Amendment #527 to H4100

Providing for Children's Advocacy Centers

Representatives Cabral of New Bedford, Aguiar of Fall River, Koczera of New Bedford, Schmid of Westport, Ross of Attleboro, Orrall of Lakeville, Markey of Dartmouth and Sullivan of Fall River moves to amend the bill by adding at the end thereof the following section:

“SECTION XX: Subsection (d) of section 47 or chapter 94C is hereby amended in line 135 by inserting after “purposes” the following:

“or as grants to a children’s advocacy center”

And is hereby further amended in line 143 by striking the following:

“and other anti-drug or neighborhood crime watch programs”

And inserting in place thereof:

“grants to children’s advocacy centers or other anti-drug or neighborhood crime watch programs”

And is hereby further amended in line 152 by inserting the following:

“A police department may expend up to ten percent of the monies and proceeds as grants to a children’s advocacy center or other anti-drug or anti-crime programs.””