a majority vote of the district trustees and may be made only after at least one public hearing, held at least thirty days after the proposed change to admission requirements has been made public, and at which the public may offer remarks.

Notice of the time and place of said public hearing, and of the availability for review of the proposed change to admission requirements shall be provided to each person who has previously requested the receipt of such notices from the board of regional school district trustees for vocational-technical education, as well as to individuals and organizations known to the board of regional school district trustees for vocational-technical education to have an interest in issues related to vocational-technical education.”

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