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MA S330
Bill
AI Summary
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Requires vocational-technical schools to use a lottery system for admissions when there are more eligible applicants than available spaces from a sending community
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Allows school districts to consider attendance and discipline records only for determining lottery entry eligibility
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Mandates schools maintain waitlists ordered by lottery results and submit them to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education by June 1; vacancies must be filled from the waitlist in order
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Requires the commissioner to collect and publicly report demographic data on applications, admissions, enrollment, and waitlists by November 1 annually, including breakdowns by race, ethnicity, disability status, economic disadvantage, and English language learner status
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Directs the board to promulgate regulations for implementation and enforcement of the new admissions requirements
Legislative Description
To end discriminatory outcomes in vocational school admissions
Last Action
Accompanied a new draft, see S2690
11/17/2025