HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2221        FILED ON: 2/17/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1821

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tram T. Nguyen

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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 updating the definition of sexual assault counsellor to expand confidentiality protections.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

2/17/2021

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/23/2021

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

2/24/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/24/2021

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/26/2021

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/26/2021

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/26/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2221        FILED ON: 2/17/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1821

By Ms. Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1821) of Tram T. Nguyen and others for legislation to include licensed mental health counselors in the definition of sexual assault counsellor.  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 updating the definition of sexual assault counsellor to expand confidentiality protections.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 20J of Chapter 233 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “worker,” in line 10, the following words:- “ licensed mental health counselor,”.