HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2881        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2660

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul J. Donato

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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 for the public inspection of records made or received by special state police officers at educational institutions.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex

1/20/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2881        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2660

By Mr. Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2660) of Paul J. Donato for legislation to designate certain law enforcement records as public records.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2758 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 to provide for the public inspection of records made or received by special state police officers at educational institutions.

 

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 63 of chapter 22C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:—

All records, reports or other documentary materials or data made or received for the purpose of law enforcement by a special state police officer of a college, university or  other educational institution, appointed pursuant to this section, shall be public records unless such records fall within 1 or more of the exemptions in clause 26th of section 7 of chapter 4 or are education records as defined in 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (a)(4).  Such public records shall be kept and maintained in the custody of the law enforcement unit of such college, university, or other educational institution.

SECTION 2.    Section 1 of chapter 66 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “necessary.”, in line 9, the following:—   He shall see that the public records made or maintained by an employee of a college, university or other educational institution, appointed as a special state police officer pursuant to section 63 of chapter 22C, are kept in the custody and condition required by the laws relating to such special state police officers so appointed.

SECTION 3.    Subsection (a) of section 10 of said chapter 66, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “four”, in line 2, the following words:— or section 63 of chapter 22C

SECTION 4.    Said Subsection (a) of section 10 of said chapter 66, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “police”, in line 11, the first time it appears, the following words:— , law enforcement records of special state police officers of a college, university or  other educational institution, appointed pursuant to section 63 of chapter 22C.