Text of MA S 259 (2024)

1 of 1 SENATE DOCKET, NO. 443 FILED ON: 1/15/2023 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 259 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Julian Cyr _________________ 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: Julian Cyr Cape and Islands Jack Patrick Lewis 7th Middlesex 1/23/2023 Vanna Howard 17th Middlesex 2/7/2023 Rebecca L. Rausch Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex 3/7/2023 1 of 1 SENATE DOCKET, NO. 443 FILED ON: 1/15/2023 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 259 By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 259) of Julian Cyr, Jack Patrick Lewis, Vanna Howard and Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation relative to LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum. Education. [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION SEE SENATE, NO. 310 OF 2021-2022.] The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court (2023-2024) _______________ 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 2020 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.