SENATE DOCKET, NO. 88        FILED ON: 1/12/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1741

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to CORI information for chapter 766 approved private schools..

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 167 of Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by modifying the definition of "Criminal Offender Record Information" by replacing the first sentence with the following sentence: "Criminal Offender Record Information", records and data in any communicable form compiled by any criminal justice agency or agency which investigates the abuse or neglect of children or individuals with disabilities in this and in other states and within the United States Government which concern an identifiable individual and relate to the nature or disposition of a criminal charge, an arrest, a pre-trial proceeding, other judicial proceedings, sentencing, incarceration, rehabilitation, release, or the nature and disposition of reports of abuse or neglect of children or individuals with disabilities.

SECTION 2.  Section 168 of Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by replacing the second sentence of paragraph four with the following sentence:  Said systems shall be designed to insure the prompt collection, exchange, dissemination and distribution of such criminal offender records information as may be necessary for the efficient administration and operation of criminal justice agencies, and to connect such systems directly and indirectly with similar systems in this and other states and any system within the United States government.

SECTION 3.  Section 1 of Chapter 28A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following new language at the end of Section 1:  (7) to assure that every provider of child care services has electronic access to criminal history information for current or prospective employees, volunteers and consultants that is compiled by the Massachusetts Criminal History Systems Board and all similar agencies in other states and agencies under the jurisdiction of the United States government within twenty-four hours of the receipt of a request.