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Section 1Salary of governor
Section 2Salary of lieutenant governor; term limitation
Section 3Salary of council members; term limitation
Section 4Traveling expenses of lieutenant governor and council members; term limits
Section 5Governor's assistants; compensation
Section 6Executive secretary; messenger
Section 6AAdministrative secretary
Section 7Stationery for council
Section 8Entertainment of distinguished guests; expenditures
Section 9Cooperation with federal surveys of waters, etc.
Section 10Appointment of delegates to represent commonwealth at conventions; expenses
Section 11Reimbursement of expenses of persons representing commonwealth at conventions
Section 12Compensation of legal counsel and commissioners
Section 12AVeterans Day
Section 12BAnniversary of death of General Pulaski
Section 12CBunker Hill battle anniversary
Section 12DBoston Massacre anniversary
Section 12ECommodore John Barry Day
Section 12FNew Orleans Day
Section 12GAmerican Education Week
Section 12HAnniversary of death of General Lafayette
Section 12IAmerican Indian Heritage week
Section 12JPatriots’ Day
Section 12KEvacuation Day
Section 12LVeteran Firemen’s Muster Day
Section 12MStudent Government Day
Section 12NUnited Nations Day
Section 12OLoyalty Day
Section 12PCivil rights week
Section 12QMemorial Day
Section 12RPolish Constitution Day
Section 12SPeter Francisco Day
Section 12TObservance of certain other days
Section 12UChildren’s Day
Section 12VColumbus Day
Section 12WSight-saving month
Section 12XTeachers’ Day
Section 12YMaritime Day
Section 12ZJamaican Independence Day
Section 12AAIwo Jima Day
Section 12BBTadeusz Kosciuszko Day
Section 12CCPublic Employees Week
Section 12DDPearl Harbor Day
Section 12EEGrandparents’ Day
Section 12FFAnniversary of enlistment of Deborah Samson
Section 12GGLithuanian Independence Day
Section 12HHStatue of Liberty Awareness Day
Section 12IISlovak Independence Day
Section 12JJVisiting Nurse Association Week
Section 12KKLabor Week
Section 12LLSocial Security Day
Section 12MMKorean War Veterans Day
Section 12NNHuman Rights Day
Section 12OOExercise Tiger Day
Section 12PPFormer Prisoner of War Recognition Day
Section 12QQHomeless Unity Day
Section 12RRUSO Appreciation Day
Section 12SSRose Fitzgerald Kennedy Day
Section 12TTDestroyer Escort Day
Section 12UUSchool Principals’ Recognition Day
Section 12VVNative American Day
Section 12WWGarden Week
Section 12XXCandle Safety Day
Section 12YYInternational Education Week
Section 12ZZMassachusetts Biomedical Research Day
Section 13Lincoln Day
Section 14Flag Day
Section 14ASpanish War Memorial Day and Maine Memorial Day
Section 14BState Constitution Day
Section 14CEarth Week
Section 15Arbor and Bird Day
Section 15AConstitution Day
Section 15BSenior Citizens Month
Section 15CAmerican History Month
Section 15DMassachusetts Art Week
Section 15ESusan B. Anthony Day
Section 15FEmploy Handicapped Persons Week
Section 15GYouth Honor Day
Section 15HBoy Scout Week
Section 15ILiberty Tree Day
Section 15JItalian American War Veterans of the United States, Inc., Day
Section 15KCystic Fibrosis Week
Section 15LJohn F. Kennedy Day
Section 15MBattleship Massachusetts Memorial Day
Section 15NPolice Officers’ Week
Section 15OKeep Massachusetts Beautiful Month
Section 15PTraffic Safety Week
Section 15QUnited States Marine Corps Day
Section 15RArmistice Day
Section 15SMartin Luther King, Jr. Day
Section 15TKalevala Day
Section 15USocial Justice for Ireland Day
Section 15VWhite Cane Safety Day
Section 15WNational Hunting and Fishing Day
Section 15XChild Nutrition Week
Section 15YJaycee Week and Day
Section 15ZBataan-Corregidor Day
Section 15AASecretaries Week
Section 15BBMassachusetts National Guard Week
