Massachusetts General Laws
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library

Section 15j - Italian American War Veterans of the United States, inc., Day - Section 15J. The governor shall annually set apart March twenty-seventh,...

Section 15k - Cystic Fibrosis Week - Section 15K. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15l - John F. Kennedy Day - Section 15L. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15m - Battleship Massachusetts Memorial Day - Section 15M. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling...

Section 15n - Police Officers' Week - Section 15N. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15o - Keep Massachusetts Beautiful Month - Section 15O. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15p - Traffic Safety Week - Section 15P. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling...

Section 15q - United States Marine Corps Day - Section 15Q. The governor shall annually set apart November the...

Section 15r - Armistice Day - Section 15R. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling...

Section 15s - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Section 15S. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15t - Kalevala Day - Section 15T. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15u - Social Justice for Ireland Day - Section 15U. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15v - White Cane Safety Day - Section 15V. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15w - National Hunting and Fishing Day - Section 15W. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15x - Child Nutrition Week - Section 15X. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15y - Jaycee Week and Day - Section 15Y. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15z - Bataan–corregidor Day - Section 15Z. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15aa - Secretaries Week - Section 15AA. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15bb - Massachusetts National Guard Week - Section 15BB. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15cc - Retired Members of the Armed Forces Day - Section 15CC. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15dd - Independence Day - Section 15DD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling...

Section 15ee - Endangered Species Day - Section 15EE. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15ff - Pro–life Month - Section 15FF. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15gg - Employ the Older Worker Week - Section 15GG. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15hh - John Carver Day - Section 15HH. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15ii - Armenian Martyrs' Day - Section 15II. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15jj - Fire Fighters Memorial Sunday - Section 15JJ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15kk - National Family Week - Section 15KK. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15ll - Licensed Practical Nurse Week - Section 15LL. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15mm - Vietnam Veterans Day - Section 15MM. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15nn - State Walking Sunday - Section 15NN. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15oo - Saint Jean De Baptiste Day - Section 15OO. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15pp - Town Meeting Day - Section 15PP. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15qq - Parliamentary Law Month - Section 15QQ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15rr - Greek Independence Day - Section 15RR. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15ss - Massachusetts Hospice Week - Section 15SS. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15tt - Public Employees Appreciation Day - Section 15TT. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15uu - Practical Nursing Education Week - Section 15UU. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15vv - Presidents Day - Section 15VV. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15ww - Youth in Government Day - Section 15WW. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15xx - Joshua James Day - Section 15XX. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15yy - Leif Ericson Day - Section 15YY. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15zz - Massachusetts Whale Awareness Day - Section 15ZZ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15aaa - School Library Media Month - Section 15AAA. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15bbb - Pow/mia Day - Section 15BBB. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15ccc - Homeless Awareness Week - Section 15CCC. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15ddd - Silver–haired Legislature Days - Section 15DDD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15eee - Rabies Prevention Week - Section 15EEE. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15fff - Official State Crier and Greeter of the Commonwealth - Section 15FFF. The governor shall appoint a person to be...

Section 15ggg - Alzheimer's Awareness Week - Section 15GGG. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15hhh - Employee Involvement and Employee Ownership Week - Section 15HHH. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15iii - Independent Living Center Day - Section 15III. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15jjj - Police Memorial Day - Section 15JJJ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15kkk - Workers' Memorial Day - Section 15KKK. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15lll - Lupus Awareness Month - Section 15LLL. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15mmm - Geographic Education Awareness Week - Section 15MMM. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15nnn - Literacy Awareness Month - Section 15NNN. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15ooo - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Awareness Month - Section 15OOO. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15ppp - Samuel Slater Day - Section 15PPP. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15qqq - Caribbean Week - Section 15QQQ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15rrr - Emergency Responders Memorial Day - Section 15RRR. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15sss - Emergency Management Week - Section 15SSS. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling...

