SECTION 1. Section 15F of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the words “Employ Handicapped Persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Persons with Disabilities Employment.
SECTION 2. Section 15LLLL of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the word “Autistic” and inserting in place thereof the following word:-Autism.
SECTION 3. Section 15OOOOO of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, the words “disabled individuals” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- individuals with disabilities.
SECTION 4. Section 40 of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 and 5, the words “disabled American veterans” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- American veterans with disabilities.
SECTION 5. Section 56 of said chapter 6 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 48, as so appearing, the words “and handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons and persons with disabilities.
SECTION 6. Section 106 of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 11, the words “who are disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- with disabilities.
SECTION 7. Section 131A of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “the aged and disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aged persons and persons with disabilities.
SECTION 8. Section 131B of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 10 and 11, the words “the aged and disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- aged persons and persons with disabilities.
SECTION 9. Section 143 of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 11, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 10. Section 172 of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 92 and 93, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 11. Said section 172 of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 93, the words “or disabled person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person or person with a disability.
SECTION 12. Section 172C of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Disabled person” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-
“Person with a disability”, a person who has an intellectual or developmental disability, as defined by section 1 of chapter 123B, or who otherwise has a mental or physical disability and as a result of such mental or physical disability is wholly or partially dependent on others to meet their daily living needs.
SECTION 13. Said section 172C of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 17, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 14. Said section 172C of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 18, the words “or disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons or persons with disabilities.
SECTION 15. Said section 172C of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 20 and 21, the words “disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 16. Said section 172C of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 33 and 34, the words “or disabled person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person or person with a disability.
SECTION 17. Said section 172C of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 36, the words “the disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 18. Section 172E of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 10, the words “or disabled person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person or person with a disability.
SECTION 19. Said section 172E of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 13, the words “or disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons or persons with disabilities.
SECTION 20. Said section 172E of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 21, the words “the disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 21. Section 178C of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 60, and in lines 43 and 144, the words “mentally retarded person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with an intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 22. Section 178K of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 236, the words “the mentally retarded” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
SECTION 23. Said section 178K of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 259, the words “mentally retarded person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with an intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 24. Section 191 of said chapter 6, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 17, the words “handicapping conditions” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disabilities.
SECTION 25. Section 16D of said chapter 6A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 58 and 59, the words “the disabled and chronically ill” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities and persons who are chronically ill .
SECTION 26. Section 16R of said chapter 6A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, the words “is disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- has a disability.
SECTION 27. Section 18B of said chapter 6A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 153, the word “disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 28. Section 2 of chapter 6C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 82 and 85, the words “a disabled rider advocate” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- an advocate for riders with disabilities.
SECTION 29. Section 5 of chapter 6D of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 14 and 15, the words “in racial, ethnic and disabled communities” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- by race, ethnicity and disability.
SECTION 30. Section 4H of chapter 7 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 84 and in lines 87 and 88, the words “disabled persons protection commission” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- commission for the protection of persons with disabilities.
SECTION 31. Section 22N of said chapter 7, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 13 and 14, the words “mental retardation” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 32. Section 50 of said chapter 7, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 34 and 35 and in line 37, the words “or disabled workers” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- workers or workers with disabilities.
SECTION 33. Section 27 of chapter 7C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 13, the word “handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 34. Section 9 of chapter 8 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 30, the word “handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 35. Section 38 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, the words “retarded children” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- children with an intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 36. Said section 38 of said chapter 10, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 133, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with disabilities.
SECTION 37. Section 15B of chapter 15 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “visually-handicapped children” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- children with visual impairments.
SECTION 38. Section 30 of chapter 15A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the words “as being developmentally disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- with a developmental disability.
SECTION 39. Section 13 of chapter 15D of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 48 and 49, the words “disabled parents than to the children of non-disabled parents” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- parents with disabilities than to the children of parents without disabilities.
SECTION 40. Section 2 of chapter 18 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 86, the word “disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- with disabilities.
SECTION 41. Said section 2 of said chapter 18, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 179, the words “adult handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- adults with disabilities.
SECTION 42. Section 5 of said chapter 18, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 18, the words “, the disabled and the handicapped resident” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- and persons with disabilities residing.
SECTION 43. Section 21 of chapter 19 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “of”, in lines 10 and 15, the following words:- persons who are.
SECTION 44. Said section 21 of said chapter 19, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 11, 18 and 32, the words “an intellectual disability” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- intellectual or developmental disabilities.
SECTION 45. Said section 21 of said chapter 19, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 16, the words “and mentally retarded individuals” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons and persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
SECTION 46. Section 7 of chapter 19B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the words “mental retardation”.
