Budget Amendment ID: FY2013-S4-638

EHS 638

Sharing Vital Information

Messrs. Tarr, Knapik and Hedlund moved that the proposed new text be amended "SECTION __.  Paragraph 2 of section 4 of chapter 17 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence at the end thereof:-

The registrar shall provide electronic access to any state board or agency, including but not limited to the State Board of Retirement and the Office of the Jury Commissioner, to facilitate verification to ensure that those receiving state benefits or being asked to perform a state service are not disqualified for the benefit or from performing the service as a result of appearing on the registry of deaths."