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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts bill requires school districts to classify cheerleading as a sport and set safety standards
Last action · April 22, 2025: Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2Sponsor: Marc Lombardo
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What This Bill Would Do
Every in Massachusetts must develop guidelines, procedures, and safety standards to classify cheerleading as a sport and mandate specialized safety training for all cheerleading coaches.
s must change their athletic policies and coaching credentials to incorporate cheerleading under official sport classifications and safety rules.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
school district
School districts must develop guidelines, procedures, and safety standards for cheerleading and ensure coaches receive specific training.
coach of cheerleading
Coaches are required to receive specific training related to the sport of cheerleading and cheerleader safety.
students
Students participate under newly established guidelines and safety standards classifying cheerleading as a sport.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 22, 2025JointHearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2
- Feb 27, 2025SenateSenate concurred
- Feb 27, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the committee on Education
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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