Tony immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 14 years old. His parents, Manuel and Victoria, wanted their children to have greater opportunities and a better life in America. They spoke no English and didn’t have money or connections in the United States, but instilled in their children the value of education, hard-work, and civic responsibility.
H.552 An Act relative to the training, assessment, and assignment of qualified school interpreters in educational settings.
This bill would direct the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to create standards and competencies for the training, hiring and use of interpreters in educational settings in order to provide limited English proficient (LEP) students and parents with competent interpretation services, as required by federal and state law.
H.551 An Act relative to transparency and accountability in charter school finance.
In this bill, the expense of Charter School Tuition Payments would be split between a local share, capped at the statewide average, and the state, subject to yearly appropriation, thereby decoupling a portion of charter school funding from district school funding.
H.2425 An Act to require seat belts on school buses.
This bill would update the current law in Massachusetts to require the use of seatbelts on school busses transporting to or from a public, charter or vocational school.