By Mr. Velis (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 463) of Kirstin Beatty, for legislation to regulate screen time and technology privacy in early and K-12 education. Education.
By Mr. Fernandes, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Dylan A. Fernandes for legislation to require equitable funding for non-regional school districts with high transportation costs. Education.
By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 673) of Edward R. Philips relative to the emergency administration of glucagon in schools. Education.
By Representatives Badger of Plymouth and LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 513) of Michelle L. Badger relative to funding for non-regional school districts with high transportation costs. Education.
By Representatives Moran of Lawrence and Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 650) of Frank A. Moran, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and others relative to public education for children. Education.
H 4405 limits how companies providing educational apps or services to schools can handle student and educator data. It prohibits operators from using covered information (like names, locations, health records, or biometric data) for targeted advertising, building profiles beyond school activities, or selling student data. The law also requires data to be de-identified or aggregated in ways that prevent individual identification. This directly affects school districts, K-12 schools, and technology companies offering educational tools used in classrooms or school administration.
By Representative Moran of Lawrence, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 653) of Frank A. Moran for legislation to support community-based schools. Education.
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 609) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the advisory board to the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Education.
By Representative Sena of Acton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 704) of Danillo A. Sena and Margaret R. Scarsdale relative to increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget. Education.
By Representative Sena of Acton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 701) of Danillo A. Sena relative to increase access to language education through a grant program. Education.