SECTION 47. Section 8 of said chapter 19B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “mental retardation”.
SECTION 48. Said section 8 of said chapter 19B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 6 and 7, the words “the mentally retarded” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
SECTION 49. Section 19 of said chapter 19B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 126, 139, 280 and 281, 305, 384, 390 and 391, and in lines 394 and 395, the words “disabled persons protection commission” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- commission for the protection of persons with disabilities.
SECTION 50. Chapter 19C of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the title and inserting in place thereof the following title:-
COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
SECTION 51. Section 1 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 and 33, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 52. Said section 1 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the definition of “Caretaker” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-
''Caretaker'', a parent, guardian or other person or agency responsible for the health or welfare of a person with a disability, whether in the same home as the person with a disability or in a relative's home, a foster home or any other day or residential setting.
SECTION 53. Said section 1 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 13, the words “disabled persons protection commission” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- commission for the protection of persons with disabilities.
SECTION 54. Said section 1 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the definition of “Disabled person”.
SECTION 55. Said section 1 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 31 and 32, 42 and 46, the words “disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 56. Said section 1 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition of “Mandated reporter” the definition:-
“Person with a disability”, a person between the ages of 18 to 59, inclusive, who is a person with an intellectual or a developmental disability as defined in section 1 of chapter 123B or who otherwise has an intellectual, developmental or physical disability and, as a result of such disability, is wholly or partially dependent on others to meet daily living needs.
SECTION 57. Said section 1 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 39 and 41, the words “disabled person or persons” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person or persons with disabilities.
SECTION 58. Section 2 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the first time they appear, and in line 5, the words “disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 59. Said section 2 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the words “, to be known as the disabled persons protection commission”.
SECTION 60. Section 3 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 20 and 21, and in lines 28 and 29, the words “disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 61. Section 4 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1, 11, 16, 26, 28 and 35, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 62. Said section 4 of said chapter 19C, as so amended, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 29, the words “disability or otherwise mentally disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- or developmental disability or a mental illness.
SECTION 63. Said section 4 of said chapter 19C, as so amended, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 30 and 31, the words “disabled person is physically disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability is a person with a physical disability
SECTION 64. Section 5 of said chapter 19C, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1, 13, 33, 50, 63, 73 and 75, and in lines 77 and 78, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 65. Said section 5 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 9, the words “disabled person’s health” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability’s health.
SECTION 66. Said section 5 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 12, the words “disabled person’s residence” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability’s residence.
SECTION 67. Section 6 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 10 and 15, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 68. Section 7 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4, 6 and 7, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 18, 20 and 21, 22, 29, 35, 39 and 40, 46, 47 and 48, 59, 65, 67 and 68, the words “disabled person”, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words: - person with a disability.
SECTION 69. Said section 7 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 61, the words “disabled person or his” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability or such person’s.
SECTION 70. Section 8 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 71. Said section 8 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 6, the words “disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the persons with a disability.
SECTION 72. Section 10 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 7, 13, 19 and 29, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 73. Section 11 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 74. Section 13 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1 and 8, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 75. Section 2 of chapter 21H of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 73 and 74, the words “the mentally ill or retarded” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with a mental illness or persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
SECTION 76. Section 16 of chapter 22C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 and 5, the words “temporarily or permanently disabled by reason of” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- such trainee or officer suffers a temporary or permanent disability caused by.
SECTION 77. Section 32 of said chapter 22C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 13, the word “handicap” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 78. Section 1 of chapter 23B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 40 and 41, the words “the handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 79. Section 10 of said chapter 23B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 8, the words “the handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 80. Section 15 of chapter 23E of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 12, the words “disabled worker” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- worker with a disability.
SECTION 81. Section 2WWW of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 83, the words “disabled citizens” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- citizens with disabilities.
SECTION 82. Section 9B of chapter 30 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 26, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 83. Section 16 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 10 and 13, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 84. Section 1 of chapter 31A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 24, the word “handicap” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 85. Section 21 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 279, the words “Disabled Employees” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Employees with Disabilities.
SECTION 86. Said section 21 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 285, the words “disabled employee” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- employee with a disability.
SECTION 87. Said section 21 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 290 and 291, the words “disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 88. Said section 21 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 347, the words “disabled members” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- members with disabilities.
SECTION 89. Said section 21 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 362, the words “disabled individual” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- individual with a disability.
SECTION 90. Section 23 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 418, the word “handicap” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- disability.
SECTION 91. Section 46 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 11, the words “become permanently disabled by” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- suffered a permanent disability from.
