HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 814        FILED ON: 1/13/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2998

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to the simplification of paperwork for citizens..

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 governor shall ensure that secretaries of the various departments and executive offices of the commonwealth promulgate standards so that all forms for services, licenses, and applications are as uniform as reasonably possible.  Each document shall have a uniform layout and font for general information needed on each form, including but not limited to: name, date of birth, address, telephone number, and sex.   

SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective on July 1, 2010.