MA S312

Bill

MA S312

Stopping harm inflicted by the exploitation of life and development

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to prevent the sexual abuse of children and youth. Education.

AI Summary

This bill, known as the SHIELD Act, aims to prevent the sexual abuse of children and youth. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring schools and youth-serving organizations to adopt abuse prevention policies that outline a code of conduct for employees and procedures for reporting suspected abuse. 2. Mandating biennial training for school, state-licensed program, and youth organization employees on recognizing, responding to, and preventing child sexual abuse. 3. Requiring schools and youth organizations to provide age-appropriate instruction to students on recognizing and reporting boundary-violating behaviors in adults and other children. 4. Establishing hiring requirements for schools and independent contractors, including verifying employment history and checking for prior investigations or disciplinary actions related to abuse or sexual misconduct. 5. Granting immunity to employers who provide good-faith information about a current or former employee's job performance and professional conduct to a prospective employer. The bill aims to enhance protections for children and improve the reporting and prevention of child sexual abuse through these comprehensive measures.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (12)

Jo Comerford (D), Julian Cyr (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Peter Durant (R), Ryan Fattman (R), Sean Garballey (D), Brad Jones (R), Joan Lovely (D), Mike Moore (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Andy Vargas (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2579 (on 03/05/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S312

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S312
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S312.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1533	To amend Section 3, Chapter 258e of the General Laws relative to Filing of complaint; impounding of case record information; filing fee; expiration of order; modification of order; time for filing; nonexclusivity of remedy for Harrassment Prevention Orders	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3302	Relative to abuse prevention	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3427	Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S1234	Modernizing childhood lead poisoning prevention	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1293	To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund	Read and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1326	Relative to baseline concussion testing for student athletes	Accompanied a new draft, see S2765	Similar To
S1525	To provide diabetes prevention program benefits	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2579	Stopping harm inflicted by the exploitation of life and development	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S501	To provide additional funding for animal welfare and safety programming	Accompanied a study order, see S2540	Similar To
S913	To ensure right to counsel in eviction proceedings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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