Budget Amendment ID: FY2027-S4-268

GOV 268

Institutional Records Access

Mr. Barrett moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section _ the following section:-

"SECTION _.  Section 7 of chapter 66 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following two sentences:- Any such record from a state institution that is not in the custody of the state secretary shall be available for review and access by the archives division of the state secretary. If the archives division determines a record is relevant to the history of state institutions as studied and reported on by the special commission established in Section 144 of Chapter 126 of the Acts of 2022 and is in sufficient condition for permanent retention, said record shall be transferred to the custody of the state secretary."