Session Laws

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 69 (a) of chapter 3 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the figure “11” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 15.

SECTION 2. Subsection (a) of said section 69 of said chapter 3, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 6 to 10, inclusive, the words “1 person appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 1 person appointed by the house minority leader; 1 person appointed by the president of the senate; 1 person appointed by the senate minority leader; and 1 person appointed by the attorney general” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 2 persons appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be a member of the house; 1 person appointed by the house minority leader; 2 persons appointed by the president of the senate, 1 of whom shall be a member of the senate; 1 person appointed by the senate minority leader; 1 person appointed by the attorney general; 1 person appointed by the chief justice of the probate and family court who shall have a demonstrated commitment to the rearing of grandchildren by grandparents; and 1 person to be appointed by the chief justice of the juvenile court who shall have a demonstrated commitment to the rearing of grandchildren by grandparents.

Approved, January 10, 2013.