Amendment #14, as changed to H5305

Additional Legal Protections in School Settings

Mr. Reid of Lynn moves to amend the bill by striking out the amendment in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:-

Mr. Reid of Lynn moves to amend the bill in section 1 by striking out subsection (d), in lines 70 and 71, and inserting in place thereof the following 2 subsections:-

 (d) The governor, in consultation with the attorney general, shall publish multilingual guidelines for all school districts, as defined in section 2 of chapter 70, on how to handle interactions with law enforcement officers regarding civil immigration enforcement. The multilingual guidelines shall include, but shall not be limited to, guidance on:

(i) designating a contact person or persons to be notified of the presence of, or information requests from, law enforcement agents engaged in civil immigration enforcement;

(ii) verifying the identity and authority of any law enforcement officer engaged in civil immigration enforcement;

(iii) verifying the validity of any judicial warrant or judicial order provided;

(iv) documenting and maintaining records of all interactions with law enforcement agents engaged in civil immigration enforcement;

(v) informing all persons how to respond to requests relating to civil immigration enforcement; and

(vi) any other information the governor and the attorney general deems relevant for school districts.

(e) The governor shall post the published guidelines pursuant to this section prominently on the commonwealth’s website.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #14, as changed to H5305

Additional Legal Protections in School Settings