SECTION 92. Section 75 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 11, the words “be permanently disabled, mentally or physically,” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- have a permanent mental or physical disability.
SECTION 93. Section 80 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 6 and 7, the words “be permanently disabled, mentally or physically, by” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- have a permanent mental or physical disability from.
SECTION 94. Section 81A of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 5 and 6, the words “becomes permanently disabled, mentally or physically,” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- suffers a permanent physical or mental disability from.
SECTION 95. Section 83 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 8 and 9, the words “be permanently disabled, mentally or physically, by” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- have a permanent mental or physical disability from.
SECTION 96. Section 83A of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 5 and 6, the words “becomes permanently disabled, mentally or physically, by” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- suffers a permanent mental or physical disability from.
SECTION 97. Section 85E of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 6 and 7, the words “becomes permanently disabled, mentally or physically, by” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- suffers a permanent mental or physical disability from.
SECTION 98. Section 85H of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “becomes permanently disabled mentally or physically by” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- suffers a permanent physical or mental disability from.
SECTION 99. Said section 85H of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 16, the words “is disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- suffers a disability.
SECTION 100. Section 89E of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 64, the words “or disabled children” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- children or children with disabilities.
SECTION 101. Section 2 of chapter 32A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 70, the words “handicapped child” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- child with a disability.
SECTION 102. Section 88 of chapter 33 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “is disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- suffers a disability.
SECTION 103. Section 14B of chapter 34 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with disabilities.
SECTION 104. Said section 14B of said chapter 34, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 105. Said section 14B of said chapter 34, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 9, the words “the handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 106. Section 3 of chapter 38 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 21, the words “mental retardation institution” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- intermediate care facility for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
SECTION 107. Section 4E of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 349, the words “developmentally disabled individuals” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- individuals with developmental disabilities.
SECTION 108. Section 21 of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 137 and 192, and in lines 196 and 197, the words “disabled veterans” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- veterans with disabilities.
SECTION 109. Said section 21 of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 137 and 138, 139 and 140, 192 and 193, and in line 197, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 110. Said section 21 of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 142, 152 and 153, 155, 157 and 182, and in lines 198 and 199, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with disabilities.
SECTION 111. Said section 21 of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 152, the words “disabled veteran” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- veteran with a disability.
SECTION 112. Said section 21 of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 177 and 178, the word “Handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- Disability.
SECTION 113. Said section 21 of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 185 and 186, the word “handicapped” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following word:- disability.
SECTION 114. Section 22 of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 17 and 18, the words “disabled veteran or handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- veteran with a disability or other person with a disability.
SECTION 115. Said section 22 of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 20 and 21, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 116. Section 22A of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 32 and 53, the words “disabled veteran” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- veteran with a disability.
SECTION 117. Said section 22A of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 32 and 33, 35, 37, 53, 55 and 58, and in lines 68 and 69, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 118. Said section 22A of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 61, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 119. Said section 22A of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 64, the word “Handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- Disability.
SECTION 120. Section 22D of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 15, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 121. Said section 22D of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 17, the words “disabled veteran or handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- veteran with a disability or other person with a disability.
SECTION 122. Said section 22D of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 20, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 123. Section 22G of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the word “handicap” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 124. Said section 22G of said chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the word “on” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- for the protection of persons with.
SECTION 125. Section 3 of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 96, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 126. Said section 3 of said chapter 40A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 119, the words “handicapped access ramps” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- access ramps for persons with disabilities.
SECTION 127. Section 6 of chapter 40R of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 30, 35 and 37, the words “the disabled” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 128. Section 98F of chapter 41 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 13 and 14, the words “a handicapped individual” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- a person with a disability.
SECTION 129. Section 86 of chapter 54 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 22, the words “permanently disabled voters” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- voters with permanent disabilities.
SECTION 130. Said section 86 of said chapter 54, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 27, the words “permanently disabled voters’ list” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- list of voters with permanent disabilities.
SECTION 131. Section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 715, 757 and 758, 800, 866 and 902, as so appearing, the words “disabled veteran” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- veteran with a disability.
SECTION 132. Section 3D of chapter 60 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 8 and 9, and in line 21, the words “and disabled” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons and persons with disabilities.
SECTION 133. Said section 3D of said chapter 60, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 10, the words “and disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons and persons with disabilities.
SECTION 134. Section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1234 and 1235, the words “is disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- has a disability.
SECTION 135. Section 2 of chapter 64G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 11, the words “developmentally disabled individuals” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
SECTION 136. Said section 2 of said chapter 64G, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 20 and 21, the words “developmentally disabled individual” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with developmental disability.
SECTION 137. Section 6 of chapter 64H of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out, in line 198, as so appearing, the words “crippled person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a physical disability.