Section 15ttt - Law Enforcement Memorial Month - Section 15TTT. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15uuu - Home Composting Recognition Week - Section 15UUU. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15vvv - Head Injury Awareness Month - Section 15VVV. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15www - Polish–american Heritage Month - Section 15WWW. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15xxx - Lead Poisoning Prevention Week - Section 15XXX. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15yyy - Clara Barton Week - Section 15YYY. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15zzz - Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Week - Section 15ZZZ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15aaaa - Robert Goddard Day - Section 15AAAA. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15bbbb - Special Needs Awareness Day - Section 15BBBB. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15cccc - Robert Frost Day - Section 15CCCC. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15dddd - Lucy Stone Day - Section 15DDDD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15eeee - Italian–american Heritage Month - Section 15EEEE. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15ffff - Irish–american Heritage Month - Section 15FFFF. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15gggg - Portuguese–american Heritage Month - Section 15GGGG. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15hhhh - Time Period for Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness - Section 15HHHH. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15iiii - Public Health Month - Section 15IIII. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15jjjj - Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day - Section 15JJJJ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15kkkk - Arthritis Awareness Day - Section 15KKKK. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15llll - Autistic Awareness Month - Section 15LLLL. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15mmmm - Luther Burbank Day - Section 15MMMM. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15nnnn - Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Time - Section 15NNNN. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15oooo - Civilian Conservation Corps Day - Section 15OOOO. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15pppp - Thomas Paine Day - Section 15PPPP. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15qqqq - Tartan Day - Section 15QQQQ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15rrrr - Missing Children's Day - Section 15RRRR. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15ssss - Unity Day - Section 15SSSS. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15tttt - Myositis Awareness Day - Section 15TTTT. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15uuuu - Ninth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Civil War Day - Section 15UUUU. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15vvvv - Fifty-Fourth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Civil War Day - Section 15VVVV. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15wwww - Armenian–american Heritage Month - Section 15WWWW. The governor shall issue a proclamation setting apart...

Section 15xxxx - Guardians' Day - Section 15XXXX. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15yyyy - World War II Commemoration Day - Section 15YYYY. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15zzzz - Stalking Awareness Month - Section 15ZZZZ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15aaaaa - Bill of Rights Day - Section 15AAAAA. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15bbbbb - Juneteenth Independence Day - Section 15BBBBB. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15ccccc - Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month - Section 15CCCCC. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15ddddd - Leopoldville Disaster Remembrance Day - Section 15DDDDD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15eeeee - Thrombosis Awareness Month - Section 15EEEEE. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15fffff - Phenylketonuria Awareness Day - Section 15FFFFF. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15ggggg - Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week - Section 15GGGGG. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15hhhhh - Philanthropy Day - Section 15HHHHH. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15iiiii - Jack Kerouac Day - Section 15IIIII. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15jjjjj - Lung Cancer Awareness Month - Section 15JJJJJ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15kkkkk - Massachusetts Nonprofit Awareness Day - Section 15KKKKK. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15lllll - Disability History Month - Section 15LLLLL. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15mmmmm - Polish American Congress Day - Section 15MMMMM. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15nnnnn - No Name Calling Day - Section 15NNNNN. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15ooooo - Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day - Section 15OOOOO. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15ppppp - World Voice Week - Section 15PPPPP. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15qqqqq - Fragile X Awareness Day - Section 15QQQQQ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15rrrrr - Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week - Section 15RRRRR. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15sssss - Massachusetts Service and Volunteerism Day - [Text of section added by 2014, 84. See also, Section...

Section 15ttttt - General Sylvanus Thayer Day - Section 15TTTTT. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15uuuuu - Blue Star Mothers Month - Section 15UUUUU. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15vvvvv - Pandas/pans Awareness Day - Section 15VVVVV. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15wwwww - Ataxia Awareness Day - Section 15WWWWW. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15xxxxx - Southbridge Lions Club Bow Ties for Esophageal Cancer Awareness Day - Section 15XXXXX. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15yyyyy - Massachusetts Race Amity Day - Section 15YYYYY. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15zzzzz - First Responder Day - [Text of section added by 2016, 79. See, also, Section...

Section 15aaaaaa - Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Day - Section 15AAAAAA. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15bbbbbb - Farm-to-School Month - [Text of section added by 2016, 267, Sec. 1. See,...

Section 15cccccc - Ice Bucket Challenge Week - Section 15CCCCCC. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15dddddd - Seatbelt Awareness Month - Section 15DDDDDD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15eeeeee - Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month - Section 15EEEEEE. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15ffffff - Asian American Pacific Islander Month - Section 15FFFFFF. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15gggggg - Massachusetts Maple Month - [Text of section added by 2018, 40. See also, Section...

Section 15hhhhhh - Gold Star Wives Day - Section 15HHHHHH. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15iiiiii - Gold Star Mothers and Families Day - Section 15IIIIII. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15jjjjjj - Frederick Douglass Day - Section 15JJJJJJ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15kkkkkk - United States Navy Day - Section 15KKKKKK. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15llllll - United States Cadet Nurse Corps Day - Section 15LLLLLL. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting...

Section 15mmmmmm - Overdose Awareness Day - [ Text of section added by 2021, 24, Sec. 5...

Section 16 - Military Officers Serving Under Governor - Section 16. The aides-de-camp of the commander-in-chief and all officers...

Section 17 - Commissions and Boards Serving Under Governor - Section 17. The armory commission, the art commission, the executive...

Section 17a - Governor's Cabinet - Section 17A. There shall be a cabinet, which shall serve...

