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MA H1433
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Carmine Gentile
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AI Summary
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Establishes standardized documentation requirements for students to demonstrate a disability at Massachusetts public colleges and universities
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Requires public institutions to accept six types of documentation as sufficient proof of disability: Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), Section 504 plans, ADA-compliant service records from schools, evaluations from licensed professionals, disability documentation from other colleges, or military service-related disability records
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Permits institutions to request additional documentation from students with Section 504 plans only if the plan was not in effect immediately before the student exited high school
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Directs the Board of Higher Education to promulgate regulations for how institutions determine eligibility for disability accommodations
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Mandates each public institution publicly post its disability accommodation eligibility process on its website
Legislative Description
Creating documentation requirement standards to demonstrate a disability for a public institution of higher education in the commonwealth
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
1/7/2026