SECTION 138. Said section 6 of said chapter 64H is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 206 and 207, as so appearing, the words “invalids and crippled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- sick persons and persons with physical disabilities.
SECTION 139. Said section 6 of said chapter 64H , as so appearing,, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 354, the words “be permanently disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- have a permanent disability.
SECTION 140. Said section 6 of said chapter 64H, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 356, the words “Disabled Veteran” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Veteran with a Disability.
SECTION 141. Said section 6 of said chapter 64H, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 428, the words “or handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons or persons with disabilities.
SECTION 142. Said section 6 of said chapter 64H is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 438, as so appearing, the words “developmentally disabled individuals” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with developmental disabilities.
SECTION 143. Said section 6 of said chapter 64H is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 444 and 445, as so appearing, the words “a developmentally disabled individual” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- a person with a developmental disability.
SECTION 144. Section 1C½ of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “developmentally disabled students” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- students with developmental disabilities.
SECTION 145. Section 7 of chapter 71A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, the words “severely learning disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- having a severe learning disability.
SECTION 146. Chapter 71B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the title, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following title:-
CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.
SECTION 147. Section 1 of said chapter 71B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 13, the words “are not disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- do not have disabilities.
SECTION 148. Section 3 of said chapter 71B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 175 and 217, the words “mental retardation” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- developmental services.
SECTION 149. Section 8 of said chapter 71B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 10, the words “disabled child” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- child with a disability.
SECTION 150. Section 12A of said chapter 71B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Disabled person”.
SECTION 151. Said section 12A of said chapter 71B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 14 and 25, and in lines 29 and 30, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 152. Said section 12A of said chapter 71B is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition of “Major life activity”, as so appearing, the following definition:-
“Person with a disability”, a person who is unable to engage in substantial gainful activity by reason of medically-determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or be of at least 12 months' duration; provided, however, that such impairment shall be of such severity that the person is unable to do such person’s previous work, if any, and, considering the person’s age, education and work experience, cannot engage in substantial gainful activity.
SECTION 153. Said section 12A of said chapter 71B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 32, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- a person with a disability.
SECTION 154. Section 12B of said chapter 71B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the words “disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 155. Section 12C of said chapter 71B is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1, 17, 31, 36, 43, 54, 63, 72 and 73, and in line 90, as so appearing, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 156. Said section 12C of said chapter 71B is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 44, as so appearing, the words “be disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- have a disability.
SECTION 157. Said section 12C of said chapter 71B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 48, the words “is not disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- does not have a disability.
SECTION 158. Section 22D of chapter 74 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3 and 4, and in line 6, the words “disabled veterans” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- veterans with disabilities.
SECTION 159. Section 2 of chapter 75 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 29 and 30, the words “as developmentally disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- with a developmental disability.
SECTION 160. Section 12B of chapter 76 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 197, the word “handicap” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 161. Section 19E of chapter 78 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 40, the words “the handicapped and disadvantaged” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities and disadvantaged persons.
SECTION 162. Said section 19E of said chapter 78, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 51 and 52, the words “persons who are visually impaired, mentally, physically, or emotionally handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with visual, mental, physical or emotional disabilities.
SECTION 163. Section 19J of said chapter 78, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 12, the word “handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 164. Section 2 of chapter 85 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 95, the words “or otherwise handicapped children” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- other children with disabilities .
SECTION 165. Section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 39, the words “disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 166. Said section 2 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 185, and in lines 257 and 258, the words “or handicap”.
SECTION 167. Said section 2 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 246, the words “Disabled Veteran” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Veteran with a Disability.
SECTION 168. Said section 2 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 262, the words “handicap and of”.
SECTION 169. Said section 2 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 308, 310 and 339, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 170. Said section 2 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 321 and 322, 333 and 356, the word “handicapped” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following word:- accessible
SECTION 171. Said section 2 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 322, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 172. Said section 2 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 325, 352, 355, 358, 363, 374, 375, 376, 378 and 379, 380, 383, 384, 385, 387 and 389, the word “handicapped” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following word:- disability.
SECTION 173. Section 13A of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 12, the word “handicap” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 174. Section 33 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 193, the words “disabled veteran” and inserting place thereof the following words:- veteran with a service-connected disability.
SECTION 175. Section 41 of chapter 92 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 and 5, the words “disabled veteran or a handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- veteran with a disability or other person with a disability.
SECTION 176. Section 4 of chapter 92B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 28, the word “handicap” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 177. Section 82 of chapter 93 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 6 and 7, the words “he becomes significantly physically or medically disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the buyer suffers a significant physical or medical disability.