Section 18 - Armory Commission - Section 18. There shall be an armory commission composed of...

Section 18b - Public Education Nominating Council; Membership; Duties - Section 18B. (a) A public education nominating council is hereby...

Section 20 - Art Commission; Members; Powers and Duties - Section 20. (a) As used in this section, the following...

Section 26 - Board of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; Appointment; Term; Organization; Removal - Section 26. There shall be a board of commissioners on...

Section 27 - Board of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; Duties - Section 27. The commissioners shall examine subjects upon which uniformity...

Section 28 - Board of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; Compensation and Expenses - Section 28. They shall serve without compensation, but each commissioner...

Section 33 - Board of Trustees of the State Library - Section 33. There shall be a board of trustees of...

Section 34 - Powers and Duties of Trustees of the State Library - Section 34. Said trustees shall have the management and control...

Section 35 - Librarian of the State Library; Compensation, Etc. - Section 35. The governor, with the advice and consent of...

Section 36 - Expenditures for State Library; Approval of Accounts - Section 36. The trustees of the state library may expend...

Section 37 - Trustees of the State Library; Annual Report - Section 37. The trustees of the state library shall keep...

Section 37a - Gifts in Trust for State Library - Section 37A. The said trustees may receive in trust for...

Section 38 - State Library; Location; Persons Authorized to Use - Section 38. The state library shall be in the state...

Section 39 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 39 to 39b - Section 39. As used in sections thirty-nine to thirty-nine B,...

Section 39a - Depository Library for State Publications; Collection; System - Section 39A. (1) In order that all state publications of...

Section 39b - State Library; Copies of State Agency Publications - Section 39B. Each state agency shall furnish the state library...

Section 40 - Board of Trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts; Superintendent - Section 40. There shall be a board of trustees of...

Section 41 - Board of Trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts; Powers and Duties - Section 41. Said board of trustees shall have the management...

Section 56 - Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination; Appointment, Responsibilities; Employees; Regional Offices; Advisory Board - Section 56. There shall be a commission to be known...

Section 70 - Board of Trustees of Soldier's Home in Holyoke; Members - Section 70. There shall be a board of trustees of...

Section 71 - Board of Trustees of Soldier's Home in Holyoke; Powers and Duties - Section 71. The board of trustees of the Soldiers' Home...

Section 74 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Establishment; Expenditure of Funds - Section 74. There shall be a commission for the rehabilitation...

Section 75 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Commissioner; Employees; Other Offices - Section 75. (a) The commission shall be under the direction,...

Section 76 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Advisory Council - Section 76. There shall be an advisory council to consist...

Section 77 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Definitions Applicable to Secs. 74 to 84 - Section 77. The following words and phrases as used in...

Section 78 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Vocational Rehabilitation Services; Independent Living Rehabilitation Services - Section 78. (1) The commission shall, subject to appropriation, directly...

Section 78a - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Extended Sheltered Employment - Section 78A. The commission shall, subject to appropriation, administer a...

Section 79 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Powers and Duties - Section 79. The commission shall have the following powers and...

Section 80 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Additional Powers and Duties - Section 80. In carrying out the provisions of sections seventy-four...

Section 81 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Cooperation With State Agencies; Agreements - Section 81. The commission shall cooperate with the department of...

Section 82 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Federal Funds; Custodian; Expenditure - Section 82. The state treasurer shall be supervisor of funds...

Section 83 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Gifts to Commission; Acceptance; Investment - Section 83. The commission is hereby authorized and directed to...

Section 84 - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission; Information or Records Confidential - Section 84. All records relating to clients and applicants of...

Section 85 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 86 to 92 - Section 85. As used in sections eighty-six to ninety-two, inclusive,...

Section 88 - Atomic Energy Commission; Duties - Section 88. Said commission shall keep itself fully and currently...

Section 91 - Nuclear Material or Facility; Changes in Laws; Certain Departments to Initiate Studies - Section 91. The following departments, divisions and agencies are directed...

Section 92 - Nuclear Material or Facility; License or Permit - Section 92. No person shall manufacture, construct, produce, transfer, acquire...

Section 93 - Nuclear Material or Facility; Injunction Against Violations - Section 93. Whenever, in the opinion of the attorney general,...

Section 97 - State Finance and Governance Board; Membership - Section 97. (a) As used in this section and section...

Section 98 - Duties of State Finance and Governance Board - Section 98. (a) The board shall promote transparency, public accountability...

Section 101 - Obscene Literature Control Commission; Members; Appointment, Compensation, Etc. - Section 101. There shall be an obscene literature control commission...

Section 105 - Commission on Employment of People With Disabilities; Members; Chairperson; Appointments - Section 105. There shall be a commission on the employment...

