SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1309        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 915

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

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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 to provide transparent sex offender information to the public.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1309        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 915

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 811 OF 2013-2014.]

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 to provide transparent sex offender information to the public.

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 (e) of section 178D of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subsection (ii) of said section 178D by adding at the end thereof the words “, including institutions of higher learning.”

SECTION 2. Clause (6) of subsection (b) of section 178J of said chapter is hereby amended by striking the words “ if available”.

SECTION 3. Subsection (c) of section 178J of said chapter is hereby amended by inserting after the words “classified as a” the words “level 1”.

SECTION 4. Section 178I of chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the words “by the board as” the words “level 1”.