HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 612 FILED ON: 1/14/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1471
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David Paul Linsky
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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 relative to criminal background checks for youth program volunteers.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex |
James M. Murphy | 4th Norfolk |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex |
Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex |
Brian A. Joyce | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 612 FILED ON: 1/14/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1471
By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1471) of David Paul Linsky and others for legislation to require criminal offender record information for persons volunteering at organizations conducting activities and programs for children. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 1339 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to criminal background checks for youth program volunteers.
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 172, Chapter 6 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as so appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection:
(31) Local law enforcement agencies may obtain criminal offender record information including sealed records for persons volunteering at an organization primarily engaged in providing activities or programs to children 18 years of age or less.
