Past State Legislation
187th General Court
H142
AN ACT TO PREVENT DROPOUTS Status: January 24, 2011: Referred to the Joint committee on Education. September 8, 2911: Hearing was held.
H1081
A PETITION RELATIVE TO THE MANDATORY MINIMUM AGE FOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE;February 16: Referred to the Joint committee on Education. May 31: Hearing was held.
H1906
AN ACT RAISING THR COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE AGE TO 18 Status: January 24, 2011: Referred to the Joint committee on Education. September 8, 2911: Hearing was held.
H1909
A PETITION RELATIVE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN; Status: February 25: Referred to the Joint committee on Education. May 23: Hearing was held.
H1933
AN ACT RELATIVE TO NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT ACCESS TO THE MCAS EXAM Status: January 24, 2011: Referred to committee on Education; May 2, 2011: Hearing held; July 13, 2011: Accompanied a new draft, see H 3582.
H1964
A PETITION FOR LEGISLATION TO REDUCE THE DROPOUT RATE OF STUDENTS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS; Status: January 24: Referred to the Joint committee on Education. Hearing held 09/27/2011.
H3582
AN ACT RELATIVE TO NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT ACCESS TO THE MCAS EXAM New draft of H 1933; July 13, 2011: Bill reported favorably by Education committee and referred to the House committee on Ways and Means.
H3674
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE MAXIMUM AGE FOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IN THE CITY OF LAWRENCE August 11, 2011: Referred to the Joint committee on Education.
S1743
A PETITION FOR LEGISLATION TO DENY DRIVER'S LICENSES TO TRUANTS; Status: January 24: Referred to the Joint committee on Transportation.
186th General Court
H355
An Act Raising the Compulsory Attendance Age to 18. Status: Referred to the Joint committee on Education 1/20/2009; Public Hearing held 11/10/2009;reported favorably, incorporated into H 4753, and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means, 6/14/2010.
H369
An Act Concerning Kindergarten and the Mandatory Minimum Age for School Attendance.Status: Referred to the Joint committee on Education 1/20/2009; Public Hearing held 5/5/2009; accompanied a study order, H 4855, 7/7/10.
H473
An Act permitting Non Public School Students to Take MCAS Exam;Status: Referred to the Joint committee on Education 1/20/2009; Public Hearing held 6/23/2009. On May 6 it accompanied a new draft, H 4646.
H4646
An Act permitting Non Public School Students to Take MCAS Exam; Status: May 6: Reported from the Joint committee on Education; New draft of H 473; Reported favorably by committee and referred to the House committee on Ways and Means. Dead.
H4753
A Bill Relative to High School Dropouts; Status: Reported favorably by the Education committee and referred to the House Committee On Ways and Means, 6/14/2010. Dead.
H4855
An Order relative to authorizing the committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain House documents concerning education issues; Status: Reported favorably by the Education committee and referred to the House Committee On Rules, 7/7/2010. Dead.
S245
An Act Changing the Maximum Required Age for School Attendance. Status: Referred to the Joint committee on Education 1/20/2009; Public Hearing held 11/10/2009; reported favorably, incorporated into H 4753, and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means, 6/14/2010.
S270
An Act Amending School Attendance.Status: Referred to the Joint committee on Education 1/20/2009; Public Hearing held 11/10/2009;reported favorably, incorporated into H 4753, and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means, 6/14/2010.
185th General Court
Various Bills to Raise Compulsory Attendance Age
Status: Is now SB 2766. Passed to be engrossed by the House, Senate concurred in the House amendment, July 2008. Signed into law August 2008.
HB399
"An Act to Institute Full Day Kindergarten." Status: Is now part of a study order, HB 4748; is with the committee on House Rules since May 2008. Dead.
HB400
"An Act Relative to the Awarding of High School Diplomas." Status: Included in HB 4536, an order that gives the Education committee the authority to sit during the recess of the General Court to investigate and study issues relating to MCAS. The committee will make recommendations to the General Court on or before 12/31/08. Dead.
HB416
"An Act Providing That Parents and Legal Guardians be Held Responsible for School Attendance of Children in Their Care." Status: Now part of HB 4596, a study order relative to authorizing the committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain House documents concerning governance, parents and bilingual education. Discharged to the committee on House Rules, March 2008. Dead.
HB507
"An Act Relative to Home Schooling." Status: Part of HB 4530 as of March 2008. Dead.
184th General Court
HB1044
“An Act Relative to Increasing the Mandatory School Age." Status: Combined with other bills to create HB 4738 (see below).
HB1202
"An Act Relative to Public School Attendance Requirements." Status: Combined with other bills to create HB 4738 (see below).
HB1220
An Act Relative to Home Schooling (would allow otherwise instructed students to take MCAS & require schools to give students who pass public high school diplomas) Status: Bbecame part of a study order, HB 4822, and is now dead.
HB4738
"An Act Relative to Public School Attendance Requirements." Status: Dead.
SB1907
"An Act Providing for the Denial of Driver's Licenses to Truants." Status: Included in SB 2417. Status: Dead.
SB2125
“An Act Relative to Eligibility for a License to Operate a Motor Vehicle.” Status: Included in SB 2417. Status: Dead.
183rd General Court
SD2259
HD4568 & SB278, now HB4666
An Act Relative to Ensuring That All Students Have Access to Educational Opportunities and Quality Learning Time (would have extended age of compulsory attendance) Status: Dead.
SB1321
"An Act Providing for the Denial of Driver's Licenses to Truants." Status: Dead.
HB1825
"An Act to Improve Truancy Enforcement and Encourage School Attendance." Status: Dead.