HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 975 FILED ON: 1/15/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 350
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Antonio F. D. Cabral
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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:
An Act to require school attendance up to age eighteen or until graduation.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Antonio F. D. Cabral | 13th Bristol |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex |
Martin J. Walsh | 13th Suffolk |
Denise Andrews | 2nd Franklin |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 975 FILED ON: 1/15/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 350
By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 350) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to increasing the minimum age for school dropouts. Education. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 142 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act to require school attendance up to age eighteen or until graduation.
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 of chapter 76 is hereby amended by striking in lines 1 through 13 all between the word “minimum” in line 1 and the word “shall” in line 13, and inserting in place thereof the following: ages of six and eighteen, having completed at least the 12th grade or whichever comes first.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of chapter 76, Section 1 is hereby amended by striking in line 14 the word “said” and inserting in place thereof the word: “His”,
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This Act shall become operative on August 1, 2015.