Section 15CCRetired Members of the Armed Forces Day
Section 15DDIndependence Day
Section 15EEEndangered Species Day
Section 15FFPro-Life Month
Section 15GGEmploy the Older Worker Week
Section 15HHJohn Carver Day
Section 15IIArmenian Martyrs’ Day
Section 15JJFire Fighters Memorial Sunday
Section 15KKNational Family Week
Section 15LLLicensed Practical Nurse Week
Section 15MMVietnam Veterans Day
Section 15NNState Walking Sunday
Section 15OOSaint Jean de Baptiste Day
Section 15PPTown Meeting Day
Section 15QQParliamentary Law Month
Section 15RRGreek Independence Day
Section 15SSMassachusetts Hospice Week
Section 15TTPublic Employees Appreciation Day
Section 15UUPractical Nursing Education Week
Section 15VVPresidents Day
Section 15WWYouth in Government Day
Section 15XXJoshua James Day
Section 15YYLeif Ericson Day
Section 15ZZMassachusetts Whale Awareness Day
Section 15AAASchool Library Media Month
Section 15BBBPOW/MIA Day
Section 15CCCHomeless Awareness Week
Section 15DDDSilver-Haired Legislature Days
Section 15EEERabies Prevention Week
Section 15FFFOfficial State Crier and Greeter of the Commonwealth
Section 15GGGAlzheimer’s Awareness Week
Section 15HHHEmployee Involvement and Employee Ownership Week
Section 15IIIIndependent Living Center Day
Section 15JJJPolice Memorial Day
Section 15KKKWorkers’ Memorial Day
Section 15LLLLupus Awareness Month
Section 15MMMGeographic Education Awareness Week
Section 15NNNLiteracy Awareness Month
Section 15OOOReflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Awareness Month
Section 15PPPSamuel Slater Day
Section 15QQQCaribbean Week
Section 15RRREmergency Responders Memorial Day
Section 15SSSEmergency Management Week
Section 15TTTLaw Enforcement Memorial Month
Section 15UUUHome Composting Recognition Week
Section 15VVVHead Injury Awareness Month
Section 15WWWPolish-American Heritage Month
Section 15XXXLead Poisoning Prevention Week
Section 15YYYClara Barton Week
Section 15ZZZEddie Eagle Gun Safety Week
Section 15AAAARobert Goddard Day
Section 15BBBBSpecial Needs Awareness Day
Section 15CCCCRobert Frost Day
Section 15DDDDLucy Stone Day
Section 15EEEEItalian-American Heritage Month
Section 15FFFFIrish-American Heritage Month
Section 15GGGGPortuguese-American Heritage Month
Section 15HHHHTime period for survivors of homicide victims awareness
Section 15IIIIPublic Health Month
Section 15JJJJCongenital Heart Defect Awareness Day
Section 15KKKKArthritis Awareness Day
Section 15LLLLAutistic Awareness Month
Section 15MMMMLuther Burbank Day
Section 15NNNNMotorcycle Safety and Awareness Time
Section 15OOOOCivilian Conservation Corps Day
Section 15PPPPThomas Paine Day
Section 15QQQQTartan Day
Section 15RRRRMissing Children’s Day
Section 15SSSSUnity Day
Section 15TTTTMyositis Awareness Day
Section 15UUUUNinth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Civil War Day
Section 15VVVVFifty-fourth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Civil War Day
Section 15WWWWArmenian-American Heritage Month
Section 15XXXXGuardians’ Day
Section 15YYYYWorld War II Commemoration Day
Section 15ZZZZStalking Awareness Month
Section 15AAAAABill of Rights Day
Section 15BBBBBJuneteenth Independence Day
Section 15CCCCCBrain Aneurysm Awareness Month
Section 15DDDDDLeopoldville Disaster Remembrance Day
Section 15EEEEEThrombosis Awareness Month
Section 15FFFFFPhenylketonuria Awareness Day
Section 15GGGGGMitochondrial Disease Awareness Week
Section 15HHHHHPhilanthropy Day
Section 15IIIIIJack Kerouac Day
Section 15JJJJJLung Cancer Awareness Month
Section 15KKKKKMassachusetts Nonprofit Awareness Day
Section 15LLLLLDisability History Month
Section 15MMMMMPolish American Congress Day
Section 15NNNNNNo Name Calling Day
Section 15OOOOOEunice Kennedy Shriver Day
Section 15PPPPPWorld Voice Week
