Bill H.430

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 492 FILED ON: 1/18/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 430

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James J. Dwyer

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to Parole Board membership and reporting.

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PETITION OF:

Name:	District/Address:	Date Added:
James J. Dwyer	30th Middlesex	1/18/2011
James M. Cantwell	4th Plymouth	1/19/2011
Stephen L. DiNatale	3rd Worcester	1/19/2011
Marc T. Lombardo	22nd Middlesex	1/19/2011
Thomas M. Stanley	9th Middlesex	1/19/2011
Geoff Diehl	7th Plymouth	1/21/2011
Colleen M. Garry	36th Middlesex	1/24/2011
Christopher M. Markey	9th Bristol	1/20/2011
Dennis A. Rosa	4th Worcester	1/20/2011
James Arciero	2nd Middlesex	2/3/2011
Michael D. Brady	9th Plymouth	2/1/2011
Carolyn C. Dykema	8th Middlesex	2/3/2011
Christopher G. Fallon	33rd Middlesex	1/26/2011
Sean Garballey	23rd Middlesex	2/1/2011
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	20th Middlesex	2/2/2011
Steven L. Levy	4th Middlesex	2/2/2011
Bruce E. Tarr		1/28/2011
Walter F. Timilty	7th Norfolk	1/31/2011
Nick Collins	4th Suffolk	2/4/2011
James R. Miceli	19th Middlesex	2/4/2011

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 492 FILED ON: 1/18/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 430

By Mr. Dwyer of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 430) of James J. Dwyer and others relative to the membership of the Parole Board and reporting requirements. The Judiciary.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to Parole Board membership and reporting.

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 4 of chapter 27 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is herby amended by striking out, in lines 41 and 42, the words “the governor may designate one of the members to act as chairman during such an absence or disability” and inserting in place thereof the following:-

the member with the most service time as a member of said board shall act as chairman during such absence or disability.

SECTION 2. Said section 4 of said chapter 27, as so appearing, is herby further amended by inserting after the word “office” in line 47 the following words:-

private employment,

SECTION 3. Section 131A of chapter 127 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is herby amended by inserting after the word “thereof”, in line 5, the following words: -

and shall include the parolee’s address of primary residence, and any addresses of secondary residence. Not less than 24 hours following the effective date of any employment, the parole officer assigned to the parolee shall notify in writing the department of state police, the police department in the city or town to which the parolee will return of such parole, and the district court with jurisdiction in the city or town to which the parolee will return of such employment.