Chapter 6

Section 133E. In buildings and properties where a vending facility now exists the present operator shall not be removed nor shall he be precluded in any way from exercising any renewal of his existing lease.

Section 133G. The Massachusetts commission for the blind shall offer Braille instruction to its registrants; provided, however, that at a minimum such instruction shall be available at sufficient frequency and duration to afford such registrants an opportunity to learn Braille at…

Section 134. The state purchasing agent, such officers in charge of state institutions as may be authorized by him to make purchases and officers in charge of other public institutions shall purchase brooms, mops and other supplies, other than products of prison labor, from the c…

Section 135. The commissioner of the commission for the blind shall maintain a register of the blind in the commonwealth which shall describe therein the condition, cause of blindness and capacity for education and industrial training. Said register shall be maintained on a curre…

Section 136. Whenever, upon examination at a clinic, hospital or other institution, or elsewhere, by a physician or optometrist, the visual acuity of any person is found to be with correction 20/200 or less in the better eye, or the peripheral field of his vision to have contract…

Section 137. Upon receipt of an application for medical assistance from a blind individual who does not qualify for cash assistance under the provisions of section one hundred and thirty-one, the commission shall determine whether said individual meets the definition of ''blind''…

Section 138. The commissioner, upon written application stating the purpose and manner of raising funds, the time during which it is proposed to solicit, and the time and place of any proposed entertainment or game, may issue licenses to raise funds for the benefit of the blind. …

Section 139. No person shall offer for sale tags, tickets, souvenirs, or other merchandise, or conduct an entertainment or game, or otherwise solicit funds, for the benefit of any blind person or group of blind persons, without a license under section one hundred and thirty-eight…

Section 14. The governor shall annually set apart June fourteenth as Flag Day, and shall issue his proclamation recommending that the day be observed by the people in the display of the flag and in such other ways as shall be in harmony with the general character of the day.

Section 140. The commissioner may make rules and regulations relative to the conduct of sales, entertainments, soliciting campaigns and other methods of raising funds for the benefit of blind persons, and may by such rules and regulations limit the amount of commissions and other…

Section 141. Whoever violates any provision of section one hundred and thirty-nine shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not less than three months nor more than one year, or both. A conviction of any s…

Section 142. Sections one hundred and thirty-eight to one hundred and forty-one, inclusive, shall not apply to Perkins School for the Blind, or to any organization incorporated under the laws of the commonwealth prior to January first, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight, and there…

Section 143. The commissioner shall, with the approval of the governor, establish, equip and maintain schools for the industrial training of blind persons and workshops for their training and employment. He may pay suitable wages to the employees of such schools and workshops and…

Section 144. The commissioner may provide or pay for temporary lodgings and temporary support for workmen or pupils received at any industrial school or workshop and may contribute to the support of pupils from the commonwealth receiving instruction in institutions outside thereo…

Section 145. (a) The commission shall continuously study the problems relating to blindness and make investigations, demonstrations and reports thereon, and shall establish and maintain contact with physicians and other qualified persons or facilities available to render competen…

Section 146. There shall be in the commission such divisions or bureaus as the commissioner shall deem necessary to carry out the provisions of sections one hundred and twenty-nine to one hundred and forty-nine, inclusive. The commissioner shall organize such divisions or bureaus…

Section 147. In carrying out the provisions of section one hundred and twenty-nine to one hundred and forty-nine, inclusive, the commission shall cooperate with the secretaries of the United States Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, and shall develop state pl…

Section 148. The commission is hereby authorized and empowered to accept and use gifts made unconditionally by will or otherwise for carrying out the provisions of sections one hundred and twenty-nine to one hundred and forty-nine, inclusive. Gifts made under such conditions as i…

Section 149. The commission shall have power to establish and to enforce reasonable rules and regulations governing the custody, use and preservation of the records, papers and files and communications of the commission concerning blind persons. No other department, bureau or age…

Section 14A. The governor shall annually set apart February fifteenth, the anniversary of the sinking of the United States battleship ''Maine'' in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, as Spanish War Memorial Day and Maine Memorial Day, and shall issue his proclamation recommending that th…

Section 14B. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the twenty-fifth day of October, the effective date of the state constitution, adopted in seventeen hundred and eighty, as State Constitution Day and recommending that it be observed by the people with ap…

Section 14C. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart one week in April as Earth Week, calling to the attention of all citizens the desirability of protecting our natural environment from pollution or destruction.