Section 15QQQQQFragile X Awareness Day
Section 15RRRRRMale Breast Cancer Awareness Week
Section 16Military officers serving under governor
Section 17Commissions and boards serving under governor
Section 17AGovernor’s cabinet
Section 18Armory commission
Section 18ARepealed, 1996, 151, Sec. 11
Section 18BPublic education nominating council; membership; duties
Section 19Art commission; qualifications; appointment; term of office, etc.
Section 20Powers and duties of art commission
Section 21Repealed, 1930, 416, Sec. 2
Section 22 to 25Repealed, 1993, 110, Sec. 40
Section 26Board of commissioners on uniform state laws; appointment; term; organization; removal
Section 27Duties of commissioners
Section 28Compensation and expenses of commissioners
Section 28A to 28ERepealed, 1968, 420, Sec. 2
Section 29 to 32Repealed, 1977, 927, Sec. 1
Section 33Board of trustees of the state library
Section 34Powers and duties of trustees
Section 35Librarian; compensation, etc.
Section 36Expenditures for state library; approval of accounts
Section 37Trustees’ annual report
Section 37AGifts in trust for state library
Section 38Location; persons authorized to use
Section 39Definitions applicable to Secs. 39 to 39B
Section 39ADepository library for state publications; collection; system
Section 39BCopies of state agency publications
Section 40Board of trustees of soldiers’ home; superintendent
Section 41Powers and duties of trustees
Section 42Repealed, 1977, 940, Sec. 1
Section 43 to 45Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 5
Section 46, 47Repealed, 1966, 444, Sec. 5
Section 48State racing commission; appointment; duties; tenure; annual report
Section 49 to 52Repealed, 1953, 409, Sec. 2
Section 53 to 55Inoperative as a result of title to the port properties vesting in the Massachusetts Port Authority. See 1956, 465, Sec. 33; 1958, 599, Sec. 4
Section 56Massachusetts commission against discrimination; appointment, responsibilities; employees; regional offices; advisory board
Section 57 to 59Repealed, 2009, 25, Sec. 3
Section 59A to 59CInoperative as a result of title to the airport properties vesting in the Massachusetts Port Authority. See 1956, 465, Sec. 32; 1958, 599, Sec. 12
Section 60Repealed, 1955, 584, Sec. 2
Section 61, 62Repealed, 1953, 612, Secs. 2, 3
Section 63Repealed, 1954, 581, Sec. 2
Section 64Repealed, 1964, 636, Sec. 1B
Section 65 to 67Repealed, 1969, 838, Sec. 2
Section 68Repealed, 1952, 605, Sec. 18
Section 69 to 69BRepealed, 1969, 838, Sec. 2
Section 70Board of trustees of Holyoke soldiers’ home
Section 71Powers and duties of trustees
Section 72Repealed, 1974, 806, Sec. 2
Section 73Repealed, 1973, 1168, Sec. 2
Section 74Rehabilitation commission; establishment; expenditure of funds
Section 75Commissioner; employees; other offices
Section 76Advisory council
Section 77Definitions applicable to Secs. 74 to 84
Section 78Vocational rehabilitation services; independent living rehabilitation services
Section 78AExtended sheltered employment
Section 79Commission; powers and duties
Section 80Additional powers and duties of commission
Section 81Cooperation with state agencies; agreements
Section 82Federal funds; custodian; expenditure
Section 83Gifts to commission; acceptance; investment
Section 84Information or records confidential
Section 84A to 84IRepealed, 1985, 716, Sec. 1
Section 85Definitions applicable to Secs. 86 to 92
Section 86, 87Repealed, 1964, 636, Sec. 2
Section 88Duties of commission
Section 89, 90Repealed, 1964, 636, Sec. 2
Section 91Changes in laws; certain departments to initiate studies
Section 92Nuclear material or facility; license or permit
Section 93Injunction against violations
Section 94 to 96Repealed, 1959, 418, Sec. 2
Section 97Finance advisory board; members; appointment, qualifications, etc.
