HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3637        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3380

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Elizabeth A. Malia

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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 promoting family stability by further reforming criminal offender record information, increasing access to employment and preventing unfair accrual of debt.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

1/18/2019

Joseph A. Boncore

First Suffolk and Middlesex

2/1/2019

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/30/2019

Sonia Chang-Diaz

Second Suffolk

2/1/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/31/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/31/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/1/2019

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/31/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/31/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

1/30/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/30/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/1/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/31/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/31/2019

Chynah Tyler

7th Suffolk

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3637        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3380

By Ms. Malia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3380) of Elizabeth A. Malia and others relative to promoting family stability of incarcerated persons by further reforming criminal offender record information, increasing access to employment and preventing unfair accrual of debt.  The Judiciary.

 

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 promoting family stability by further reforming criminal offender record information, increasing access to employment and preventing unfair accrual of debt.

 

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.  Section 13 of chapter 119A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the last sentence in the last paragraph, the following paragraph:-

(e) Within 15 days of admission of a person sentenced to or held at a house of corrections or department of corrections facility, the commissioner of corrections or the sheriff for the facility shall provide information, including an application for IV-D services, to the person and inform the person of the right to request services from the IV-D agency pursuant to section 2 of this chapter to modify a child support order so as to avoid accrual of child support arrearages.

SECTION 2.  Section 4 of chapter 159A 1/2 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the last sentence in subsection (c) in line 57, the following two sentences: -

A criminal charge that did not end in a conviction shall not be a basis for disqualification of an applicant as a transportation network driver, except for a driving offense under section 24 of chapter 90 or a driving offense where the person was assigned to an alcohol or controlled substance education, treatment or rehabilitation program by a court.

SECTION  3.  Section 16 of chapter 23K of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is amended by striking out the word “theft,” in subparagraph (a) in line 4, and in subparagraph (b) in line 16.