By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 431) of Marjorie C. Decker and others for legislation to place a moratorium on high stakes testing and to direct the State Auditor to investigate the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Education.
By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1697) of Eric P. Lesser, Edward J. Kennedy, José F. Tosado, David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and others for legislation to promote high-tech job growth in gateway cities. Revenue.
By Mr. González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2480) of Carlos González and others relative to corporate taxes. Revenue.
By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 519) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others relative to student participation in standardized tests. Education.
By Ms. Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1345) of Christine P. Barber and others for legislation to require that employers provide sexual harassment prevention training to new employees and certify compliance of said training to the Attorney General. The Judiciary.
By Ms. DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1401) of Michelle M. DuBois and others relative to hate-crime protections for victims targeted due to gender. The Judiciary.
By Mr. Mark of Peru, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3383) of Paul W. Mark and others relative to sexual harassment at public higher education institutions. The Judiciary.
By Mr. Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2200) of Tackey Chan and others relative to the Massachusetts teachers' retirement system. Public Service.
By Mr. Honan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1443) of Kevin G. Honan and others for legislation to prevent and respond to bullying of elderly and disabled residents. The Judiciary.
By Representative Honan of Boston and Senator Boncore, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1291) of Kevin G. Honan, Joseph A. Boncore and others relative to elections of local housing authority board members. Housing.
