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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1249 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 571 |
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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 | | Carole A. Fiola |
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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 providing for alternatives to fines for failure to send. |
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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:Carole A. Fiola6th Bristol1/14/2025Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk1/23/2025Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/23/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1249 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 571 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Fiola of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 571) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Carole A. Fiola, Paul McMurtry and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to providing for alternative |
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| 20 | 20 | | penalties for failure to send children to school. Education. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 476 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act providing for alternatives to fines for failure to send. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Section 2 of chapter 76 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2paragraph:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the court |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4may, as an alternative to the fine provided herein, order a person in control of a child and the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5child described in section 1, who fails to attend school under this section, to attend a counseling |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6program or other appropriate program or services, as determined by the court. If the court finds |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7that the child, and a person in control of such child, have successfully completed the court |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8ordered programs or services the court shall dismiss the charge under this section against the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9defendant. Charges under this section shall be assigned to an expedited docket for disposition. |
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