Massachusetts S 2792: Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Education, to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to education matters.

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SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2792 
 
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court 
(2025-2026) 
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SENATE, December 4, 2025. 
 The committee on Education, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, 
Senate, No. 113) of Julian Cyr for legislation to require all private early education and care 
programs to publicly display child care rates on their website; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, 
No. 309) of Michael D. Brady that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a special 
commission (including members of the General Court) creating a more diversified teaching 
workforce in the commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 310) of Nick Collins for 
legislation relative to mental health education; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 319) of 
Brendan P. Crighton for legislation to access after school and out-of-school time programs; 
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 327) of John J. Cronin for legislation to enable all students to 
thrive by protecting a high quality, diverse educator workforce; (accompanied by bill, Senate, 
No. 339) of Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to ensure high quality pre-kindergarten education; 
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 343) of Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to fulfill the 
promise of education reform; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 344) of Sal N. DiDomenico for 
legislation to enhance the educational outcomes of expectant and parenting students; 
(accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 346) of Sal N. DiDomenico that provisions be made for an 
investigation and study by a special commission (including members of the General Court) to 
study the funding of high-quality early education; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 349) of 
Ryan C. Fattman for legislation relative to fair educational practices; (accompanied by bill, 
Senate, No. 353) of Ryan C. Fattman and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to prevent discrimination 
in interscholastic athletic and extracurricular activities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 355) of 
Ryan C. Fattman and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to require the commonwealth to cover costs 
associated with fingerprint-based criminal background checks of teachers and school personnel; 
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 356) of Paul R. Feeney for legislation to ensure ensuring 
student representation, Aidan's Law; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 360) of Zorianna 
Petrosyan, for legislation relative to school start times for middle and high school students.; 
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 362) of Barry R. Finegold for legislation to expand access to 
computer science coursework; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 365) of Jennifer Baptista, 
Patrick Joseph Kearney and Rodney M. Elliott for legislation relative the placement of video and 

 
audio equipped cameras in self-contained and sub-separate classrooms and audio recording 
devices in the restrooms of self-contained classrooms; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 367) of 
Adam Gomez and Mark C. Montigny for legislation relative to student representative voting 
rights; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 370) of Adam Gomez, Vanna Howard, Michael D. 
Brady, James K. Hawkins and others for legislation to require that all public school educators are 
paid not less than a living wage as defined by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Living 
Wage Calculator; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 372) of Adam Gomez for legislation to 
create a disproportionate share childcare provider fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 375) 
of Adam Gomez and Pavel M. Payano for legislation measuring the effectiveness of teacher 
leadership programs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 386) of Robyn K. Kennedy for 
legislation to address racial and cultural bias training in educator professional development; 
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 396) of Vincent Dixon, for legislation for the end of Common 
Core, and establishing certain other curriculum standards; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 
408) of Paul W. Mark for legislation relative to best management practices for wireless in 
schools and public institutions of higher education; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 417) of 
Patrick M. O'Connor, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Joanne M. Comerford, Vanna Howard and other 
members of the General Court for legislation relative to mandatory recess for elementary and 
middle school students; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 419) of Patrick M. O'Connor for 
legislation to create a school resource officer grant program and fund; (accompanied by bill, 
Senate, No. 429) of Jacob R. Oliveira for legislation to establish a commission to investigate AI 
in education; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 434) of Pavel M. Payano for legislation to 
establish an anti-bullying officer pilot program to assist schools experiencing significant bullying 
incidents; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 437) of Pavel M.