Amendment #1 to H4829

Governor's Amendment

Mr. Speliotis of Danvers recommended the following amendment:

The committee on Bills in the Third Reading, to whom was referred the

Engrossed Bill establishing a special commission on funding for the department of correction and each sheriff’s department (see House, No. 4829) being section 89  contained in the bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (see House, No. 4800), which was returned by His Excellency the Governor pursuant to Article LVI with recommendation of amendment specified by him, (see Attachment K of House, No. 4833)

Reports recommending that the amendment recommended by His Excellency the Governor be considered in the following form:

In Section 1, in the first paragraph, by striking out the words “1 of whom shall be nominated by the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth, Inc., 1 of whom shall be nominated by the Pioneer Institute, Inc., 1 of whom shall be nominated by Prisoners' Legal Services, 1 of whom shall be nominated by the Massachusetts Bar Association, 1 of whom shall be nominated by the National Correctional Employees Union, Inc., 1 of whom shall be nominated by the Boston Bar Association,” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-

“after considering any recommendations from the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth, Inc., the Pioneer Institute, Inc., Prisoners' Legal Services, the Massachusetts Bar Association, the National Correctional Employees Union, Inc. and the Boston Bar Association”;

And in the sixth paragraph, by inserting after the words “de-identified form” the following words:- “provided, however, that nonpublic information relating to a matter that is or may be the subject of litigation shall not be disseminated to any other person or entity, nor shall it be admitted as evidence in any administrative or court proceeding against the department of correction or any sheriff or sheriff’s department; provided further, that members of the commission who are not currently state employees shall be considered special state employees for purposes of chapter 268A of the General Laws.”