Bill Text: MA H2289 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: Allow the release of police reports to school administrators

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/4 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room A2 [H2289 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2289-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.

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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 allowing the release of police reports to schools.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.	26th Middlesex
Richard J. Ross	9th Norfolk
Paul McMurtry	11th Norfolk

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2398 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act allowing the release of police reports to schools.

��������������� 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 37H� of chapter 71 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph at the end thereof:�
�(3) At the request of the principal or headmaster of a school, or the superintendent upon the issuance of a criminal complaint charging a student with a felony or upon the issuance of a felony delinquency complaint against a student, or upon a student being convicted of a felony or upon an adjudication or admission in court of guilt with respect to such a felony or felony delinquency, the district attorney or the state police or local police department may provide a copy of such incident reports or police reports as document the underlying offense.