HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3222        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2803

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James J. O'Day

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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 ensure the protection of DCF social workers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

1/20/2017

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/30/2017

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/26/2017

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

2/3/2017

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/31/2017

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

1/30/2017

Kate D. Campanale

17th Worcester

2/3/2017

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

1/30/2017

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

2/3/2017

Gerard Cassidy

9th Plymouth

1/31/2017

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

1/26/2017

Nick Collins

4th Suffolk

2/2/2017

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

1/26/2017

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

2/1/2017

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

2/2/2017

Michael S. Day

31st Middlesex

2/2/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/3/2017

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

2/2/2017

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

2/1/2017

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

1/25/2017

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

1/30/2017

Peter J. Durant

6th Worcester

1/25/2017

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

2/2/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/3/2017

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

2/1/2017

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/3/2017

Michael J. Finn

6th Hampden

2/2/2017

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

2/1/2017

Linda Dorcena Forry

First Suffolk

2/3/2017

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

2/3/2017

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/23/2017

Carmine L. Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/25/2017

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

16th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Solomon Goldstein-Rose

3rd Hampshire

1/26/2017

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/30/2017

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

2/2/2017

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

2/2/2017

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/30/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

1/31/2017

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

2/1/2017

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

2/1/2017

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

2/2/2017

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

1/31/2017

Robert M. Koczera

11th Bristol

2/1/2017

Stephen Kulik

1st Franklin

2/3/2017

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/3/2017

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/25/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/31/2017

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/30/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

1/25/2017

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

2/1/2017

Adrian Madaro

1st Suffolk

2/3/2017

John J. Mahoney

13th Worcester

2/1/2017

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/3/2017

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

2/1/2017

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

1/30/2017

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

1/26/2017

Rady Mom

18th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/2/2017

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

2/2/2017

Brian Murray

10th Worcester

2/1/2017

David M. Nangle

17th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

2/3/2017

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

2/3/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

2/2/2017

Jerald A. Parisella

6th Essex

2/2/2017

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

2/2/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/24/2017

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

1/30/2017

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

1/30/2017

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

1/24/2017

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/3/2017

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/25/2017

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/30/2017

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

2/1/2017

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

2/3/2017

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

2/3/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/26/2017

Bud Williams

11th Hampden

1/26/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3222        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2803

By Mr. O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2803) of James J. O'Day and others relative to the safety and security of social workers employed by the Department of Children and Families.  Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

 

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 ensure the protection of DCF social workers.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 18B of the general laws shall be amended by adding a new section 26 as follows:

            (a)  The purpose of this section shall  be to improve the safety and security of social workers employed by the depart of children and families to carry out their responsibilities without fear of personal reprisal from individuals affected by the decisions they make and actions they take in the course of performing their duties.

            (b)  Each social worker employed by the depart of children and families shall be provided with a state-issued identification card showing the name and position of the worker and containing a recent picture.  In performing any of the social worker’s duties, the social worker shall display the identification card; such card shall be accepted as proof of the social worker’s identity unless the person to whom it is displayed has a good faith basis for denying its authenticity.

(c)  No person or law enforcement agency shall require such social worker to provide such social worker’s home address or telephone number in connection with the performance of the social worker’s duties nor shall any person interfere with the social worker’s performance of the social worker’s duties conditioned upon the provision of documentation or other disclosure of the social worker’s home address or telephone number.

(d) Any report of a law enforcement agency containing the home address and telephone number of such social worker shall redact such information from the report prior to releasing it to any person.