2021-2022 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H691: Expanding high school student access to earn industry recognized credentials
Legislative Summary
Relative to the development of programs to assist students in obtaining industry-recognized certifications. Education.
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
3/29/2021
Referred to the Joint Committee on Education
House of Representatives
3/29/2021
Senate concurred
Senate
6/7/2021
Hearing scheduled for 06/11/2021 from 10:00 AM-04:00 PM in Virtual Hearing
Joint Conference
3/31/2022
Accompanied a new draft, see H4542
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/29/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 24
Independent: 1
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor

Jeffrey Roy
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (28)
Eric Lesser
Democrat
Ann-Margaret Ferrante
Democrat
Kay Khan
Democrat
Susannah Whipps Lee
Independent
Angelo Puppolo
Democrat
Kimberly Ferguson
Republican
Brian Murray
Democrat
Hannah Kane
Republican
Steven Howitt
Republican
Brian Ashe
Democrat
James Murphy
Democrat
Joseph Wagner
Democrat
Thomas Walsh
Democrat
Tram Nguyen
Democrat
Carole Fiola
Democrat
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
James Arciero
Democrat
Susan Gifford
Republican
Elizabeth Malia
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Michael Kushmerek
Democrat
Andres Vargas
Democrat
Danillo Sena
Democrat
Jessica Giannino
Democrat
Jonathan Zlotnik
Democrat
Kenneth Gordon
Democrat
Ted Philips
Democrat
David LeBoeuf
Democrat