Amendment ID: S2141-1

Amendment 1

Corrective Amendment

Ms. Spilka moves to amend the bill by striking out section 1 and inserting in place thereof the following 3 sections:-

“SECTION 1. Section 19 of chapter 19B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, 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 1A. Chapter 19C of the General Laws, as so appearing, 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 1B.  Section 1 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “disabled person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- person with a disability.”; and

by inserting after section 4 the following section:-

“SECTION 4A. 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.”; and

by striking out section 9 and inserting in place thereof the following 3 sections:-

“SECTION 9. Section 2 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out in line 2, the first time it appears, the words “disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with a disability.

SECTION 9A. Said section 2 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the words “disabled persons protection commission” and inserting in place thereof the following words: - commission for the protection of persons with disabilities.

SECTION 9B Said section 2 of said chapter 19C, as so appearing is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 5, the words “disabled persons” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- persons with a disability.”; and

in section 41, by inserting after the figure “13,”, in line 170, the following figures:- “16, 17 and”; and

by adding the following section:-

“SECTION 56. Section 220 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 20 to 21, the words “disabled persons protection commission” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- commission for the protection of persons with disabilities.”.