10 sections in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18A, § 1 Department of youth services; commissioner; powers and duties; federal funds
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Section 1. There shall be a department of youth services, in this chapter called the department, which shall be under the supervision and control of a commissioner of youth services, in this chapter called the commissioner. The secretary of health and human services shall appoint…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18A, § 10 Background checks for employees with potential for unsupervised contact with youth committed to the care or custody of the department
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Section 10. (a) All current or prospective department employees, interns, volunteers or subcontractors providing residential or support services with the potential for unsupervised contact with youths committed to the care or custody of the department shall be subject to a backgr…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18A, § 2 Delinquency prevention programs
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Section 2. The department shall provide a comprehensive and coordinated program of delinquency prevention and services to delinquent children and youth referred or committed to the department by the courts; community services for the prevention of juvenile delinquency through its…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18A, § 3 Deputy commissioner
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Section 3. The commissioner shall appoint, with the approval of the secretary of health and human services, a deputy commissioner who shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one and to whom the provisions of section nine A of chapter thirty shall not apply, but w…