Amendment #598 to H3400

Children's Advocacy Centers (CAC's)

Representatives Cabral of New Bedford, Haddad of Somerset, Koczera of New Bedford, Schmid of Westport, Orrall of Lakeville, Vieira of Falmouth and Sullivan of Fall River move 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.””