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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1436 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3796 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Steven Ultrino |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to human trafficking awareness. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Steven Ultrino33rd Middlesex1/14/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1436 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3796 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Ultrino of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3796) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Steven Ultrino for legislation to require the Department of Transportation to post signs in |
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| 20 | 20 | | highway rest stops and MBTA stations and vehicles alerting the public to the National Human |
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| 21 | 21 | | Trafficking Hotline. Transportation. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act relative to human trafficking awareness. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 6C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2is hereby amended by inserting at the end of Section 31 the following:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 Section 31A. The office of planning and programming shall provide a sample sign, to be |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4approved by the general manager. Such sign shall be not less than eight and one-half inches high |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5and eleven inches wide containing the following notice: |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6 “WARNING. Obtaining forced labor or services is a crime under Massachusetts law. If |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7you or someone you know is being forced to engage in any activity and cannot leave – whether it |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8is commercial sex, housework, farm work or any other activity – call the National Human |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888. You can remain anonymous, and the Hotline is available |
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| 39 | 39 | | 1024 hours a day, seven days a week.” 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11 Such notice shall be provided in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Portuguese, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12and any other language as recommended by the office of planning and programming, whereby |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13the English notice must cover at least one-half of the sign, to display in all state highway and |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14mass transit facilities and vehicles that are open to the public, including restrooms, in a |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15conspicuous manner clearly visible to the public and employees. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16 (b) The office of planning and programming shall periodically, and at least annually, |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17consult with the attorney general as to whether a sample sign pursuant to subsection (a) shall be |
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| 47 | 47 | | 18provided in any other language. |
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