Section 106 - Duties of Commission - Section 106. The commission shall promote employment to maximize the...

Section 107 - Annual Reports; Compensation of Members; Executive Secretary; Gifts and Bequests - Section 107. The commission shall report annually to the general...

Section 108 - Manufactured Homes Commission; Members; Duties; Compensation - Section 108. There shall be a manufactured home commission, hereinafter...

Section 115a - Unit Pricing of Packaged Commodities; Retail Sale; Regulations; Enforcement; Penalties; Report - Section 115A. The director of standards may adopt regulations establishing...

Section 116 - Municipal Police Training Committee; Members; Chairperson; Executive Director - [Text of section effective until July 1, 2021. For text...

Section 116a - Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Complaints; Basic Training Course; Guidelines for Law Enforcement Response - Section 116A. (a) The municipal police training committee shall establish,...

Section 116b - Hate Crimes; Police Instruction - [Text of section effective until July 1, 2021. For text...

Section 116c - Development and Establishment of Course on Use and Application of Technology to Increase Public Safety; Regional and Municipal Police Training Schools - Section 116C. (a) The municipal police training committee shall develop...

Section 116d - Protection, Care and Custody of Minors Upon Arrest of Parents or Guardians; Police Instruction - Section 116D. The municipal police training committee shall provide instruction,...

Section 116e - Development and Establishment of Course in Bicycle Safety Enforcement - Section 116E. (a) The municipal police training committee shall develop...

Section 116f - Harbormaster Training Council - Section 116F. There shall be a harbormaster training council within...

Section 116g - In-Service Training Program for Local Law Enforcement Officers and Officials; Bias-Free Policing; De-Escalation and Disengagement Tactics; Incidents Impacted by Mental Health or Developmental Disability Issues - [Subsection (a) effective until July 1, 2021. For text effective...

Section 116h - Municipal Police Training Committee; In-Service Training Program for School Resource Officers - Section 116H. (a) The municipal police training committee shall establish...

Section 116i - Municipal Police Training Committee; Training Program for Appropriate Interactions With Persons on the Autism Spectrum or With Other Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - Section 116I. The municipal police training committee shall establish and...

Section 116j - Municipal Police Training Committee; Basic and In-Service Training Programs for Regulation of Physical Force - Section 116J. The municipal police training committee, in consultation with...

Section 116k - Municipal Police Training Committee; Basic and In-Service Training Programs on Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention - Section 116K. (a) The municipal police training committee shall develop...

Section 117 - Meetings; Compensation of Members - Section 117. The committee shall meet monthly and at other...

Section 118 - Municipal Police Training Schools; Approval; Rules and Regulations Relative to Schools - Section 118. The municipal police training committee shall approve or...

Section 124a - World War II, Korean Emergency and Vietnam Conflict Memorial Commission; Members; Compensation; Honor Rolls - Section 124A. There shall be a World War II, Korean...

Section 125 - Health and Welfare Commission; Establishment - Section 125. There shall be a health and welfare commission,...

Section 126 - Duties of Commission - Section 126. The commission shall review, and make recommendations for...

Section 127 - Advisory Committee; Members; Meetings - Section 127. The commission may establish an advisory committee of...

Section 128 - Regional Offices; Service Regions; Regional Advisory Committees; Annual Reports - Section 128. The commission may establish regional offices equipped to...

Section 129 - Massachusetts Commission for the Blind; Composition; Cooperation With Federal Agency; Commissioner; Advisory Board - Section 129. There shall be a commission for the blind,...

Section 130 - Commissioner's Duties and Powers; Supervisors; Divisions and Directors; Assistance to Blind Persons; Funeral Expenses - Section 130. The commissioner shall be the executive and administrative...

Section 131 - Financial Assistance Program; Eligibility, Restriction; Payment Levels - Section 131. The commission shall administer a program of financial...

Section 131a - State Supplementary Payments; Annual Increases - Section 131A. State supplementary payments for the blind shall be...

Section 131b - Federal Agreement - Section 131B. At the discretion of the Social Security Administration,...

Section 131c - Applications; Eligibility for Assistance - Section 131C. An application to the Social Security Administration of...

Section 131d - Monthly Advancements to h.h.s.; Audit - Section 131D. There shall be advanced from the state treasury...

Section 131e - Medical Assistance Program; Eligibility - Section 131E. The commission shall administer a program of medical...

Section 131f - Fraudulent Procuring of Payments; Penalties - Section 131F. Any person or institution which knowingly makes a...

Section 131g - Vouchers Submitted by Vendors - Section 131G. All vouchers submitted by a vendor under the...

Section 131h - Violations by Vendor; Ineligibility Period - Section 131H. Any vendor procuring a payment under the medical...