Section 98Duties of board
Section 99Boxers’ fund board; members; appointment, compensation, etc.
Section 100Repealed, 1965, 572, Sec. 1
Section 101Obscene literature control commission; members; appointment, compensation, etc.
Section 102 to 104Repealed, 1987, 697, Sec. 1
Section 105Commission on employment of people with disabilities; members; chairperson; appointments
Section 106Duties of commission
Section 107Annual reports; compensation of members; executive secretary; gifts and bequests
Section 108Manufactured homes commission; members; duties; compensation
Section 109 to 114Repealed, 1970, 849, Sec. 2
Section 115Repealed, 1996, 58, Sec. 5
Section 115AUnit pricing of packaged commodities; retail sale; regulations; enforcement; penalties; report
Section 116Municipal police training committee; members; chairperson; executive director
Section 116ADomestic violence complaints; basic training course; enforcement guidelines
Section 116BHate crimes; police instruction
Section 116CDevelopment and establishment of course on use and application of technology to increase public safety; regional and municipal police training schools
Section 116DProtection, care and custody of minors upon arrest of parents or guardians; police instruction
Section 116EDevelopment and establishment of course in bicycle safety enforcement
Section 116FHarbormaster training council
Section 117Meetings; compensation of members
Section 118Municipal police training schools; approval; rules and regulations relative to schools
Section 119Repealed, 2002, 196, Sec. 11
Section 120Repealed, 1973, 1168, Sec. 3
Section 121Repealed, 2007, 192, Sec. 1
Section 122, 123Repealed, 1973, 1168, Sec. 4
Section 124Repealed, 1974, 806, Sec. 3
Section 124AWorld War II, Korean emergency and Vietnam conflict memorial commission; members; compensation; honor rolls
Section 125Health and welfare commission; establishment
Section 126Duties of commission
Section 127Advisory committee; members; meetings
Section 128Regional offices; service regions; regional advisory committees; annual reports
Section 129Massachusetts commission for the blind; composition; cooperation with federal agency; commissioner; advisory board
Section 130Commissioner’s duties and powers; supervisors; divisions and directors; assistance to blind persons; funeral expenses
Section 131Financial assistance program; eligibility, restriction; payment levels
Section 131AState supplementary payments; annual increases
Section 131BFederal agreement
Section 131CApplications; eligibility for assistance
Section 131DMonthly advancements to H.H.S.; audit
Section 131EMedical assistance program; eligibility
Section 131FFraudulent procuring of payments; penalties
Section 131GVouchers submitted by vendors
Section 131HViolations by vendor; ineligibility period
Section 131IReturn of payments by ineligible recipients or vendors required
Section 131JRules and regulations for administration of Secs. 129 to 149
Section 132Advances to commissioner
Section 133Definitions applicable to Secs. 133A to 133F
Section 133ADuties of officers, boards or authorities in charge of state buildings or property
Section 133BPowers and duties of commission
Section 133CNew construction, remodeling, etc. of public buildings or properties, vending facilities
Section 133DRental or other charge for operation of vending facility
Section 133EExisting vending facilities; removal or nonrenewal of lease
Section 133FRepealed, 1983, 636, Sec. 1
Section 133GBraille instruction for registrants; assessment
Section 134Purchase of articles made by blind persons for use in state and other public institutions; release
Section 135Register of the blind; identification card; acceptance to verify identity; information displayed; fee
Section 136Reports of medical authorities establishing blindness
Section 137Applicants for medical assistance who do not qualify for cash assistance under section 131; determination as “blind”
Section 138Solicitations for benefit of blind; license; appeal from refusal to issue
Section 139Prohibition on solicitation for benefit of blind without a license; statement and display of license
Section 140Rules and regulations relative to fund raising for blind; provision for penalties
