AN ACT FURTHER PROTECTING CHILDREN.
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. Chapter 6 of the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting after section 172F the following 3 sections:-
Section 172G. Notwithstanding section 172, section 60 or 60A of chapter 119, or any other general or special law to the contrary, operators of camps for children shall obtain all available criminal offender record information and juvenile data as found in the court activity record information from the criminal history systems board of all employees or volunteers prior to employment or volunteer service. Information obtained under this section shall not be disseminated for any purpose other than to further the protection of children.
Section 172H. Notwithstanding section 172 or any other general or special law to the contrary, any entity or organization primarily engaged in providing activities or programs to children 18 years of age or less that accepts volunteers, shall obtain all available criminal offender record information from the criminal history systems board prior to accepting any person as a volunteer. Any entity or organization obtaining information under this section shall not disseminate such information for any purpose other than to further the protection of children.
Section 172I. Notwithstanding section 172 or any other general or special law to the contrary, taxicab companies that have contracted to provide transportation of pupils pursuant to section 7A of chapter 71 shall submit the names of any employee who may have direct and unmonitored contact with pupils to the appropriate school committee or school superintendent prior to transporting any pupil. The school committee or superintendent shall obtain all available criminal offender record information on such employees from the criminal history systems board pursuant to section 38R of chapter 71.
SECTION 2. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 38R, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 38R. The school committee and superintendent of any city, town or regional school district and the principal, by whatever title the position be known, of a public or accredited private school of any city, town or regional school district shall have access to and shall obtain all available criminal offender record information from the criminal history systems board of any current or prospective employee or volunteer of the school department, who may have direct and unmonitored contact with children, including any individual who regularly provides school related transportation to children. Such school committee, superintendent or principal shall periodically, but not less than every 3 years, obtain all available criminal offender record information from the criminal history systems board on all such employees and volunteers during their term of employment or volunteer service. Said school committee, superintendent or principal shall also have access to all criminal offender record information of any subcontractor or laborer commissioned by the school committee of any city, town or regional school district to perform work on school grounds, and who may have direct and unmonitored contact with children.
Access to such information shall be obtained in accordance with sections 167 to 168, inclusive, of chapter 6. A school committee, superintendent or principal obtaining information under this section shall prohibit the dissemination of such information for any purpose other than to further the protection of school children.
SECTION 3. Chapter 265 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 26B the following section:-
Section 26C. (a) As used in this section, the term "entice" shall mean to lure, induce, persuade, tempt, incite, solicit, coax or invite.
(b) Any one who entices a child under the age of 16, or someone he believes to be a child under the age of 16, to enter, exit or remain within any vehicle, dwelling, building, or other outdoor space with the intent that he or another person will violate section 13B, 13F, 13H, 22, 22A, 23, 24 or 24B of chapter 265, section 4A, 16, 28, 29, 29A, 29B, 29C, 35A, 53 or 53A of chapter 272, or any offense that has as an element the use or attempted use of force, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years, or in the house of correction for not more than 2½ years, or by both imprisonment and a fine of not more than $5,000.
SECTION 4. Within 90 days of the effective date of this act, operators of camps for children shall obtain all available criminal offender record information and juvenile data as found in the court activity record information for the criminal history systems board for any person then providing volunteer service, as a condition of continued service. Any operator of a camp for children obtaining information under this section shall not disseminate such information for any purpose other than to further the protection of children.
SECTION 5. Within 90 days of the effective date of this act, any entity or organization primarily engaged in providing activities or programs to children 18 years of age or less shall obtain all available criminal offender record information for any person then providing volunteer service, as a condition of continued service. Any entity or organization obtaining information under this section shall not disseminate such information for any purpose other than to further the protection of children.