Section 131i - Return of Payments by Ineligible Recipients or Vendors Required - Section 131I. Any recipient or vendor who receives any payment...

Section 131j - Rules and Regulations for Administration of Secs. 129 to 149 - Section 131J. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and regulations...

Section 132 - Advances to Commissioner - Section 132. There may be advanced annually to the commissioner...

Section 133 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 133a to 133f - Section 133. The following words and phrases, wherever used in...

Section 133a - Duties of Officers, Boards or Authorities in Charge of State Buildings or Property - Section 133A. The officer, board or other authority in charge...

Section 133b - Powers and Duties of Commission - Section 133B. In carrying out the provisions of this chapter,...

Section 133c - New Construction, Remodeling, Etc. of Public Buildings or Properties, Vending Facilities - Section 133C. To effectuate further the purposes of this act,...

Section 133d - Rental or Other Charge for Operation of Vending Facility - Section 133D. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special...

Section 133e - Existing Vending Facilities; Removal or Nonrenewal of Lease - Section 133E. In buildings and properties where a vending facility...

Section 133g - Braille Instruction for Registrants; Assessment - Section 133G. The Massachusetts commission for the blind shall offer...

Section 134 - Purchase of Articles Made by Blind Persons for Use in State and Other Public Institutions; Release - Section 134. The state purchasing agent, such officers in charge...

Section 135 - Register of the Blind; Identification Card; Acceptance to Verify Identity; Information Displayed; Fee - Section 135. The commissioner of the commission for the blind...

Section 136 - Reports of Medical Authorities Establishing Blindness - Section 136. Whenever, upon examination at a clinic, hospital or...

Section 137 - Applicants for Medical Assistance Who Do Not Qualify for Cash Assistance Under Sec. 131; Determination as ''blind'' - Section 137. Upon receipt of an application for medical assistance...

Section 138 - Solicitations for Benefit of Blind; License; Appeal From Refusal to Issue - Section 138. The commissioner, upon written application stating the purpose...

Section 139 - Prohibition on Solicitation for Benefit of Blind Without a License; Statement and Display of License - Section 139. No person shall offer for sale tags, tickets,...

Section 140 - Rules and Regulations Relative to Fund Raising for Blind; Provision for Penalties - Section 140. The commissioner may make rules and regulations relative...

Section 141 - Penalty for Violation of Rules Regulating Solicitations for Blind - Section 141. Whoever violates any provision of section one hundred...

Section 142 - Exemptions and Inapplicability of Sections Governing Solicitation for Blind - Section 142. Sections one hundred and thirty-eight to one hundred...

Section 143 - Schools and Workshops - Section 143. The commissioner shall, with the approval of the...

Section 144 - Support of Workmen and Pupils at Workshops; Pupils From Other States - Section 144. The commissioner may provide or pay for temporary...

Section 145 - Study of Problems Relating to Blindness; Investigations; Contact With Physicians and Other Qualified Facilities - Section 145. (a) The commission shall continuously study the problems...

Section 146 - Commission Divisions or Bureaus; Organizations and Functions - Section 146. There shall be in the commission such divisions...

Section 147 - Cooperation With Federal Departments; Development of State Plans - Section 147. In carrying out the provisions of section one...

Section 148 - Acceptance and Use of Gifts - Section 148. The commission is hereby authorized and empowered to...

Section 149 - Records Concerning Blind Persons; Custody, Use and Preservation - Section 149. The commission shall have power to establish and...

Section 156 - Committee on Criminal Justice; Membership; Meetings; Powers and Duties - Section 156. There shall be within the executive office of...

Section 156a - Proposal Review Board; Members; Powers, Etc. - Section 156A. There shall be a proposal review board to...

Section 156b - Executive Director; Qualifications; Duties; Staff; Compensation - Section 156B. There shall be an executive director of the...

Section 157 - American and Canadian French Cultural Exchange Commission - Section 157. There shall be an American and Canadian French...

Section 158 - Massachusetts Educational Communications Commission - Section 158. There shall be a Massachusetts educational communications commission,...

Section 159 - Council on Juvenile Behavior - Section 159. There shall be a state council on juvenile...

Section 160 - Duties; Quarters; Clerical Assistants - Section 160. The council shall from time to time examine...

Section 161 - Report - Section 161. The council shall annually, not later than the...

Section 162 - Advisory Board on Compensation of Officials; Establishment; Appointment of Members; Duties; Report; Compensation and Expenses - Section 162. There shall be an advisory board on compensation...

Section 163 - Management Engineering Task Force - Section 163. There shall be a board to be known...

Section 164 - Massachusetts Fire Training Council - Section 164. There is hereby established in the department of...

Section 165 - Duties - Section 165. The Massachusetts fire training council shall be the...

