An Act to Ensure Equitable Access to Education, Including Special Education Services, for All Students in Massachusetts (H. 454, S. 249)
Lead Sponsors: Rep. Decker, Sen. Creem
This bill will make information available to the public in order to assist the Commonwealth, educators, and local communities with addressing barriers to education that students face due to bias and discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, disability, English learner status, and/or sex.
This legislation directs DESE to publish data on the delivery of educational opportunities to students in a manner that will help further equity regardless of a student’s race, ethnicity, primary language, disability, or sex. In the future, this legislation will require that DESE publish data in a similar manner regarding access to special education services for students throughout the Commonwealth.