HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1892        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3252

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Carole A. Fiola

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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 criminal record checks for referees.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

1/15/2015

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

12/23/2019

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

12/23/2019

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/21/2015

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

12/23/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

12/23/2019

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

1/29/2015

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

1/29/2015

Michael J. Rodrigues

First Bristol and Plymouth

1/30/2015

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

12/23/2019

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

12/23/2019

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

12/23/2019

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

2/4/2015

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

12/23/2019

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/1/2015

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

2/4/2015

Viriato M. deMacedo

Plymouth and Barnstable

1/30/2015

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/4/2015

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

5th Essex

2/3/2015

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/4/2015

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

16th Middlesex

2/3/2015

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

1/29/2015

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

2/4/2015

Brian A. Joyce

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

2/2/2015

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/29/2015

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/2/2015

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

1/30/2015

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

2/3/2015

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/29/2015

David M. Nangle

17th Middlesex

1/29/2015

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

1/31/2015

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

1/29/2015

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/3/2015

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

1/31/2015

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

1/30/2015

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/2/2015

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

2/4/2015

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

1/30/2015

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

2/4/2015

RoseLee Vincent

16th Suffolk

1/29/2015

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

1/28/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1892        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3252

By Ms. Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3252) of Carole A. Fiola and others relative to criminal record checks for referees.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to criminal record checks for 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. Subsection (a) of section 172 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 2 of chapter 284 of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by inserting after paragraph (25) the following paragraph:-

(26) The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association may obtain from the department data permitted under section 172M.

SECTION 2. Said chapter 6 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 172L, as inserted by section 3 of chapter 284 of the acts of 2012, the following section:-

Section 172M.  Notwithstanding section 172 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association shall obtain all available criminal offender record information from the department prior to accepting any person as an employee, volunteer, vendor or contractor who may have direct and unmonitored contact with children 18 years of age or less, which shall include any game official enrolled, listed, or otherwise allowed to officiate an athletic event by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. Information obtained under this section shall not be disseminated for any purpose other than to further the protection of children.