SECTION 178. Section 103 of said chapter 93, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the word “handicap” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 179. Section 6 of chapter 93B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 173, the word “disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- suffers from a disability.
SECTION 180. Section 295CC of chapter 94 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 5 and 6, the words “handicapped person or disabled veteran number plates” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- veteran or other person with a disability number plate.
SECTION 181. Section 4O of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 24, the words “mental retardation” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- developmental services.
SECTION 182. Section 6D of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, and in lines 23 and 24, the words “genetically handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons with genetic disabilities.
SECTION 183. Section 24E of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, the word “handicap” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 184. Section 25B of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 55 and 56, the words “the developmentally disabled or mentally ill” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with developmental disabilities or persons with mental illness.
SECTION 185. Section 25C of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 218 and 219, the words “the mentally ill or developmentally disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with mental illness or persons with developmental disabilities.
SECTION 186. Section 62J of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the words “crippled and deformed children” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- children with physical disabilities.
SECTION 187. Said section 62J of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “crippled children” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- children with physical disabilities.
SECTION 188. Said section 62J of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 14, the words “mental retardation” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 189. Section 65A of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the word “crippled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons who became physically disabled.
SECTION 190. Said section 65A of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “crippled children” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- children with physical disabilities.
SECTION 191. Section 67E of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 40 and 41, the words “mental retardation” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 192. Section 69E of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, the words “mental retardation” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 193. Section 72M of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 24, the word “disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 194. Section 72O of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 48 and 49, and in line 61, the word “disabled” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 195. Section 72Y of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 11 and 12, the words “the mentally ill or retarded” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with mental illness or persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
SECTION 196. Section 193 of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 12 and 13, the words “or retarded”.
SECTION 197. Section 220 of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 20 and 21, the words “disabled persons protection commission” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- commission for the protection of persons with disabilities.
SECTION 198. Section 1 of chapter 111G of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 13, the words “handicapping conditions” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disabilities.
SECTION 199. Section 23A of chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out, in line 60, as so appearing, the words “the handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 200. Section 87B½ of said chapter 112, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 195, the words “disabled or incompetent said” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- has a disability or is incompetent, such.
SECTION 201. Section 87XX½ of said chapter 112, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 15, the words “the disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 202. Section 163 of said chapter 112, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 31, the words “physically or mentally handicapped individuals” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- with physical or mental disabilities.
SECTION 203. Chapter 118A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the title, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following title:-
ASSISTANCE TO THE AGED AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
SECTION 204. Section 1 of said chapter 118A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “and disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons and persons with disabilities.
SECTION 205. Said section 1 of said chapter 118A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 7, the words “and disabled individuals” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons and persons with disabilities.
SECTION 206. Said section 1 of said chapter 118A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 16, the words “disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 207. Section 7 of said chapter 118A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1 and 2, the words “and disabled residents” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- residents and residents with disabilities.
SECTION 208. Section 9D of chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 35 and 36, as so appearing, the words “and disabled persons,” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons, persons with disabilities.
SECTION 209. Section 16 of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, and in line 14, the words “disabled residents” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- residents with disabilities.
SECTION 210. Section 16A of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the words “disabled children” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- children with disabilities.
SECTION 211. Section 16D of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 44, the word “disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- has a disability.
SECTION 212. Section 19 of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 8, the word “handicapping” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disabling.
SECTION 213. Section 31 of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 16, and in lines 38 and 39, the words “permanently and totally disabled” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- has a permanent and total disability.
SECTION 214. Section 78 of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 10 and 11, the words “non-disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons without disabilities.
SECTION 215. Section 23 of chapter 119 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 49 and 50, as so appearing, the words “mental retardation” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- an intellectual or development disability.
SECTION 216. Section 14 of chapter 120 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “developmentally disabled or” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- has a developmental disability or is.
SECTION 217. Section 10 of chapter 121A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 153, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 218. Said section 10 of said chapter 121A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 154, the words “learning disabled children” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- children with learning disabilities.
SECTION 219. Section 18D of said chapter 121A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 87, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 220. Section 1 of chapter 121B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Handicapped persons of low income”.
SECTION 221. Said section 1 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition of “Operating agency” the following definition:-
“Person of low income with disabilities”, a person whose annual net income is less than the amount necessary to enable such person to maintain decent, safe and sanitary housing and who have been determined, pursuant to regulations issued by the secretary of housing and livable communities, to have an impairment that is expected to be of long, continued and indefinite duration, which substantially impedes the ability of such person to live independently in conventional housing and that is of such a nature that such ability could be improved by more suitable housing conditions; provided, however, that except as required by federal law and notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, a history of alcohol or substance use shall not constitute a qualifying impairment; provided further, that eligibility for protection as a person with a disability under state or federal anti-discrimination laws shall not constitute a guarantee of eligibility for housing as a person of low income with a disability; and provided further that a person who has a disability as defined in paragraph 17 of section 1 of chapter 151B shall still be required to meet the definition of “a person of low income with a disability” under this section in order to be eligible for housing under this chapter.
