An Act concerning sexual violence on higher education campuses
Establishes state-level policies for all higher education institutions in the Commonwealth
Ensures that fair procedures and appropriate services are in place at higher education institutions across Massachusetts for both the reporting party and the accused
Provides tools and training to our higher education institutions to help prevent sexual assault on college campuses
Status: Passed by Senate
An Act to establish a registry of caretakers found to have substantiated abuse against persons with intellectual or developmental disability
Requires the Disabled Persons Protection Commission to establish and maintain a Massachusetts Registry of Abusers of Persons with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and prohibits the Department of Developmental Services or an employer from utilizing the services of a person whose name appears on the registry.
Status: Passed by Senate
An Act further regulating the enforcement of, illegal hunting practices
Updates poaching laws, fines and penalties, as well as requiring national reciprocity, where a violation of fish/game law in another state requires loss of that privilege in Massachusetts.
Status: Passed by Senate
State Police Oversight
Ensures the State Police institute best practices for training, discipline, use of force, emergency planning, communications, and operations by requiring the department achieve accreditation or certification from a recognized accrediting agency; the independent internal audit unit, also created in the FY19 budget, will monitor compliance of this requirement.
Status: Signed into law as Chapter 154 of the Acts of 2018
An Act protecting higher education student information
Protects student information at public higher education campuses, including phone numbers, email addresses, and graduation dates.
Status: Passed by Senate
Resolve relative to sexual assault counselor task force
A task force to establish statewide training and certification standards for sexual assault counselors.
Status: Passed by Senate
An Act relative to critical incident intervention by emergency service providers
Requires that information divulged to a critical incident stress management team member during the provision of critical incident stress management team and crisis intervention services be kept confidential, except under certain limited circumstances
