MassVoter.com← All 2017–2018 votesSenate roll call #75 · 2017–2018 session · July 27, 2017
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What they voted on
Approve the bill in this chamber (it still needs the other chamber and a final vote)
Official wording: H.3740, Question on passing the bill to be engrossed
Who filed H.3740
Sponsor NONE
Passed
Every member's vote
Voted yes (39)
- Michael J. Barrett Third Middlesex · Democrat
- Joseph A. Boncore First Suffolk and Middlesex · Democrat
- Michael D. Brady Second Plymouth and Bristol · Democrat
- William N. Brownsberger Second Suffolk and Middlesex · Democrat
- Harriette L. Chandler First Worcester · Democrat
- Sonia Chang-Diaz Second Suffolk · Democrat
- Cynthia Stone Creem First Middlesex and Norfolk · Democrat
- Julian Cyr Cape and Islands · Democrat
- Viriato M. deMacedo Plymouth and Barnstable · Republican
- Sal N. DiDomenico Middlesex and Suffolk · Democrat
- Eileen M. Donoghue First Middlesex · Democrat
- James B. Eldridge Middlesex and Worcester · Democrat
- Ryan C. Fattman Worcester and Norfolk · Republican
- Jennifer L. Flanagan Worcester and Middlesex · Democrat
- Linda Dorcena Forry First Suffolk · Democrat
- Cindy F. Friedman Fourth Middlesex · Democrat
- Anne M. Gobi Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex · Democrat
- Adam G. Hinds Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden · Democrat
- Donald F. Humason, Jr. Second Hampden and Hampshire · Republican
- Kathleen O'Connor Ives First Essex · Democrat
- Patricia D. Jehlen Second Middlesex · Democrat
- John F. Keenan Norfolk and Plymouth · Democrat
- Barbara A. L'Italien Second Essex and Middlesex · Democrat
- Eric P. Lesser First Hampden and Hampshire · Democrat
- Jason M. Lewis Fifth Middlesex · Democrat
- Joan B. Lovely Second Essex · Democrat
- Thomas M. McGee Third Essex · Democrat
- Mark C. Montigny Second Bristol and Plymouth · Democrat
- Michael O. Moore Second Worcester · Democrat
- Patrick M. O'Connor Plymouth and Norfolk · Republican
- Marc R. Pacheco First Plymouth and Bristol · Democrat
- Michael J. Rodrigues First Bristol and Plymouth · Democrat
- Stanley C. Rosenberg Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester · Democrat
- Richard J. Ross Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex · Republican
- Michael F. Rush Norfolk and Suffolk · Democrat
- Karen E. Spilka Second Middlesex and Norfolk · Democrat
- Bruce E. Tarr First Essex and Middlesex · Republican
- Walter F. Timilty Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth · Democrat
- James T. Welch Hampden · Democrat
What it means
This bill changes the state's English learner education law to let school districts use other instructional programs approved by the state education department for English learners, including bilingual education. It lets schools, on a teacher's or counselor's advice, request a waiver for a child, with notice to parents, and requires districts to tell parents each year, in a language they understand, about their right to choose or withdraw from a program. Districts with more than 100 English learners, or where English learners are more than 5 per cent of students (whichever is less), must set up an English learner parent advisory council. It adds district reporting on English learner progress, state on-site reviews of district programs at least every 3 or 5 years depending on the district, and a task force to study a State Seal of Biliteracy.
Source: official text and history of H.3740 on malegislature.gov. This describes the bill text posted there; amendments may have changed the version that was voted on.
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Source: H.3740 on malegislature.gov · official roll call. MassVoter never grades or scores legislators. How to read this