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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 334 FILED ON: 1/11/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1593 |
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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 | | Patrick M. O'Connor |
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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 supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive |
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| 13 | 13 | | social norms marketing. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 334 FILED ON: 1/11/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1593 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1593) of Patrick M. O'Connor for |
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| 20 | 20 | | legislation to support school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive |
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| 21 | 21 | | social norms marketing. Public Health. |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 1437 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive |
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| 30 | 30 | | social norms marketing. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 32 | 32 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding after section |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2229 the following section:- |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3 Section 230. Preventing Substance Abuse through Positive Social Norms Marketing |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4 The department of public health in cooperation with the department of education shall |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5establish a grant program, subject to appropriation, to be known as the Positive Social Norms |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6Marketing Program, for the purpose of providing grants to school districts to fund evidence- |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7based positive social norms marketing campaigns in elementary and secondary schools. The |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8department of public health shall establish guidelines governing the positive social norms |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9campaigns. |
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