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MA S434
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Pavel Payano
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AI Summary
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Establishes an anti-bullying officer pilot program that assigns 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 file data with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education every quarter
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Expands reporting requirements to include all bullying incidents, not just substantiated ones
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Requires mandatory counseling services for both bullying perpetrators and victims
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Expands retaliation protections to cover those who provide bullying incident data in quarterly reports, in addition to existing protections for reporters, witnesses, and investigation participants
Legislative Description
Relative to the enforcement of anti-bullying policies in our schools
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see S2792
12/4/2025