MA H620

Expands eligibility for dual enrollment in Massachusetts public higher education institutions to include school-age children in custody of the Department of Youth Services, county houses of correction, and Department of Correction

Requires public secondary schools to credit coursework completed by students in institutional settings (corrections, mental health, public health facilities) toward graduation requirements and include on transcripts

Mandates correctional facilities conduct intake procedures to identify students needing special education and requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to directly provide special education services to eligible incarcerated youth

Requires minimum 6 hours of classroom instruction every weekday, 12 months per year for incarcerated individuals under age 22, regardless of disciplinary or housing status, including opportunities for high school graduation, GED, higher education, and vocational training

Extends positive youth development treatment approach to incarcerated individuals between the age of criminal majority and age 26, and requires interpretation/translation services for English Language Learner students in special education processes