HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2270        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 151

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Shaunna L. O'Connell

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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 DCF criminal background checks.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

1/9/2019

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

1/31/2019

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

1/24/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/30/2019

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

1/31/2019

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/30/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2270        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 151

By Mrs. O'Connell of Taunton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 151) of Shaunna L. O'Connell and others relative to criminal background checks for employees 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 Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to DCF criminal background checks.

 

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

Section 7 of chapter 18B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(p) The commissioner shall require social workers employed by the department and any employee who has unsupervised contact with children to complete a criminal offender record information investigation every 3 years.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to interfere with or impede any collective bargaining agreement in effect on the effective date of this act.