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Representative Ken Gordon, House co-chair, gavels the hearing in and lays out procedures: two bills on the agenda, two-minute public testimony limit, how to sign up, and logistical notes about submitting documents and accommodations.
The Joint Committee on Education held a hearing on two bills: H.4867, seeking an exemption or statutory amendment to Massachusetts school-choice rules affecting small K–6 districts, and H.4927, which would clarify in-school access to qualified ABA providers. District leaders, parents, teachers, and providers testified about financial pressure on rural elementary-only districts and barriers to Applied Behavior Analysis services in schools; testimony closed with no committee votes on the bills.
