SENATE DOCKET, NO. 439        FILED ON: 1/15/2023

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Julian Cyr

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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 the department of public health state public health laboratory campus.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 439        FILED ON: 1/15/2023

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to the department of public health state public health laboratory campus.

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. The Department of Public Health State Public Health Laboratory campus, located in the Jamaica Plain district of the city of Boston, shall be designated and known as the Dr. Alfred DeMaria, Jr. Campus, in recognition of Dr. Alfred DeMaria, Jr., a pioneer in epidemiology and former state epidemiologist, chief infectious disease medical officer, and assistant commissioner of the department of public health. A suitable marker bearing that designation shall be attached to the campus by the department of public health. Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify the designation of the tower building on said campus as the Dr. William A. Hinton Laboratory pursuant to chapter 124 of the acts of 2009.