Budget Amendment ID: FY2023-S4-571-R1

Redraft EHS 571

Birth Certification Modernization

Ms. Rausch and Mr. Cyr moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4510-0100, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the registry of vital records to update birth certificate forms consistent with section 1 of chapter 46 of the General Laws;” and

by striking out the figure “$22,188,252” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$22,213,252”; and

by inserting after section 21 the following section:-

“SECTION 21A. Section 1 of chapter 46 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

In the record of births, date of birth, place of birth, name and assigned sex of child; names, places of birth and dates of birth of the parents; and residence and birth surname of the person who gave birth. In the record of the birth of a child born to parents not married to each other, the name of and other facts relating to the father or other parent shall not be recorded except as provided in section 2 of chapter 209C where parentage paternity has been acknowledged or adjudicated under the laws of the commonwealth or under the law of any other jurisdiction.”.