MA H254

Bill

Relative to criminal record checks for school referees

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to criminal record checks for officials, referees and umpires officiating at school athletic events. Education.

AI Summary

This bill amends existing law to require school committees, athletic directors, or designated school district employees to conduct criminal record checks on any officials, referees, or umpires who may have direct or unmonitored contact with children 18 years of age or less at school athletic events. The bill also requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to provide guidelines to school committees to assist in implementing these new criminal record check requirements within 30 days of the bill's passage.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (21)

Tony Cabral (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Carole Fiola (D), Kevin Honan (D), Louis Kafka (D), Kay Khan (D), Robert Koczera (D), Kevin Kuros (R), Mike Moore (D), Matt Muratore (R), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D), Jim O'Day (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Paul Schmid (D), Alan Silvia (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4716 (on 07/09/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H254

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H254
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H254.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1000	Allowing 12 and 13 year old youth to be employed as soccer referees	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H2035	Establishing an interscholastic athletic competition working group	No further action taken	Similar To
H2059	To authorize codes of conduct for players, coaches, officials and parents in athletic settings	Accompanied a study order, see H4685	Similar To
H4716	Education	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H716	Allowing local housing authorities access to criminal and other records of tenants and prospective tenants	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
H760	Relative to second chances for youthful offenders	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To

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