Section 165a - Massachusetts Firefighting Academy - Section 165A. There is hereby established the Massachusetts firefighting academy...

Section 165b - Massachusetts Fire Service Commission - Section 165B. There is hereby established in the executive office...

Section 166 - Health Facilities Appeals Board; Establishment; Function; Members; Appointment; Qualifications; Compensation; Personnel - Section 166. There shall be within the executive office of...

Section 166b - Advisory Committee on Chaplains in State Institutions; Establishment; Members; Meetings; Function - Section 166B. There shall be within the executive office of...

Section 167 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 167 and 168 to 178l - Section 167. The following words shall, whenever used in this...

Section 167a - Department of Criminal Justice Information Services - Section 167A. (a) There shall be within the executive office...

Section 168 - Criminal Record Review Board - Section 168. (a) There shall be a criminal record review...

Section 168a - Transmission of Probation and Parole Records to the Department - Section 168A. The commissioner of probation, the commissioner of corrections,...

Section 168b - Rules and Regulations - Section 168B. The executive director of the department shall promulgate...

Section 168c - Post-Secondary Schools; Annual Uniform Crime Reports; Campus Security Policies - Section 168C. (a) Each public or private degree-granting post-secondary institution...

Section 168d - Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey - [Text of section added by 2020, 337, Sec. 1 effective...

Section 168e - Adoption of Policies on Sexual Misconduct Involving Students or Employees - [Text of section added by 2020, 337, Sec. 1 effective...

Section 171 - Regulations Generally; Continuing Education Program; Evaluative Information - Section 171. The department shall promulgate regulations (a) creating a...

Section 171a - Right of Applicant to Criminal History Record Prior to Questioning or Adverse Decision; Penalties for Failure to Provide Applicant With Criminal History Information; Maintenance of Written Criminal Offender Record Information Policy - Section 171A. In connection with any decision regarding employment, volunteer...

Section 172 - Maintenance of Criminal Offender Record Information in Electronic Format; Accessibility via World Wide Web; Eligibility for Access to Database; Use and Dissemination of Criminal Offender Record Information - Section 172. (a) The department shall maintain criminal offender record...

Section 172a - Fee for Request for Criminal Offender Record Information or Self-Audit; Permitted Uses of Revenues Received Under This Section - Section 172A. The commissioner shall assess a fee for each...

Section 172b - Children and Families Department; Youth Services Department; Available Information - Section 172B. Notwithstanding any provision of section one hundred seventy-two...

Section 172b.5 - Local Fingerprint Submission Requirement for Applicants for Licenses in Specified Occupations - Section 172B.5. Municipalities may, by local ordinance, require applicants for...

Section 172c - Dissemination of Criminal Offender Record Information to Agencies Employing or Referring Individuals to Provide Services to Elderly or Disabled Persons - Section 172C. For purposes of this section, the following words...

Section 172d - Availability of Information to Iv–d Agency - Section 172D. Notwithstanding any provision of section 172 or of...

Section 172e - Dissemination of Criminal Offender Record Information to Long Term Care Facilities, Assisted Living Residences and Continuing Care Facilities - Section 172E. Notwithstanding any provision of section 172 to the...

Section 172f - Conviction and Arrest Data Available to Department of Early Education and Care - Section 172F. Notwithstanding section 172, the following information shall be...

Section 172g - Children's Camps to Obtain Criminal and Juvenile Data; Employees and Volunteers - Section 172G. Notwithstanding section 172, section 60 or 60A of...

Section 172h - Children's Programs to Obtain Criminal and Juvenile Data - Section 172H. Notwithstanding section 172 or any other general or...

Section 172i - Schools to Obtain Criminal Records of Taxicab Employees - Section 172I. Notwithstanding section 172 or any other general or...

Section 172j - Commissioner of Banks to Obtain Criminal Record Information of Applicants for Licensure Pursuant to Chapter 255f; Restriction on Use - Section 172J. Notwithstanding section 172 or any other general or...

Section 172k - Climbing Wall or Challenge Course Program Employee or Volunteer Previously Subject to Record Check; Simultaneous Applications for Record Check - [ First paragraph effective until July 18, 2021. For text...

Section 172l - Navigator Organizations Certified by the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Under 42 u.s.c. § 18031(i) Required to Obtain Criminal Offender Record Information Prior to Hiring New Employee - Section 172L. Navigator organizations certified by the commonwealth health insurance...

Section 172m - Person Licensed Pursuant to Sec. 122 of Chapter 140 Required to Obtain Criminal Offender Record Information Prior to Hiring New Employee Who May Have Direct and Unmonitored Contact With Firearms, Shotguns or Rifles - Section 172M. Notwithstanding section 172 or any other general or...

