HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1791 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 453
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Carole A. Fiola
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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 providing for alternatives to fines for failure to send.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Carole A. Fiola | 6th Bristol | 1/10/2019 |
Antonio F. D. Cabral | 13th Bristol | 1/31/2019 |
Denise C. Garlick | 13th Norfolk | 1/31/2019 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 1/28/2019 |
Liz Miranda | 5th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Paul A. Schmid, III | 8th Bristol | 1/17/2019 |
Alan Silvia | 7th Bristol | 1/31/2019 |
Tommy Vitolo | 15th Norfolk | 1/29/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1791 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 453
By Ms. Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 453) of Carole A. Fiola and others relative to providing for alternative penalties for failure to send children to school. Education. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2031 OF 2017-2018.]
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 providing for alternatives to fines for failure to send.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 2 of chapter 76 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the court may, as an alternative to the fine provided herein, order a person in control of a child and the child described in section 1, who fails to attend school under this section, to attend a counseling program or other appropriate program or services, as determined by the court. If the court finds that the child, and a person in control of such child, have successfully completed the court ordered programs or services the court shall dismiss the charge under this section against the defendant. Charges under this section shall be assigned to an expedited docket for disposition.