Section 141Penalty for violation of rules regulating solicitations for blind
Section 142Exemptions and inapplicability of sections governing solicitation for blind
Section 143Schools and workshops
Section 144Support of workmen and pupils at workshops; pupils from other states
Section 145Study of problems relating to blindness; investigations; contact with physicians and other qualified facilities
Section 146Commission divisions or bureaus; organizations and functions
Section 147Cooperation with federal departments; development of state plans
Section 148Acceptance and use of gifts
Section 149Records concerning blind persons; custody, use and preservation
Section 150Repealed, 1973, 1210, Sec. 8
Section 151 to 153Repealed, 1996, 58, Sec. 6
Section 154Repealed, 1974, 806, Sec. 4
Section 155Repealed, 1969, 471, Sec. 2
Section 156Committee on criminal justice; membership; meetings; powers and duties
Section 156AProposal review board; members; powers, etc.
Section 156BExecutive director; qualifications; duties; staff; compensation
Section 157American and Canadian French cultural exchange commission
Section 158Massachusetts educational communications commission
Section 159Council on juvenile behavior
Section 160Duties; quarters; clerical assistants
Section 161Report
Section 162Advisory board on compensation of officials; establishment; appointment of members; duties; report; compensation and expenses
Section 163Management engineering task force
Section 164Massachusetts fire training council
Section 165Duties
Section 165AMassachusetts firefighting academy
Section 165BMassachusetts fire service commission
Section 166Health facilities appeals board; establishment; function; members; appointment; qualifications; compensation; personnel
Section 166ARepealed, 1996, 58, Sec. 7
Section 166BAdvisory committee on chaplains in state institutions; establishment; members; meetings; function
Section 167Definitions applicable to Secs. 167 and 168 to 178L
Section 167ADepartment of criminal justice information services
Section 168Criminal history systems board; meetings; expenses; regulations; powers and duties; executive director and other employees; reports; funds
Section 168ATransmission of probation and parole records to the department
Section 168BRules and regulations
Section 168CPost-secondary schools; annual uniform crime reports; campus security policies
Section 169Repealed, 1979, 702, Sec. 5
Section 170Repealed, 1990, 319, Sec. 5
Section 171Regulations generally; continuing education program; evaluative information
Section 171ARight of applicant to criminal history record prior to questioning or adverse decision; penalties for failure to provide applicant with criminal history information; maintenance of written criminal offender record information policy
Section 172Dissemination of record information; certification; eligibility for access; scope of inquiry; listing; access limited; rules; use of information
Section 172AFees; requests for information
Section 172BChildren and families department; youth services department; available information
Section 172B1/2Local fingerprint submission requirement for applicants for licenses in specified occupations
Section 172CDissemination of criminal offender record information to agencies employing or referring individuals to provide services to elderly or disabled persons
Section 172DAvailability of information to IV-D agency
Section 172EDissemination of criminal offender record information to long term care facilities
Section 172FConviction and arrest data available to department of early education and care
Section 172GChildren’s camps to obtain criminal and juvenile data; employees and volunteers
Section 172HChildren’s programs to obtain criminal and juvenile data
Section 172ISchools to obtain criminal records of taxicab employees
Section 172JCommissioner of banks to obtain criminal record information of applicants for licensure pursuant to chapter 255F; restriction on use
Section 172KClimbing wall or challenge course program employee or volunteer previously subject to record check; simultaneous applications for record check
Section 173Regulations for program research; monitoring; access restricted
