HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1548 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2069
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Carlos González
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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 establish the Massachusetts prisoner bone marrow donation program.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 1/8/2019 |
Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex | 1/30/2019 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 1/17/2019 |
Bud L. Williams | 11th Hampden | 1/18/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1548 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2069
By Mr. González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2069) of Carlos González and others for legislation to establish the Massachusetts prisoner bone marrow donation program. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
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 to establish the Massachusetts prisoner bone marrow donation program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Notwithstanding and law to the contrary, the following act Massachusetts Prisoner Bone Marrow Donation Program
Section 1. There shall be established a bone marrow donation program within the Department of Correction. Accepted and eligible prisoners will be able to gain up to a sixty day reduction in the length of their sentence for an amount of bone marrow donated to be determined by the Bone Marrow Donation Committee. Said committee shall be made of the following:
(a) The Medical Director of the Department of Corrections
(b) A Bone Marrow Specialist from a Commonwealth hospital;
(c) A Representative of an organization advocating for bone marrow donations;
Said committee shall be responsible for the effective implementation and ongoing administration of the {Prisoner Bone Marrow Donation program. Annual reports including actual amounts of bone marrow donated, and the estimated life-savings associated with said donations, to be filed with the Executive and Legislative branches of the Commonwealth. All costs associated with the Bone Marrow Donation Program will be done by the benefiting institutions of the program, and their affiliates-not by the Department of Correction. There will be no commissions or monetary payments to be made to the Department of Correction for bone marrow donated by inmates.