By Mr. Hynes of Marshfield, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 457) of Frank M. Hynes relative to accommodations for special needs students taking the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) examination.  Education.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Frank M. Hynes

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to accommodations for special needs students taking the MCAS examination.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

   The fourth paragraph of section 1L of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “needs”, in line 47, the following words:— and such children shall be afforded the same accommodation each uses or requires in the classroom throughout the year.