HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2763        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2306

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Louis L. Kafka

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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 the Garden of Peace.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/20/2017

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

 

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

 

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

 

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

 

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

 

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

 

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

 

David M. Nangle

17th Middlesex

 

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

 

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

 

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

 

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

 

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2763        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2306

By Mr. Kafka of Stoughton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2306) of Louis L. Kafka and others that the Victim and Witness Assistance Board assume the management and administration of the Garden of Peace memorial garden in the city of Boston .  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act relative to the Garden of Peace.

 

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 258B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following subsection:-

Subsection (e).  Assume the management and administration of the Garden of Peace, a public memorial garden located on the Plaza of 100 Cambridge Street in Boston to honor victims of homicide.

Receive any gifts or grants of money or property for the purpose of assisting the board in the maintenance and operation of the memorial.

Establish an advisory committee consisting of individuals who have served on the Garden of Peace board or other interested citizens appointed by the board to provide ongoing advice to the VWAB.

SECTION 2.   Chapter 10 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 35DDD the following section:-

Section 35EEE.  There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Garden of Peace Trust Fund to be used, without further appropriation, for the operation of the Garden of Peace. The fund shall consist of the existing balance held by the Garden of Peace, Inc. and future donations received from the public for the Garden of Peace.   Any balance in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund, but shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent years.  No expenditure made from the fund shall cause the fund to become deficient at any point during a fiscal year.