H 585
Resolve authorizing a study of starting times and schedules
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This bill authorizes the creation of a task force to study the impact of school start times on middle and secondary school students in Massachusetts. The task force will investigate how different school schedules might affect student health, academic performance, and overall well-being. This legislation builds upon previous attempts to examine and potentially change school start times across the state. The study is expected to inform future policy decisions regarding school schedules.
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Carmine Lawrence Gentile
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Carmine Lawrence Gentile
James B. Eldridge
James C. Arena-DeRosa
Margaret R. Scarsdale
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Resolve H.585 194th (Current)
Resolve authorizing a study of starting times and schedules
By Representative Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 585) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile and James B. Eldridge for an investigation by a task force relative to the effect of school day start times for middle and secondary school students. Education.
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Bill Information
Presenter: Carmine Lawrence Gentile Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
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Displaying 4 actions for Resolve H.585
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Education |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 6/6/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 |
| 9/25/2025 | House | Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
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