HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3758 FILED ON: 1/26/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3681
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Timothy R. Whelan
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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 establishing a low vision registry.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/26/2017 |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 1/31/2017 |
Geoff Diehl | 7th Plymouth | 2/3/2017 |
Rady Mom | 18th Middlesex | 2/2/2017 |
Richard J. Ross | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 2/2/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3758 FILED ON: 1/26/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3681
By Mr. Whelan of Brewster, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Timothy R. Whelan and others relative to establishing a low-vision registry and improving access to information for the Commonwealth Registry of the Blind. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 137 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 establishing a low vision registry.
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 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 135 the following section:-
Section 135A. The Commissioner shall create a registry list of persons whose visual acuity is found to be with correction 20/60 or less in the better eye, or the peripheral field of vision to have contracted to the ten degrees radius or less regardless of visual acuity. Said register shall be used to aid the commission in efforts to measure the numbers of likely future registrants to the Commonwealth Registry of the Blind. Such persons shall not be eligible for services from the Commission until the standard of legal blindness is met.
The reporting requirements contained in section 136 of this chapter shall apply to this section.