Text of MA H 599 (2025)

1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2696 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 599 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Natalie M. Higgins and Jack Patrick Lewis _________________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: An Act relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED: Natalie M. Higgins 4th Worcester 1/16/2025 Jack Patrick Lewis 7th Middlesex 1/16/2025 James B. Eldridge Middlesex and Worcester 2/8/2025 Adrianne Pusateri Ramos 14th Essex 3/7/2025 1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2696 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 599 By Representatives Higgins of Leominster and Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 599) of Natalie M. Higgins, Jack Patrick Lewis and others relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum in public schools. Education. [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION SEE HOUSE, NO. 498 OF 2023-2024.] The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court (2025-2026) _______________ An Act relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1 The third paragraph of section 1D of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence the following 3 sentence:- The standards shall include sufficient instruction on the histories, roles, and 4 contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people in the history of this 5 country and this Commonwealth.