H 459 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act relative to creating statutes relating to requiring school boards to make information about learning materials and educational activities used for pupil instruction available to the public

This bill requires Massachusetts school boards to prominently display detailed information about learning materials and educational activities used for student instruction on their websites. The law mandates that schools list specific resources, including lesson plans and training documents, along with their authors and links to the full text where copyright allows. School boards must update this list twice each year and keep it available for at least five years to ensure public access. The legislation aims to increase transparency regarding curriculum and training materials while protecting copyrighted content.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action May 28, 2024
Floor votes

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

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Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Photo of David DeCoste
David DeCoste
RRepublican
MA
5th Plymouth