SENATE DOCKET, NO. 341        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 929

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Robert L. Hedlund

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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 regarding youth sports referees.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Robert L. Hedlund

 

Bruce E. Tarr

 

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

Michael R. Knapik

 

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 341        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 929

By Mr. Hedlund, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 929) of Dwyer, Knapik, Tarr and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to youth sports referees [Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development].

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act regarding youth sports referees.

 

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 60 of Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, at the end thereof, the following:-

This section shall not be deemed to prohibit children ten to fourteen years of age from participating in a youth sporting event as a referee, coach or other position necessary to the sporting event; except that, this paragraph shall not include working at a concession stand. For purposes of this paragraph, “youth sporting event” means an event where all players are under the age of eighteen and the event is sponsored and supervised by a public body or a not for profit entity.