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H883 • 2025

An Act relative to an emergency preparedness instructional awareness program

An Act relative to an emergency preparedness instructional awareness program

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Sponsor
Paul K. Frost
Last action
2026-01-08
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 an emergency preparedness instructional awareness program

An Act relative to an emergency preparedness instructional awareness program By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to an emergency preparedness instructional awareness program By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 883) of Paul K.
  • Frost relative to providing for a school emergency preparedness instructional awareness program.
  • Emergency Preparedness and Management.

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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. 2026-01-08 House

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

  2. 2025-09-25 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to an emergency preparedness instructional awareness program
By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 883) of Paul K. Frost relative to providing for a school emergency preparedness instructional awareness program. Emergency Preparedness and Management.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.883

Chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 1Q, the following new Section:-

Section 1R. Emergency Preparedness Instructional Awareness Program

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, is hereby required to create a minimum of a 1 hour per school year instructional awareness program to educate students and faculty on emergency preparedness, planning, and management of situations, including but not limited to weather, natural disasters, viruses and human made disasters.

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