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MA H602
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Honan
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AI Summary
- School districts must ensure students with disabilities have equal opportunity to participate in mainstream physical education programs and try out for mainstream athletic programs
- Districts must provide reasonable modifications, aids, or services necessary for students with disabilities to participate to the fullest extent possible
- Districts must offer adapted programs or unified sports programs that combine students with and without disabilities, through PE classes, intramurals, club sports, or interscholastic athletics
- Exceptions are permitted only when inclusion presents an objective safety risk based on individualized assessment or fundamentally alters the nature of the program
- Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association may establish interscholastic programs for student-athletes with intellectual, developmental, visual, or physical disabilities in consultation with Special Olympics Massachusetts and Adapted Sports New England
Legislative Description
Concerning athletic activities of students with disabilities
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
8/7/2025
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means8/7/2025
Education2/27/2025
Full Bill Text
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