By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 514) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and John W. Scibak that certain students accepted into post-secondary educational programs be granted a competency determination, notwithstanding performance on the MCAS test.  Education.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Alice Hanlon Peisch

John W. Scibak

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act guaranteeing a high school diploma to some children accepted into post secondary educational programs.  .

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

SECTION 1.  Section 1D of Chapter 69, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following  at the end of subsection "(i)":—

No “school age child with a disability”, as defined in Chapter 71B of the General Laws,  may be denied a competency determination on the basis of his  performance on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests, on any such alternative assessment, or on any appeal of such MCAS test or alternative assessment, if he has met all the following requirements:

(1)           Fulfilled all district graduation requirements;

(2)           Received preliminary or final acceptance into any accredited two-, three-, or four year-long post-secondary educational program at a technical school, vocational school, college, or university; and

(3)           Completed all of the goals of his Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), as defined in Chapter 71B of the General Laws and the regulations promulgated thereunder.