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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1790 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 116 |
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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 | | Sal N. DiDomenico |
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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 updating the juvenile justice policy and data board. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and SuffolkJames B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/11/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1790 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 116 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 116) of Sal N. DiDomenico |
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| 19 | 19 | | and James B. Eldridge for legislation to update the juvenile justice policy and data board. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 78 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 updating the juvenile justice policy and data board. |
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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 1. Subsection (b) of Section 89 of Chapter 119 of the General Laws, as |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the following words:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3“The board shall consist of 21 members,” and replacing it thereof with the following:- “The |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4board shall consist of 23 members,” |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 SECTION 2. Said subsection (b) of said Section 89 of said Chapter 119 is further |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6amended by inserting after the words "Massachusetts juvenile justice advisory committee or a |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7designee” the following:- "; 1 of whom shall be the executive director of the Commission on |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Youth or a designee". 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9 SECTION 3. Said subsection (b) of said Section 89 of said Chapter 119 is further |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10amended by striking out the following words:- “2 of whom shall be parents whose children have |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11been subject to juvenile court jurisdiction and” and replacing it thereof with the following:- |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12 “3 of whom shall be individuals with past juvenile justice involvement from a list |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13provided by The Transformation Center DBA Kiva Centers and a list provided by the |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14Parent/Professional Advocacy League, Inc, at least 1 of whom is a parent whose child has been |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15subject to juvenile court jurisdiction and 1 of whom is an adult who was subject to juvenile court |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16jurisdiction as a child, and” |
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