HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3945        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 176

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act To eliminate the use of the word retardation from the general 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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts General Laws as appearing in the 2004 official edition are hereby amended by striking out the words “mental retardation” and replacing thereof with the words “developmental disabilities.”

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.