Bill Text: MA H166 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: That the Department of Social Services be authorized to retain certain information to assist in risk and safety assessments of children and families
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-11-10 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the House Committee On Ways and Means [H166 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H166-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Elizabeth Poirier
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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 enhanced protection of children an investigation of abuse and neglect allegations.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Elizabeth Poirier |
14th Bristol |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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Paul K. Frost |
7th Worcester |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 128 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 enhanced protection of children an investigation of abuse and neglect allegations.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
The second paragraph of section fifty-one E of said Chapter 119, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end of the section the following new paragraph:—
Nothing in this section shall prevent the department from keeping information on unsubstantiated reports for no more than 60 months to assist in future risk and safety assessments of children
and families. Section 7. Section fifty-one of Chapter 119 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following new paragraph:—
Nothing in this section shall prevent the department from keeping information on unsubstantiated reports for no more than 60 months to assist in future risk and safety assessments of children and families.
