SENATE DOCKET, NO. 341 FILED ON: 1/19/2011 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 929 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Robert L. Hedlund _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act regarding youth sports referees . _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Robert L. Hedlund |
[District]
| Bruce E. Tarr |
[District]
| Richard J. Ross | Norfolk, Bristol, and Middlesex | Michael R. Knapik |
[District]
| James J. Dwyer | 30th Middlesex |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 341 FILED ON: 1/19/2011 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 929 By Mr. Hedlund, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 929) of Dwyer, Knapik, Tarr and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to youth sports referees [Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development]. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act regarding youth sports referees .
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 60 of Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, at the end thereof, the following:- This section shall not be deemed to prohibit children ten to fourteen years of age from participating in a youth sporting event as a referee, coach or other position necessary to the sporting event; except that, this paragraph shall not include working at a concession stand. For purposes of this paragraph, “youth sporting event” means an event where all players are under the age of eighteen and the event is sponsored and supervised by a public body or a not for profit entity. |
