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MA S 457

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An Act to establish the Middle School Innovation Fund

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · upper

Quick answers

Did MA S 457 pass?

Not yet. MA S 457 is in committee as of 2025-12-24 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-12-24): Accompanied a new draft, see S2862

What is MA S 457 about?

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 457) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to provide grants and other support to programs administered by local school districts that engage project-centered group learning methods in grades 5-8. Education.

Who sponsors MA S 457?

Bruce E. Tarr is the primary sponsor of MA S 457, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 457) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to provide grants and other support to programs administered by local school districts that engage project-centered group learning methods in grades 5-8. Education.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-12-24 — Accompanied a new draft, see S2862
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Bruce E. Tarrprimary
  • Michael O. Moorecosponsor
  • Ann-Margaret Ferrantecosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Education

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-27

    House concurred

  3. 2025-10-29

    Hearing scheduled for 11/12/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  4. 2025-12-24

    Accompanied a new draft, see S2862

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S457

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