Section 172n - Requirements for Professional Licenses; List of Specific Disqualifying Criminal Convictions - Section 172N. State and political subdivision licensing authorities shall provide...

Section 172o - Fingerprint-Based Criminal Background Check; Purpose; Process; Requests; Consent; Results - [ Text of section added by 2021, 29, Sec. 3...

Section 173 - Regulations for Program Research; Monitoring; Access Restricted - Section 173. The commissioner may approve research programs to obtain...

Section 174 - Interstate System for Exchange of Record Information; Supervision of Participation by State and Local Agencies; Access Limited; Telecommunications Access Terminals - Section 174. The board shall supervise the participation by all...

Section 175 - Right of Subject to Inspect Criminal Offender Record Information; Correction of Inaccurate or Incomplete Information; Procedure; Restrict - Section 175. A subject shall have the right to inspect,...

Section 176 - Appeal; De Novo Hearing; Equitable Relief - Section 176. Any individual or agency aggrieved by any order...

Section 177 - Violations; Civil Liability - Section 177. Any aggrieved person may institute a civil action...

Section 178 - Requesting or Obtaining Criminal Offender Record Information or Self-Audit Under False Pretenses; Unlawful Communication of Record Information; Falsification of Record Information; Unlawful Request or Requirement That Person Provide His... - Section 178. An individual or entity who knowingly requests, obtains...

Section 178.5 - Use of Criminal Offender Record Information to Commit Crime Against or Harass Subject; Penalty - Section 178.5. Whoever uses criminal offender record information to commit...

Section 178a - Right of Victim of Crime, Witness or Family Member of Homicide Victim to Obtain Criminal Offender Record Information of Person Accused or Convicted; Disclosure of Other Information by Criminal Justice Agencies - Section 178A. A victim of crime, witness or family member...

Section 178b - Death of Offender; Cessation of Restrictions - Section 178B. The restrictions on the dissemination of criminal offender...

Section 178c - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 178c to 178p - Section 178C. As used in sections 178C to 178P, inclusive,...

Section 178d - Sex Offender Registry - Section 178D. The sex offender registry board, known as the...

Section 178e - Transmission of Registration Data to Criminal History Systems Board, Police Departments, and Fbi - Section 178E. (a) Within 5 days of receiving upon sentence...

Section 178f - Annual Verification of Registration Data; Homeless Sex Offenders; Juveniles; Disclosure of Information - Section 178F. Except as provided in section 178F.5 for a...

Section 178f1/2 - Registration by Personal Appearance; Level 2 or Level 3 Sex Offenders - Section 178F1/2. An incarcerated sex offender finally classified by the...

Section 178f3/4 - Global Positioning System Device to Be Worn by Homeless Sex Offender - Section 178F3/4. A homeless sex offender shall wear a global...

Section 178g - Termination of Obligation to Register - Section 178G. The duty of a sex offender required to...

Section 178h - Failure to Register, Verify Information or Provide Notice of Change of Address; Providing False Information; Penalties - Section 178H. (a) A sex offender required to register pursuant...

Section 178i - Report Identifying Sex Offender; Request for Information; Confidentiality - Section 178I. Any person who is 18 years of age...

Section 178j - Request for Sex Offender Information; Notice of Penalty for Misuse; Data Required to Receive Report - Section 178J. (a) A person who requests sex offender registry...

Section 178k - Sex Offender Registry Board; Member Qualifications; Guidelines to Assess Risk of Reoffense; Notification; Information Sharing System Relevant for Determination or Reevaluation of Sex Offender's Level Designation - Section 178K. (1) There shall be, in the executive office...

Section 178l - Classification of Sex Offenders by Board; Hearings; Right to Counsel; Reclassification - Section 178L. (1) Upon review of any information useful in...

Section 178m - Judicial Review of Final Classification - Section 178M. An offender may seek judicial review, in accordance...

Section 178n - Misuse of Information; Penalties - Section 178N. Information contained in the sex offender registry shall...

Section 178o - Liability of Public Officials and Employees for Sex Offender Registry Information - Section 178O. Police officials and other public employees acting in...

Section 178p - Failure to Comply With Registration Requirements; Right to Arrest; Risk of Reoffense Information Disclosure - Section 178P. Whenever a police officer has probable cause to...

Section 178q - Sex Offender Registry Fee - Section 178Q. The sex offender registry board shall assess upon...

Section 179 - Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources; Members; Terms; Director; Staff - Section 179. There shall be in the executive office of...

Section 180 - Powers and Duties in Preserving Underwater Archaeological Resources; State Title; Definition - Section 180. It shall be the duty and responsibility of...

