HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3882        FILED ON: 3/31/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3657

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Timothy R. Whelan and William L. Crocker, Jr.

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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 improve child safety.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

3/31/2017

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

4/3/2017

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

4/3/2017

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

4/5/2017

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

4/4/2017

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

4/4/2017

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

4/4/2017

William Driscoll

7th Norfolk

4/6/2017

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

4/4/2017

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

4/4/2017

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

4/3/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

4/4/2017

Solomon Goldstein-Rose

3rd Hampshire

4/5/2017

Carlos González

10th Hampden

4/4/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

4/4/2017

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

4/5/2017

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

4/5/2017

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

4/3/2017

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

4/3/2017

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

4/7/2017

Rady Mom

18th Middlesex

4/5/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

4/5/2017

Brian Murray

10th Worcester

4/4/2017

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

 

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

4/4/2017

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

4/5/2017

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

4/6/2017

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

4/3/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

4/6/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3882        FILED ON: 3/31/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3657

By Messrs. Whelan of Brewster and Crocker of Barnstable, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Timothy R. Whelan, William J. Crocker, Jr. and others for legislation to further regulate the sharing of certain police reports by investigators of 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 improve child safety.

 

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

Section 97D of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence prior to the last sentence now existing in the section:

“Provided further, that nothing in this section shall be construed as to prevent law enforcement officers from making any such reports or communication accessible to investigators employed by the Department of Children and Families.”