SECTION 1. Section 85K of chapter 231 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the words “shall not exceed the sum of $100,000, exclusive of interests and costs” the following:- “provided, however, that all claims of sexual abuse of a minor, as defined in section 4C of chapter 260, shall not be subject to a limitation on damages”
SECTION 2. Section 2 of chapter 258 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall not be subject to a $100,000 limitation on compensatory damages” the following:- “; provided further that all claims of sexual abuse of a minor, as defined in section 4C of chapter 260, shall not be subject to a $100,000 limitation on damages”
SECTION 3. Subsection (j) of section 10 of said chapter 258 is hereby amended by inserting, after paragraph (4), the following paragraph:- “(5) any claim of sexual abuse of a minor, as defined in section 4C of chapter 260, by a public employee or contractor.”
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