HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 903        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1135

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James M. Cantwell

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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 supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

1/17/2017

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

1/27/2017

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

2/3/2017

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/27/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 903        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1135

By Mr. Cantwell of Marshfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1135) of James M. Cantwell and others that the Department of Public Health be directed to establish a positive social norms marketing public school grant program.  Public Health.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1903 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing.

 

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. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding after section 229 the following section:-

Section 230. Preventing Substance Abuse through Positive Social Norms Marketing

The department of public health in cooperation with the department of education shall establish a grant program, subject to appropriation, to be known as the Positive Social Norms Marketing Program, for the purpose of providing grants to school districts to fund evidence-based positive social norms marketing campaigns in elementary and secondary schools. The department of public health shall establish guidelines governing the positive social norms campaigns.