HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4398 FILED ON: 7/25/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4108
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael S. Day
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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 establishing a hate crimes grant program.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Michael S. Day | 31st Middlesex | 7/25/2019 |
Claire D. Cronin | 11th Plymouth | 7/26/2019 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 7/26/2019 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 7/26/2019 |
Maria Duaime Robinson | 6th Middlesex | 7/26/2019 |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex | 7/26/2019 |
Andres X. Vargas | 3rd Essex | 7/26/2019 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 7/26/2019 |
William C. Galvin | 6th Norfolk | 7/26/2019 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 7/30/2019 |
Natalie M. Blais | 1st Franklin | 7/30/2019 |
Tami L. Gouveia | 14th Middlesex | 7/30/2019 |
Stephan Hay | 3rd Worcester | 7/30/2019 |
John Barrett, III | 1st Berkshire | 7/30/2019 |
Michelle L. Ciccolo | 15th Middlesex | 7/30/2019 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 7/30/2019 |
Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex | 7/30/2019 |
Patricia A. Haddad | 5th Bristol | 7/30/2019 |
Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. | 28th Middlesex | 7/30/2019 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 7/30/2019 |
James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex | 7/30/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 7/31/2019 |
Christine P. Barber | 34th Middlesex | 7/31/2019 |
William J. Driscoll, Jr. | 7th Norfolk | 7/31/2019 |
Daniel Cahill | 10th Essex | 7/31/2019 |
Brian W. Murray | 10th Worcester | 7/31/2019 |
RoseLee Vincent | 16th Suffolk | 7/31/2019 |
Lori A. Ehrlich | 8th Essex | 7/31/2019 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 7/31/2019 |
Richard M. Haggerty | 30th Middlesex | 7/31/2019 |
Thomas P. Walsh | 12th Essex | 7/31/2019 |
Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 7/31/2019 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 7/31/2019 |
David K. Muradian, Jr. | 9th Worcester | 7/31/2019 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 8/1/2019 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 8/1/2019 |
Steven Ultrino | 33rd Middlesex | 8/1/2019 |
Carole A. Fiola | 6th Bristol | 8/1/2019 |
Gerard J. Cassidy | 9th Plymouth | 8/1/2019 |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | 8/1/2019 |
Denise C. Garlick | 13th Norfolk | 8/1/2019 |
Louis L. Kafka | 8th Norfolk | 8/2/2019 |
John H. Rogers | 12th Norfolk | 8/2/2019 |
Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex | 8/5/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4398 FILED ON: 7/25/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4108
By Mr. Day of Stoneham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michael S. Day and others relative to the establishment of a grant program for the education and prevention of hate crimes and incidences of bias in public schools. Education. |
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 establishing a hate crimes grant program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 69 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 1P the following section:-
Section 1Q. The department of elementary and secondary education, in coordination with the executive office of public safety and security and the Massachusetts governor’s hate crimes task force, shall establish a grant program, subject to appropriation, for the education and prevention of hate crimes and incidences of bias in public schools. The grants shall be used for education and prevention programs in school districts for the purposes of education, professional development, prevention, or community outreach. The department shall develop guidelines governing the implementation of this grant program. In awarding grants, priority shall be given to communities with an identified need.