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MA H507
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Shirley Arriaga
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AI Summary
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Establishes an anti-bullying officer pilot program through the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, assigning officers to the 5 schools with the most bullying incidents to respond to, investigate, and report bullying
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Changes bullying incident reporting from annual to quarterly, requiring school principals to submit data to the department every three months
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Expands reporting requirements to include all bullying incidents rather than only "substantiated" incidents
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Requires mandatory counseling services for both perpetrators and victims of bullying
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Expands retaliation protections to cover individuals who provide bullying incident data in quarterly reports to the department
Legislative Description
Relative to the enforcement of anti-bullying policies in our schools
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
9/25/2025