HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 94834 FILED ON: 7/7/2010
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4834
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Ten
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An Act to develop land in the town of Templeton..
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 1 of chapter 59 of the Acts of 2009 is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “TDC committee” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-
“TDC committee”, the Templeton Developmental Center Visioning Committee, which shall include 3 representatives of the town of Templeton, 1 of whom shall be a member of the Templeton board of selectmen or his designee who shall serve as chairperson, 1 of whom shall be a member of the Templeton planning board or his designee, and 1 of whom shall be chosen by the Templeton board of selectmen; 1 representative of the community preservation committee; 1 representative of the division of capital asset management and maintenance; 1 representative of the department of developmental services; 1 representative of the employees of the Templeton Development Center; and 1 representative of the legal guardians of the clients currently housed at Templeton Developmental Center; provided, however, that the members, other than the members who are representatives of the state agencies, shall be appointed annually by the local governing authority. The senator and representative who represent the town shall serve as ex-officio members.
SECTION 2. Said chapter 59 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 2 the following section:-
Section 2A. The TDC committee shall evaluate and make recommendations to the commissioner on the use of the TDC site including, but not limited to, the continued use of the site as a state facility or other alternative uses for the TDC site. The TDC committee shall inform the town’s governing authority and the local community periodically of its proposals and decisions relevant to the use of the TDC site.