SECTION 222. Section 26 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 174 and 175, the words “low income handicapped person” and inserting in place there of the following words:- persons of low income with disabilities.
SECTION 223. Said section 26 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 176, the words “is handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- has a disability.
SECTION 224. Said section 26 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 182 and 183, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place there of the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 225. Said section 26 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 184 and 186, the words “handicapped residents” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- residents with disabilities.
SECTION 226. Said section 26 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 258 and 261, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 227. Section 32 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 116, the word “handicap” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 228. Said section 32 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 130 and 136, the words “disabled veterans” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- veterans with disabilities.
SECTION 229. Said section 32 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 150 and 153, and in lines 155 and 156, the word “handicap-accessible” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following word:- accessible.
SECTION 230. Said section 32 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 181, the words “disabled veteran” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- veteran with a disability.
SECTION 231. Section 34 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 48 and 49, the words “is permanently and totally disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- has a permanent and total disability.
SECTION 232. Section 38 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 30, 37 and 38, and in line 39, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 233. Section 38A of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2, 8 and 16, the words “the handicapped” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 234. Said section 38A of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 7, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 235. Said section 38A of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 11 and 12, 14, 18 and 19, 21, 25, 28, 32 and 33, and in lines 35 and 36, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 236. Said section 38A of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 30, the words “physically handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with physical disabilities.
SECTION 237. Said section 38A of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 31 and 32, the words “mental retardation, emotional deficiencies,” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- intellectual or developmental disabilities.
SECTION 238. Said section 38A of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 32 and 33, the words “and handicapped persons,” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons and persons with a disability.
SECTION 239. Section 38D of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 156, the words “and handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons and persons with disabilities.
SECTION 240. Section 39 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3, 38 and 39, 44, 48, 50, 52, 63, 68, 73, 76, 89 and 90, 97 and 101, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 241. Said section 39 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 95, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 242. Section 40 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2, 6, 12, 19 and 20, 29 and 30, and in lines 63 and 64, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 243. Said section 40 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 13, the words “is handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- has a disability.
SECTION 244. Said section 40 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 24, and in lines 26 and 27, the words “the handicapped” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 245. Said section 40 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 27 and 42, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 246. Section 41A of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with a disability.
SECTION 247. Said section 41A of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 6 and 7, the words “is handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- have a disability.
SECTION 248. Said section 41A of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 18 to 20, inclusive, the words “handicapped persons of families of low income, of which one or more persons is handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons of low income with a disability or families of low income in which at least 1 person has a disability.
SECTION 249. Section 42 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 6 and 19, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons with a disability.
SECTION 250. Said section 42 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 7 and 20, the words “is handicapped” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- has a disability.
SECTION 251. Section 44 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 10, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with a disability.
SECTION 252. Said section 44 of said chapter 121B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 11, the words “is handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- have a disability.
SECTION 253. Section 2 of chapter 121E of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 12, the words “disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- for persons with disabilities.
SECTION 254. Section 1 of chapter 122 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 11, the words “mental retardation” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 255. Section 14 of said chapter 122, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3 and 4, the words “mental retardation” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 256. Section 1 of chapter 123A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 45 and 46, the words “mentally retarded person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with an intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 257. Chapter 123B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the title, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following title:-
PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
SECTION 258. Section 3 of said chapter 123B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, the words “the mentally retarded” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
SECTION 259. Said section 3 of said chapter 123B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 18, the words “the intellectually disabled ward” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- such person with the intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 260. Section 133E of chapter 127 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 14, the words “mentally retarded person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with an intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 261. Section 5 of chapter 128A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 363, the word “, disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words: jockeys, jockeys with disabilities.
SECTION 262. Section 17C of chapter 130 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 23, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 263. Section 13 of chapter 131 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 48 and 49, the words “the mentally retarded” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with an intellectual disability as defined in section 1 of chapter 123B or persons with a developmental disability as defined in said section 1 of said chapter 123B.
SECTION 264. Said section 13 of said chapter 131, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 50, the words “mentally retarded students” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- students with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
SECTION 265. Section 69 of said chapter 131, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 8 and 9, the words “is permanently disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- has a permanent disability.
