HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2027        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1705

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mary S. Keefe and Carolyn C. Dykema

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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 community support for vulnerable youth.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

2/16/2021

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

2/26/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/17/2021

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

2/22/2021

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

2/24/2021

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/25/2021

Kate Lipper-Garabedian

32nd Middlesex

2/26/2021

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/26/2021

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/26/2021

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/26/2021

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

3/15/2021

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

3/3/2021

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

9/10/2021

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/25/2022


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2027        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1705

By Representatives Keefe of Worcester and Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1705) of Mary S. Keefe, Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to community based juvenile justice programs to support school-age and vulnerable youth.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to community support for vulnerable youth.

 

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 32 of chapter 12 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the section in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:-

Section 32. (a) The district attorneys in the Suffolk, Middlesex, Essex, Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire/Franklin, Norfolk, Plymouth, Bristol, Cape and Islands and Berkshire counties may operate community based juvenile justice programs in order to coordinate efforts to support school-age and vulnerable youth. 

(b) A district attorney's community based juvenile justice program may work with the schools and community representatives on development of school safety and intervention programs with the goal of supporting all students, particularly vulnerable youth.

(c) A district attorney's community based juvenile justice program may conduct regular working sessions. No individual minor shall be discussed without prior authorization of a parent or legal guardian(s).