Bill Text: MA S284 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Establish a skin cancer and sun safety educationprogrm in public schools
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 5/26 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room A1 [S284 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S284-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James E. Timilty
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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 establishing a skin cancer and sun safety education program in public schools.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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James E. Timilty |
Bristol and Norfolk |
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William Smitty Pignatelli |
4th Berkshire |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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Steven J. D'Amico |
4th Bristol |
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Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. |
26th Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S00375 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act establishing a skin cancer and sun safety education program
in public schools.
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 1 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “cancer,”, in line 27, the following words: - “as to the detection and prevention of skin cancer,”.
SECTION 2. Said section 1 of said chapter 71, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph: -
“The department of education is hereby directed in collaboration with the department of public health, to establish a task force for the purpose of developing a model curriculum for grades kindergarten through twelve in skin cancer prevention that shall include (a) the basic facts about skin cancer, including the negative impact of human exposure to ultraviolet radiation obtained trough sunburns and tanning, and (b) a comprehensive set of strategies and behaviors to reduce the risk of contracting skin cancer. Said curriculum shall include, but not be limited to, the skin cancer education and prevention policies and materials provided by the “Sunwise Program”, so called, of the Environmental Protection Agency. A copy of said curriculum shall be sent to the superintendent of schools for each school district in the commonwealth. The department shall encourage school districts to implement said curriculum or a variation thereof.
