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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1124 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 230
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tricia Farley-Bouvier
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act empowering the office of the child advocate to enforce its statutory duties.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tricia Farley-Bouvier2nd Berkshire1/14/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1124 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 230
By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 230)
of Tricia Farley-Bouvier relative to the powers of the Child Advocate to appear, intervene in or
bring actions on behalf the Commonwealth. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 156 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act empowering the office of the child advocate to enforce its statutory duties.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 18C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby
2amended by inserting after section 2 the following section:-
3 Section 2A. In addition to the powers set forth in section 2, and notwithstanding section 3
4of chapter 12 or any other law to the contrary, the child advocate, or the child advocate’s
5designee, may represent, appear, intervene in or bring an action on behalf the commonwealth or
6of any child in any proceeding before any state or federal court, tribunal, agency, board or
7commission in which matters related to this chapter are in issue.