SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1746        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 309

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael F. Rush

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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 safety response in schools.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

 

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/26/2017

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/1/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1746        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 309

By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 309) of Michael F. Rush, Timothy R. Whelan and Paul McMurtry for legislation to create an indoor active shooter gunshot detection and alerting system in schools.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 333 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 safety response in schools.

 

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. Subsection (a) of section 6 of chapter 70B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following clause:- (7) The school project shall include the installation of an indoor active shooter gunshot detection and alerting system.

SECTION 2.  Section 10 of chapter 284 of the acts of 2014 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “stairwells.” the following sentence:- "The plans or blueprints shall include installation of an indoor active shooter gunshot detection and alerting system."