SECTION 266. Section 2D of chapter 132A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 16, the words “disabled veteran” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- veteran with a disability.
SECTION 267. Said section 2D of said chapter 132A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 17, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 268. Section 30A of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 22, the words “mental retardation” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- developmental services.
SECTION 269. Section 105D of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, the words “is mentally or physically disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- has mental or physical disabilities.
SECTION 270. Section 1A of chapter 151 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 32, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 271. Section 9 of said chapter 151, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, the word “deficiency” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 272. Said section 9 of said chapter 151, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 7, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 273. Section 1 of chapter 151B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 133 and 134, and in line 169, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 274. Said section 1 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 136 and 137, the words “ to his handicap” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- for the disability.
SECTION 275. Said section 1 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 138, 153 and 170, the word “handicap” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following word:- disability.
SECTION 276. Said section 1 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 175 and 176, the words “physically or mentally handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a physical or mental disability.
SECTION 277. Section 3 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 22, the word “handicap” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 278. Said section 3 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 22 and 23, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 279. Said section 3 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 56, the words “and handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons and persons with disabilities.
SECTION 280. Section 4 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 190, 207, 213 and 214, 233, 267, 296, 303, 315, 329, 364, 371, 381, 401, 481, 495, 502, 692, 718 and 723, the word “handicap” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following word:- disability.
SECTION 281. Said section 4 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 191, 207, 214, 402 and 403, 414, 421, 634, 645 and 693, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 282. Said section 4 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 338 and 340, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 283. Said section 4 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 469, the word “handicap-accessible” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- accessible.
SECTION 284. Said section 4 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 490, the word “handicap” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- , disability.
SECTION 285. Said section 4 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 604, the words “is disabled or” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- has a disability or is.
SECTION 286. Said section 4 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 717, the words “handicapped individual” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 287. Section 1 of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 191, the words “a disabled employee” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- an injured and otherwise eligible employee.
SECTION 288. Section 20B of said chapter 152, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the words “an incapacitated, disabled or deceased physician” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- a physician who is incapacitated, has a disability or is deceased.
SECTION 289. Section 28 of said chapter 152, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 13 and 14, the words “mentally retarded persons eighteen years of age or older” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons aged 18 years old or older who have an intellectual or developmental disability as defined in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,.
SECTION 290. Section 37A of said chapter 152, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 1, the word “disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- has a disability.
SECTION 291. Section 75B of said chapter 152, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 292. Section 19A of chapter 159 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 16, the word “handicapped” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- as persons with disabilities.
SECTION 293. Section 5 of chapter 161A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 11, the word “handicap” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 294. Section 9 of said chapter 161A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 42, the words “the disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 295. Section 25 of said chapter 161A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 22 and 23, the words “handicapping condition” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 296. Section 5 of chapter 161B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 26, 30 and 45, the words “disabled commuter” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- commuters with disabilities.
SECTION 297. Said section 5 of said chapter 161B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 37 and 38, the words “the physically disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with physical disabilities.
SECTION 298. Section 15E of chapter 166 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 192, the words “disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 299. Section 24 of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 10 and 11, the words “becomes totally and permanently disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- suffers a permanent and total disability.
SECTION 300. Section 36 of said chapter 175, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 19, the words “or disabled employees” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- employees or employees with disabilities.
SECTION 301. Section 108 of said chapter 175, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 111, the words “is disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- had a disability.
SECTION 302. Said section 108 of said chapter 175, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 588 and 589, the words “become totally and permanently disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- suffer a permanent and total disability.
SECTION 303. Section 120A of said chapter 175, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “mental retardation” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 304. Section 162Q of said chapter 175, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 7 and 8, the words “becomes mentally or physically disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- suffers a mental or physical disability.
SECTION 305. Section 222 of said chapter 175, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 114, the words “becomes physically or mentally disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- suffers a physical or mental disability.
SECTION 306. Section 9 of chapter 176J of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 40 and 155, the words “been disabled” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- had a disability.
SECTION 307. Said section 9 of said chapter 176J, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 69, the words “is disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- has a disability.
SECTION 308. Said section 9 of said chapter 176J, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 73, and in lines 159 and 160, the words “is no longer disabled” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- no longer has a disability.
SECTION 309. Section 23D of chapter 184 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, the words “disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 310. Section 17A of chapter 186 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 71 and 72, the words “mentally ill or mentally retarded persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with mental illness or persons with an intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 311. Section 1 of chapter 188 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, the definition of “Disabled person”.
SECTION 312. Said section 1 of said chapter 188, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition of “Owner” the following definition:-
“Person with a disability”, a person who has a medically-determinable, permanent physical or mental disability that would meet the disability requirements for Supplemental Security Income under 42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(A) and 42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(C) as in effect at the time of recording.
