By Mr. Smizik of Brookline, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 566) of Frank I. Smizik and others for legislation to remove satisfaction of competency determination as a condition for high school graduation.  Education.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Frank I. Smizik

David Paul Linsky

Barbara A. L'Italien

Susan C. Fargo

Gloria L. Fox

William Smitty Pignatelli

Kay Khan

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act to remove satisfaction of competency determination as a condition for high school graduation.

    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.  Chapter 69, Section 1D, of the General laws is hereby amended by striking in (i) thereof the following two sentences:

Satisfaction of the requirements of the competency determination shall be a condition for high school graduation.  If the particular students’ assessment results for the tenth grade do not demonstrate the required level of competency, the student shall have the right to participate in the assessment program the following year or years. 

SECTION 2.  Chapter 69, Section 1D, of the General laws is hereby amended by striking in (iii) thereof the following sentence:

No student may receive said certificate of occupational proficiency without also having acquired a competency determination.