Section 174Interstate system for exchange of record information; supervision of participation by state and local agencies; access limited; telecommunications access terminals
Section 175Inspection of record information by individual concerned; corrections; procedure; restrictions
Section 176Appeal; de novo hearing; equitable relief
Section 177Violations; civil liability
Section 178Violations; punishment
Section 1781/2Use of criminal offender record information to commit crime against or harass subject; penalty
Section 178AVictims; certification to receive information
Section 178BDeath of offender; cessation of restrictions
Section 178CDefinitions applicable to Secs. 178C to 178P
Section 178DSex offender registry
Section 178ETransmission of registration data to criminal history systems board, police departments, and FBI
Section 178FAnnual verification of registration data; homeless sex offenders; juveniles; disclosure of information
Section 178F1/2Registration by personal appearance; level 2 or level 3 sex offenders
Section 178F3/4Global positioning system device to be worn by homeless sex offender
Section 178GTermination of obligation to register
Section 178HFailure to register, verify information or provide notice of change of address; providing false information; penalties
Section 178IReport identifying sex offender; request for information; confidentiality
Section 178JRequest for sex offender information; notice of penalty for misuse; data required to receive report
Section 178KSex offender registry board; member qualifications; guidelines to assess risk of reoffense; notification
Section 178LClassification of sex offenders by board; hearings; right to counsel
Section 178MJudicial review of final classification
Section 178NMisuse of information; penalties
Section 178OLiability of public officials and employees for sex offender registry information
Section 178PFailure to comply with registration requirements; right to arrest
Section 178QSex offender registry fee
Section 179Board of underwater archaeological resources; members; terms; director; staff
Section 180Powers and duties in preserving underwater archaeological resources; state title; definition
Section 181Nutrition board; establishment; members; secretary and executive secretary; staff; appointment
Section 182Advisory function; duties
Section 182ASchooner Ernestina commission
Section 182BPowers
Section 182CDepartment of environmental management; annual audit; home berth
Section 183Motor vehicle insurance merit rating board
Section 183AMassachusetts cost containment council
Section 184Medicolegal investigation commission
Section 184AForensic sciences advisory board
Section 185Massachusetts office on disability; director; appointments
Section 186Application for grants; agreements; standards and procedures
Section 187Duties and functions
Section 188Availability of information
Section 189Advisory council; membership; duties
Section 190Massachusetts industrial advisory board
Section 191Definitions applicable to Secs. 191 to 199
Section 192Commission for the deaf and hard of hearing; creation; financing; agreements; regulations
Section 193Commissioner
Section 194Functions of commission
Section 195Advisory council
Section 196Interpreter referral service
Section 197Telecommunication devices; rental, lease or sale
Section 198Advice to other agencies; provision of requested resources
Section 199Records of commission; confidentiality
Section 200Fire safety commission; membership; quorum; compensation; duties
Section 201Automatic sprinkler appeals board; procedures
Section 202Child abuse prevention board; members; term; executive director; removal
Section 203Meetings; reports; powers and duties
Section 204Employee involvement and ownership commission; members; term; duties
Section 205Office for refugees and immigrants
Section 206State refugee coordinator; duties; salary; hours; appointment of employees
Section 207Powers of office
Section 208Governor’s advisory council for refugees and immigrants; membership; functions
Section 209 to 213Repealed, 2007, 192, Sec. 2
Section 214Madeline Amy Sweeney award for civilian bravery
Section 215Interagency child welfare task force; membership; goals
Section 122, 123Repealed, 1973, 1168, Sec. 4
Section 151 to 153Repealed, 1996, 58, Sec. 6
Section 151 to 153Repealed, 1996, 58, Sec. 6