Amendment ID: S2155-1-R1

Redraft Amendment 1

Freelance Instructors

Messrs. Moore and Rodrigues move to amend the bill in section 1, in proposed section 172N, by adding the following subsection:-

(b) Notwithstanding section 172 or any other general or special law to the contrary, and except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), the department may disclose, upon a request made by a parent or guardian of a child 18 years of age or under, all criminal record information of a person who purports to be a horse riding instructor for hire, who is not affiliated or contracted with a riding school or a stable licensed pursuant to section 2B of chapter 128 and who may have direct and unmonitored contact with children 18 years of age or under. The department shall obtain written consent from a horse riding instructor for hire prior to disclosing criminal record information to a parent or guardian.