Massachusetts Legislation

School districts need guidance to bring athletics into the 21st century.
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will and should provide that guidance.

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Massachusetts S. 247/H. 516
Jointly filed by Senate Majority Leader Cynthia Creem and Representative Kay Khan, January, 2023

Massachusetts S.2741
Redrafted a number of pieces of legislation about SEL and put them in an omnibus bill, April, 2024

An Act to Promote Social Emotional Learning
and the Mental and Behavioral Health of Students

In pertinent part, as follows:
“…the department of elementary and secondary education shall…. develop and publish guidance for supporting the social emotional development and mental health of students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. The guidance shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) guiding principles and strategies related to student social and emotional health and wellbeing;.. The guidance shall be able to be integrated into the general academic curricula, including the promotion of mental and behavioral health during school time and in extracurricular activities.