Bill Text: MA H144 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: Further define the authority of the Disabled Persons Protection Commission

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-10 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the House Committee On Ways and Means [H144 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H144-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Danielle W. Gregoire

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the authority of the disabled persons protection commission pursuant to chapter 19C.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

Martin J. Walsh

13th Suffolk

Christopher G. Fallon

33rd Middlesex

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

Anne M. Gobi

5th Worcester

John P. Fresolo

16th Worcester

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

Richard R. Tisei

Middlesex and Essex

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

Barbara A. L'Italien

18th Essex

Robert F. Fennell

10th Essex


 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2083 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to the authority of the disabled persons protection commission pursuant to chapter 19C.



��������������� Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.  Section 1 of chapter 19C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended as follows:

By amending the definition of "Mandated reporter" as so appearing by striking out all language following the words "police officer" on line 27 through line 32 and inserting in place thereof the following: -

.  . . , fire fighter, emergency medical technician, paramedic, correctional officer or person employed by a state agency within the executive office of health and human services as defined by section sixteen of chapter six A, or employed by a private entity providing services or treatment to a disabled person who, in his professional capacity, shall have a reasonable suspicion based upon known facts that a disabled person is suffering from a reportable condition.

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