SENATE DOCKET, NO. 991 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 305
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jason M. Lewis
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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 to promote safe firearm storage education and increase the well-being of students.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex |
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Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 3/27/2023 |
James C. Arena-DeRosa | 8th Middlesex | 4/3/2023 |
William J. Driscoll, Jr. | 7th Norfolk | 4/18/2023 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | First Plymouth and Norfolk | 5/3/2023 |
Lydia Edwards | Third Suffolk | 6/12/2023 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 991 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 305
By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 305) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation to promote safe firearm storage education and increase the well-being of students. Education. |
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 to promote safe firearm storage education and increase the well-being of students.
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. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 99. (a) The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall develop model content for the safe storage of firearms in consultation with the executive office of public safety and security for school districts, as defined by section 2 of chapter 70, in order for the districts to disseminate that content to families. Said model content shall include information for students and their families, parents, and guardians regarding the importance of secure gun storage to protect minors from accessing firearms, the risks of access to firearms, secure firearm storage requirements, and suicide prevention and other behavioral health resources.
(b) School districts, as defined by section 2 of chapter 70, shall annually distribute pamphlets containing information developed pursuant to subsection (a) to all enrolled students and their parents or guardians, in English or Spanish, and make said information electronically accessible on the district’s webpage.