Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H632: An Act furthering enrollment preferences for high need students
Status: In committee, March 23, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Subsection (n) of section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:- Subject to regulations promulgated by the board, commonwealth charter schools may voluntarily offer enrollment preferences to certain high needs students, including but not limited to, students with special needs, English learners, students in foster care or previously in foster care, or other at-risk students, and may enroll said students at any time during the school year. Said enrollment preferences shall apply both to students who are admitted through the lottery and students admitted off of the waitlist pursuant to this section. SECTION 2. The board of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this act. At a minimum, such regulations shall define the specific student subgroups that will be eligible for enrollment preferences authorized under Section 1, and the process for implementing said enrollment preferences; provided that students experiencing homelessness and students who have been identified as Students with Emergency Resettlement Status may be included in the list of specific student subgroups that will be eligible for said enrollment preferences.
Sponsors
- Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D, 32nd Middlesex) · primary sponsor
- Alice Peisch (D)
- Shirley Arriaga (D)
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a new draft, see H5284
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : Hearing rescheduled to 09/30/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:20 PM in Gardner Auditorium <br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span>
- : Hearing scheduled for 09/30/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Education
Common questions
- What is H632?
- H632 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act furthering enrollment preferences for high need students.
- What is the status of H632?
- In committee as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a new draft, see H5284 (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored H632?
- Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D, 32nd Middlesex), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H632?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H632
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