HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 882 FILED ON: 1/12/2009
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 437
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 relative to parental notification and consent.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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20th Middlesex
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George N. Peterson, Jr.
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9th Worcester
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Viriato Manuel deMacedo
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1st Plymouth
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F. Jay Barrows
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1st Bristol
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Paul K. Frost
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7th Worcester
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Susan Williams Gifford
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2nd Plymouth
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Bradford R. Hill
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4th Essex
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Donald F. Humason, Jr.
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4th Hampden
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Jeffrey Davis Perry
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5th Barnstable
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Elizabeth Poirier
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14th Bristol
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Richard J. Ross
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9th Norfolk
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James Dwyer
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30th Middlesex
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James R. Miceli
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19th Middlesex
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Angelo M. Scaccia
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14th Suffolk
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Robert S. Hargraves
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1st Middlesex
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Paul J. Donato
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35th Middlesex
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Daniel K. Webster
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6th Plymouth
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Scott P. Brown
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Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 465 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to parental notification and consent.
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 32A of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the section in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:
Section 32A.
Every city, tow
n, regional school district or vocational school district implementing or maintaining curriculum, or a school sanctioned program or activity, which
involves human sexual education, human sexuality issues, or sexual orientation issues shall adopt a written
policy ensuring parental or legal guardian notification.
Such curriculum programs and activities, which involves human sexual education, human sexuality issues, or sexual orientation, shall be offered only in clearly identified non-mandatory elective cour
ses in which parents or guardians may choose to enroll their children through written notification to the school, in a manner reasonably similar to other elective courses offered by the school district.
To the extent practicable, instruction materials and
related items for said curriculum, programs, and activities shall be made reasonably accessible to parents, guardians, educators, school administrators, and others for inspection and review.
No public school teacher or administrator shall be required to pa
rticipate in any such curriculum program and activities which involves human sexual education, human sexuality issues, or sexual orientation issues that violate his or her religious beliefs.
