HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 68        FILED ON: 1/4/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 984

 

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 relative to the safety of children in camps.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/4/2017

Kate D. Campanale

17th Worcester

2/3/2017

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/23/2017

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

1/11/2017

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

1/19/2017

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/30/2017

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

1/19/2017

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

2/2/2017

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

1/31/2017

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/2/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/19/2017

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

2/1/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

2/3/2017

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

1/10/2017

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/12/2017

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/23/2017

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

2/2/2017

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/20/2017

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

2/2/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 68        FILED ON: 1/4/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 984

By Mr. Whelan of Brewster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 984) of Timothy R. Whelan and others for legislation to prohibit sex offenders from employment or volunteer status at camps for children.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1660 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 relative to the safety of children in camps.

 

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.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a candidate for employment or volunteer status at a camp for children shall be disqualified if the sex offender registry board, pursuant to section 178K(2) of chapter 6 of the General Laws, has given the candidate a level 1 designation under said section 178K(2)(a), a level 2 designation under said section 178K(2)(b), or a level 3 designation under said section 178(K)(2)(c).