Amendment ID: S3072-18

Amendment 18

Publication of Guidance

Mr. Moore and Ms. Edwards move that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section __ the following section:-

“SECTION __. (a) The governor, in consultation with the attorney general, shall publish multilingual guidelines for all state agencies and private entities on how to handle interactions with law enforcement officers involved in 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; and

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

 (b) The governor, in consultation with the attorney general, shall publish multilingual guidelines for all law enforcement agencies on how to handle interactions between law enforcement officers and people regarding civil immigration enforcement. The multilingual guidelines shall include, but shall not be limited to, guidance on:

 (i) the duties and responsibilities of law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officers related to civil immigration enforcement;

 (ii) reporting on activities of law enforcement officers involved in civil immigration enforcement that are conducted in the presence of local and state law enforcement; and

 (iii) providing any report of activities of law enforcement officers involved in civil immigration enforcement to the attorney general for review and enforcement.

 (c) The governor, in consultation with the attorney general, shall publish multilingual guidelines explaining individual civil rights related to federal immigration enforcement, including, but not limited to, guidelines on how people can contact legal services related to civil immigration enforcement.

 (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.”