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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 69 – Powers and Duties of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | Midpage
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Massachusetts General Laws
Part I
Title XII
Chapter 69
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 69
Powers and Duties of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
1
Intent of title
1A
Department of elementary and secondary education; commissioner; duties
1B
Board of elementary and secondary education; duties
1C
Minimum nutritional standards for school food services; regulations; breakfast programs; guidelines for reimbursement of costs
1D
Statewide educational goals; academic standards; vocational training; grant program
1E
Curriculum frameworks
1F
Vocational-technical education and school-to-work transition programs; standards; grants
1G
Minimum length of school day and school year
1H
Adult basic education and literacy services system; grants; objectives
1I
Performances of public school districts and individual public schools; evaluation system; assessment instruments; reports
1J
Underperforming or chronically underperforming schools; creation and submission of turnaround plan; appointment of receiver; annual review
1K
Determination of district's chronic under-performance; designation of receiver; creation of turnaround plan; annual review; failure of municipality to fulfill fiscal responsibilities
1L
Comprehensive interdisciplinary health education and human service discretionary grant program; proposals; rejection; funds
1M
Discretionary grant program
1N
Alternative education grant program
1O
Truancy prevention program certification process
1P
Safe and supportive schools framework
1Q
State seal of biliteracy; award; criteria
1R
Financial literacy standards; establishment and implementation
1S
Statewide targets for addressing persistent disparities in student achievement; submission of 3-year plan by districts; reporting
1T
Student preparedness for workforce and post-graduate success; collection and disbursement of data
1C1/2
Immunization against Hepatitis B for school employees working with developmentally disabled students; guidelines for reimbursement
2
Statement of amounts spent for vocational schools; annual report
4
Compilation of statistics as to certain institutions
6
Teachers; applications for positions; qualifications
8
Use of school buildings
8A
Medical and behavior health emergency response plan; model plan
9
Classes for illiterates and foreigners
9A
Establishment of class
10
Reimbursement for expenditures
10A
Education for American citizenship; director
11
Powers and duties of the division of immigration and Americanization
11/2
Applicability of Sec. 2 of chapter 70 to this chapter
30
Approval of organization certificate or charter amendments; appeal of denial; periodic inspections
30A
Standards for educational institutions; establishment; revocation of powers to grant degrees
31
Prerequisites to approval of organization certificate or charter amendments
31A
Awarding of degrees and courses leading to award of degrees; necessity of authorization
31B
Annual assessment of institution's financial risk of imminent closure; definitions; determination of imminent closure; imposition of fine for failure to comply with section requirements; records exempted from disclosure; training in higher education financial metrics; disclosure of annual financial report or statement
31C
Notification of accreditation of institution to applicant for admission upon acceptance required
36
Use of cultural organizations by schools and community organizations; grants
37
Green School Works grant program; eligibility and selection; annual report; regulations
38
Support services available to military-connected students
39
Educator diversity goals; data collection; reporting