Amendment ID: S2739-7-R1

Redraft Amendment 7

Transparency and accountability

Ms. Rausch, Mr. Eldridge, Ms. Chang-Diaz and Mr. Feeney move that the proposed new text be amended in section 6, in proposed subsection (d) of section 222 of chapter 6, by striking out the fifth sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence :- “All personally identifiable information received from the homes shall be redacted from the report and remain confidential.”; and

in said section 6, in said proposed subsection (d) of said section 222 of said chapter 6, by adding the following sentence:- “The secretary of veterans’ services shall ensure that the report is made available to the public on the website of the department of veterans’ services.”; and

in said section 6, in said proposed subsection (f) of said section 223 of said chapter 6, by adding the following sentences:- “The secretary of veterans’ services shall ensure that all council reports are made available to the public on the website of the department of veterans’ services. All personally identifiable information shall be redacted from the reports and remain confidential”.