Amendment ID: S2191-7-R4

4th Redraft Amendment 7

College Campus Safety

Mr. Humason moves to amend the bill adding the following section:-

“SECTION 3. There shall be a task force to evaluate and review the impact and effectiveness of eliminating the classification of chemical mace, pepper spray and other similarly-propelled liquid, gas or powder designed to temporarily incapacitate as a dangerous weapon as it relates to possession of such a weapon on a college campus and to make recommendations on the advisability of the allowance of any such weapons on college campuses. The evaluation and review shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the usefulness of chemical mace, pepper spray or other similarly-propelled liquid, gas or powder as a protective measure against sexual assaults; (ii) the number of higher education campuses banning the possession of such propellants on their campuses; and (iii) the impact that policies permitting or banning the use of those propellants has on the occurrences of sexual assault on higher education campuses.

The task force shall consist of the attorney general or a designee, who shall serve as chair, the secretary of public safety and security or a designee, the commissioner of higher education, the executive director of the Massachusetts office for victim assistance or a designee, the executive director of Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence or a designee, the executive director of the Victim Rights Law Center, Inc. or a designee and 6 persons to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be recommended by the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts, Inc., 1 of whom shall be recommended by the University of Massachusetts, 1 of whom shall be recommended by the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association, 1 of whom shall be recommended by the Massachusetts Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, 1 of whom shall be recommended by the state university council of Presidents and 1 of whom shall be recommended by the Massachusetts Community Colleges executive office.  The task force shall submit a final report with its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation or regulations necessary to carry out its recommendations by filing the same with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives not later than January 1, 2019.  The clerk shall forward a copy of the report to the joint committee on higher education and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security.”