Special Commission on Violence Prevention Services Funding

SECTION 149. (a) There is hereby established, pursuant to section 2A of chapter 4 of the General Laws, a special legislative commission to study the commonwealth’s funding structure for violence prevention services. (b) The special legislative commission shall consist of 19 members: the chairs of the joint committee on public health or their designees, who shall serve as co-chairs; the chairs of the joint committee on public safety and homeland security or their designees; the secretary of public safety and security or a designee; the secretary of health and human services or a designee; 1 member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives who shall be from an organization that has received a grant through the Safe and Successful Youth Initiative; 1 member appointed by the president of the senate who shall be from an organization that has received a grant through the Safe and Successful Youth Initiative; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 3 member appointed by the governor, 1 or whom shall be from an organization involved in early child education or development, 1 of whom shall represent a community-based organization providing intervention and prevention services and 1 of whom shall represent a female-led community-based organization providing violence prevention and intervention services; 2 members appointed by the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus who are not members of the general court; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Asian-American Legislative Caucus who is not a member of the general court; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Inc.; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Inc. and 1 member from the Massachusetts Business Roundtable.