Bill Text: MA H149 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provide for the protection and care of certain children born to incarcerated mothers

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-04 - Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the House Committee On Ways and Means [H149 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H149-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kay Khan

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
                Court assembled:

                The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act providing for the protection and care of certain children.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Kay Khan	11th Middlesex
Patricia D. Jehlen	Second Middlesex
Barbara A. L'Italien	18th Essex
Elizabeth A. Malia	11th Suffolk
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.	26th Middlesex
David B. Sullivan	6th Bristol
Ellen Story	3rd Hampshire

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 104 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act providing for the protection and care of certain children.

                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.  Section 23A of Chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “child”, in line 11, the following words: -- ; provided, however, that every effort shall be made to keep infants of twelve months or less born to incarcerated mothers with their mothers.  If it is not possible for the child to remain with the mother, the care of the child will be taken care of through other arrangements.