Bill H.402

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2440        FILED ON: 1/12/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 402

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mary E. Grant

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
              Court assembled:

              The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act establishing a health education program in the public schools.

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PETITION OF:

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act establishing a health education program in the public schools.


 

              Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.               Section 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “English”, in line 6, the words:— health education.

SECTION 2.               Section 1 of chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby amend ed in the fifth sentence by inserting after the words “emotional development”, in line 19, the words:— mental health; and inserting at the end of that sentence, “and shall include current public health issues as identified by the department of public healt h”.