H 475 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act relative to testing requirements for veterans who wish to become educators

This bill modifies Massachusetts education certification rules to benefit veterans seeking to become teachers. It directly affects current and former military members who wish to obtain provisional educator status or advanced standing certification. Under the new provision, these veterans would receive an automatic five-point bonus added to their standardized test scores. This adjustment aims to provide a scoring advantage to help veterans meet the requirements for teacher certification.
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 20, 2024
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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 · 4 co-sponsors

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