Section 181 - Nutrition Board; Establishment; Members; Secretary and Executive Secretary; Staff; Appointment - Section 181. There shall be in the executive office of...

Section 182 - Advisory Function; Duties - Section 182. The nutrition board shall act in an advisory...

Section 182a - Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Advisory Board - Section 182A. There shall be a Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey advisory board...

Section 182b - Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey to Be Held by Massachusetts Maritime Academy for Educational and Training Purposes and Tourism; Powers - The Massachusetts Maritime Academy shall hold, administer, operate, preserve and...

Section 182c - Home Berth - Section 182C. The home berth of the Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey shall...

Section 183a - Massachusetts Cost Containment Council - Section 183A. There is hereby established a Massachusetts cost containment...

Section 184 - Medicolegal Investigation Commission - Section 184. There shall be in the executive office of...

Section 184a - Forensic Sciences Oversight Board - Section 184A. (a) There shall be a forensic science oversight...

Section 185 - Massachusetts Office on Disability; Director; Appointments - Section 185. There shall be a Massachusetts office on disability,...

Section 186 - Application for Grants; Agreements; Standards and Procedures - Section 186. Subject to the approval of the commissioner of...

Section 187 - Duties and Functions - Section 187. The office, in order to bring about full...

Section 188 - Availability of Information - Section 188. In order to fulfill the functions of the...

Section 189 - Advisory Council; Membership; Duties - Section 189. The advisory council shall consist of the commissioner...

Section 191 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Definitions Applicable to Secs. 191 to 199 - Section 191. As used in sections one hundred and ninety-one...

Section 192 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Creation; Financing; Agreements; Regulations - Section 192. There shall be a commission for the deaf...

Section 193 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Commissioner - Section 193. The secretary of health and human services shall...

Section 194 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Functions - Section 194. The commission shall serve as the principal agency...

Section 195 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Advisory Council - Section 195. The governor shall appoint an advisory council of...

Section 196 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Interpreter Referral Service - Section 196. The commission shall maintain and coordinate a statewide...

Section 197 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Telecommunication Devices; Rental, Lease or Sale - Section 197. Subject to the appropriation of funds therefor, the...

Section 198 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Advice to Other Agencies; Provision of Requested Resources - Section 198. In order to facilitate appropriate delivery of state...

Section 199 - Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Records; Confidentiality - Section 199. All records pertaining to clients and applicants of...

Section 200 - Fire Safety Commission; Membership; Quorum; Compensation; Duties - Section 200. There shall be established a fire safety commission,...

Section 201 - Automatic Sprinkler Appeals Board; Procedures - Section 201. There shall be an automatic sprinkler appeals board,...

Section 202 - Child Abuse Prevention Board; Members; Term; Executive Director; Removal - Section 202. There is hereby established a child abuse prevention...

Section 203 - Meetings; Reports; Powers and Duties - Section 203. The board shall meet at least four times...

Section 204 - Employee Involvement and Ownership Commission; Members; Term; Duties - Section 204. There shall be a commission on employee involvement...

Section 205 - Office for Refugees and Immigrants - Section 205. There is hereby established an office for refugees...

Section 206 - State Refugee Coordinator; Duties; Salary; Hours; Appointment of Employees - Section 206. The director shall be the state refugee coordinator...

Section 207 - Powers of Office - Section 207. The office shall have the following powers: (a)...

Section 208 - Governor's Advisory Council for Refugees and Immigrants; Membership; Functions - Section 208. There is hereby established a council, to be...

Section 208a - Office for Refugees and Immigrants Trust Fund - Section 208A. There shall be an Office for Refugees and...

Section 214 - Madeline Amy Sweeney Award for Civilian Bravery - Section 214. There shall be presented annually on September 11...

Section 215 - Interagency Child Welfare Task Force; Membership; Goals - Section 215. There shall be an interagency child welfare task...

Section 216 - Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force; Membership; Powers and Duties; Meetings - Section 216. (a) Within the office of the governor, there...

Section 217 - Commission on Autism; Membership; Powers and Duties; Annual Report - Section 217. (a) There shall be a commission on autism...

Section 218 - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, or Stem, Advisory Council; Membership; Powers and Duties; Executive Committee - Section 218. (a) There shall be a science, technology, engineering...

Section 219 - Commission on Community Behavioral Health Promotion and Prevention - Section 219. (a) There shall be a commission on community...

Section 220 - Facial Recognition Searches; Requests; Valid Purposes; Documentation; Reporting; Exceptions - [Text of section added by 2020, 253, Sec. 26 effective...

Section 221 - Hate Crimes Task Force - [ Text of section added by 2021, 30, Sec. 1...

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Massachusetts General Laws Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library

Massachusetts General Laws
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 6 - The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain Officers Under the Governor and Council, and State Library