General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT |
TITLE XII. EDUCATION |
CHAPTER 69. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION |
SECTION 1. Intent of title |
SECTION 1A. Department of elementary and secondary education; commissioner; duties |
SECTION 1B. Board of elementary and secondary education; duties |
SECTION 1C. Minimum nutritional standards for school food services; regulations; breakfast programs; guidelines for reimbursement of costs; Hepatitis B immunization |
SECTION 1D. Statewide educational goals; academic standards; vocational training; grant program |
SECTION 1E. Curriculum frameworks |
SECTION 1F. Vocational-technical education and school-to-work transition programs; standards; grants |
SECTION 1G. Minimum length of school day and school year |
SECTION 1H. Adult basic education and literacy services system; grants; objectives |
SECTION 1I. Performances of public school districts and individual public schools; evaluation system; assessment instruments; reports |
SECTION 1J. Underperforming or chronically underperforming schools; creation and submission of turnaround plan; appointment of receiver; annual review |
SECTION 1K. Determination of district's chronic under-performance; designation of receiver; creation of turnaround plan; annual review; failure of municipality to fulfill fiscal responsibilities |
SECTION 1L. Comprehensive interdisciplinary health education and human service discretionary grant program; proposals; rejection; funds |
SECTION 1M. Discretionary grant program |
SECTION 1N. Alternative education grant program |
SECTION 1O. Truancy prevention program certification process |
SECTION 1P. Safe and supportive schools framework |
SECTION 1Q. State seal of biliteracy; award; criteria |
SECTION 2. Statement of amounts spent for vocational schools; annual report |
SECTION 3. Repealed, 1993, 71, Sec. 30 |
SECTION 4. Compilation of statistics as to certain institutions |
SECTION 5. Repealed, 1969, 254, Sec. 3 |
SECTION 6. Teachers; applications for positions; qualifications |
SECTION 7 to 7H. Repealed, 1990, 150, Sec. 273 |
SECTION 8. Use of school buildings |
SECTION 8A. Medical emergency response plans; model plan |
SECTION 9. Classes for illiterates and foreigners |
SECTION 9A. Establishment of class |
SECTION 10. Reimbursement for expenditures |
SECTION 10A. Education for American citizenship; director |
SECTION 11. Powers and duties of the division of immigration and Americanization |
SECTION 12 to 25E. Repealed, 1966, 535, Sec. 5 |
SECTION 26. Repealed, 1972, 766, Sec. 8 |
SECTION 26A. Repealed, 1966, 535, Sec. 5 |
SECTION 27 to 29E. Repealed, 1972, 766, Sec. 8 |
SECTION 30. Approval of organization certificate or charter amendments; periodic inspections |
SECTION 30A. Standards for educational institutions; establishment; revocation of powers to grant degrees |
SECTION 31. Prerequisites to approval of organization certificate or charter amendments |
SECTION 31A. Awarding of degrees and courses leading to award of degrees; necessity of authorization |
SECTION 31B. Transfer of student records by institutions ceasing to exist |
SECTION 31C. Notification of accreditation of institution to applicant for admission upon acceptance required |
SECTION 31D. Repealed, 1981, 689, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 32 to 34. Repealed, 1972, 766, Sec. 8 |
SECTION 35. Repealed, 1993, 71, Sec. 31 |
SECTION 36. Use of cultural organizations by schools and community organizations; grants |