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MA H1433

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Carmine Gentile

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Establishes standardized documentation requirements for students to demonstrate a disability at Massachusetts public colleges and universities

  • 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

  • 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

  • Directs the Board of Higher Education to promulgate regulations for how institutions determine eligibility for disability accommodations

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means1/7/2026
Higher Education2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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