H5284

Furthering enrollment preferences for high need students

Introduced·3/23/26
Introduced Text

Enhances enrollment preferences for high need students at Massachusetts charter schools.

The bill amends the General Laws to allow commonwealth charter schools to offer enrollment preferences to certain high needs students, including low income or economically disadvantaged students, English learners or former English learners, students with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, and students identified as Students with Emergency Resettlement Status. The board of elementary and secondary education will define the specific student subgroups and the process for implementing these preferences.

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Where it stands

Current
Ways and Means Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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History

Mar 23

House

Reported from the committee on Education

Mar 23

House

New draft of H632

Mar 23

House

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