By Mrs. Poirier of North Attleborough, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 523) of Elizabeth A. Poirier and others for legislation to allow students in private or parochial schools to take the MCAS exam.  Education.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Elizabeth A. Poirier

Christine E. Canavan

John A. Lepper

Todd M. Smola

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act permitting non public school students to take mcas exam

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

Section 1I of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the 12^th paragraph the following paragraph:-

A student in a non-public school in the commonwealth may elect to take MCAS exam.  The cost of administering the exam to such students shall be bourne by the student.