SECTION 313. Section 2 of said chapter 188, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2, 7 and 20, and in lines 39 and 40, the words “or disabled person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person or person with a disability.
SECTION 314. Said section 2 of said chapter 188, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 11, and in lines 17 and 18, the words “or disabled person’s” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person’s or person with a disability’s.
SECTION 315. Section 5 of said chapter 188, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 19, and in lines 20 and 21, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 316. Section 3-915 of chapter 190B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 22, 26 and 27, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person under disability.
SECTION 317. Section 5-101 of said chapter 190B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out clause (12) and inserting in place thereof the following clause:-
(12) "Person with a disability”, an individual who has a substantial limitation in present functioning beginning before age 18, manifested by significantly subaverage intellectual functioning existing concurrently with related limitations in 2 or more of the following applicable adaptive skills areas: communication, self-care, home living, social skills, community use, self-direction, health and safety, functioning academics, leisure, and work.
SECTION 318. Said section 5-101 of said chapter 190B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 53, the word “, disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons, persons with disabilities.
SECTION 319. Said section 5-101 of said chapter 190B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 58, the words “developmentally disabled facility” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- facility for persons with developmental disabilities.
SECTION 320. Section 5-304 of said chapter 190B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 16, the words “be mentally retarded” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- have an intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 321. Section 5-309 of said chapter 190B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 57, the words “or a mental retardation facility”.
SECTION 322. Section 5-101 of said chapter 190B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 15, the words “who is disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- under disability.
SECTION 323. Section 5-404 of said chapter 190B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 57, the words “be developmentally disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- have a developmental disability.
SECTION 324. Section 5-407 of said chapter 190B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 18 and 19, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 325. Section 32 of chapter 209 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the words “mental retardation” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- an intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 326. Section 25 of chapter 211 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 and 5, the words “mentally or physically disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with mental illness or with intellectual, developmental or physical disabilities.
SECTION 327. Said section 25 of said chapter 211, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 25, the word “disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- disability.
SECTION 328. Section 34 of chapter 215 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 57, the words “is not disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- does not have a disability.
SECTION 329. Section 9 of chapter 221A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 22, the words “and handicapped individuals” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons and persons with disabilities.
SECTION 330. Section 16 of chapter 224 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 5 and 6, 42 and 53, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 331. Section 23E of chapter 233 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 36 and 50, the words “mental retardation” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- an intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 332. Section 4 of chapter 234A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 29, the words “is permanently disabled” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- has a permanent disability.
SECTION 333. Said section 4 of said chapter 234A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 36 and 37, the words “permanently disabled person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a permanent disability.
SECTION 334. Said section 4 of said chapter 234A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 39, 41 and 44, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 335. Section 56 of said chapter 234A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 8 and 9, the words “handicapped and elderly jurors or handicapped and elderly dependents of jurors” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- elderly jurors and jurors with disabilities and elderly dependents of jurors or a juror’s dependents with disabilities.
SECTION 336. Section 34 of chapter 235 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 56, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 337. Section 9 of chapter 239 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 13 and 25, the words “handicapped person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 338. Said section 9 of said chapter 239, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 32, the words “handicapped persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with disabilities.
SECTION 339. Section 5B of chapter 260 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, the word “handicap” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- disability.
SECTION 340. Section 40 of chapter 262 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 110, the words “disabled abuse” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- abuse of persons with disabilities.
SECTION 341. Section 13F of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “intellectual”, in lines 2, 3, 12 and 13, and in lines 14 and 15, each time it appears, the following words:- or developmental.
SECTION 342. Said section 13F of said chapter 265, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 21 and 22, the words “mentally retarded person” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- person with an intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 343. Section 45 of said chapter 265, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words “mentally retarded person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with an intellectual or developmental disability.
SECTION 344. Section 123 of chapter 266 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 6 and 7, the words “mentally ill and developmentally disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with mental illness and persons with developmental disabilities.
SECTION 345. Section 48 of chapter 271 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 and 5, the words “disabled veterans” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- veterans with disabilities.
SECTION 346. Section 23 of chapter 273 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 1, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.
SECTION 347. Section 100E of chapter 276 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Disabled person”.
SECTION 348. Said section 100E of said chapter 276, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition of “Person” following definition:-
“Person with a disability”, a person with an intellectual or a developmental disability as defined in section 1 of chapter 123B or who otherwise has a mental or physical disability and, as a result of such disability, is wholly or partially dependent on others to meet daily living needs.
SECTION 349. Section 100J of said chapter 276, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.“
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