{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-15a-9a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15A, § 9A","heading":"American Sign Language","body":"Section 9A. American Sign Language is hereby recognized as a full and legitimate language, as the language of a unique culture in the United States, and as the equivalent of a spoken language for the purposes of foreign language study and course credit.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 15A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter15A/Section9A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:53Z","sha256":"1de1af249c6724fc86f29d01d28e1b2cbeed4ae981705494a4861d1fccaf12b4","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-15a-9","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-15a-9b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}