Section 15. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the last Friday in April as Arbor and Bird Day, recommending its observance by the public in the planting of trees, shrubs and vines, particularly those attractive to birds, in the promotion of forest grow…

Section 156. There shall be within the executive office of public safety, a committee on criminal justice, hereinafter called the committee, to consist of the attorney general who shall be chairman, the district attorneys of the several districts, the secretary of the executive o…

Section 156A. There shall be a proposal review board to consist of the chairman of the committee on criminal justice, the attorney general, and nine other members of the committee designated annually by the governor which shall include the following: a member of the general court…

Section 156B. There shall be an executive director of the committee, hereinafter referred to as the executive director. He shall be appointed and may be removed by the governor, who shall select his appointee from among candidates recommended by the committee. The executive direc…

Section 157. There shall be an American and Canadian French cultural exchange commission to consist of seven members, all of whom shall be American citizens descended from Canadians of French ancestry and residents of the commonwealth, to be appointed by the governor for terms of…

Section 158. There shall be a Massachusetts educational communications commission, consisting of fourteen members to be appointed by the governor, of whom one shall be a member of the board of education, one shall be a member of the board of higher education, one shall be a membe…

Section 159. There shall be a state council on juvenile behavior in this section and in section one hundred and sixty called the council, to consist of the attorney general or his designee, the commissioner of youth services and thirteen persons to be appointed by the governor, o…

Section 15A. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the seventeenth day of September as Constitution Day and recommending that it be observed by the people with appropriate exercises in the schools and otherwise so that the eventful day on which the Consti…

Section 15AA. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the last full week of April as Secretaries Week and recommending that said week be observed by the people in an appropriate manner. The Wednesday of Secretaries Week shall be designated as Secretaries Da…

Section 15AAA. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of April as School Library Media Month and recommending that said month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15AAAA. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart March 16 as Robert Goddard Day, in recognition of his outstanding scientific contributions to the commonwealth and the nation, and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the…

Section 15AAAAA. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart December 15 as Bill Of Rights Day, in respect for the first 10 Amendments to the United States Constitution, and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15AAAAAA. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting aside June twentieth as Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Day, to raise public awareness of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy and recommend that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by th…

Section 15AAAAAAA. The governor shall set apart May 22 as United States Merchant Marine Day in recognition of the establishment of the United States Merchant Marine on June 12, 1775, and shall annually issue a proclamation recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate m…

Section 15B. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting aside the month of May as Senior Citizens Month, recommending its observance by the public in honoring the elder citizens of the commonwealth.

Section 15BB. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart that week preceding Armed Forces day as Massachusetts National Guard week and recommending that said week be observed in an appropriate manner by the people. The state secretary shall send a copy of said…

Section 15BBB. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the third Friday in September as POW/MIA Day in remembrance of the courage and plight of American POW's, and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15BBBB. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart May 23 as Special Needs Awareness Day, in recognition of those who suffer from physical, mental or emotional disability and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people…

Section 15BBBBB. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the nineteenth of June as Juneteenth Independence Day, to be observed on June 19th of each year, in recognition of June 19, 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger announced freedom for all slaves in t…

Section 15BBBBBB. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of October as Massachusetts Farm-to-School Month in recognition of the vital role that agriculture plays in the culture, heritage and economy of the commonwealth. The proclamation shall com…

Section 15BBBBBBB. The governor shall annually set apart December 20 as United States Space Force Day, in recognition of the Space Force's distinguished history and spacefaring service, and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15C. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of February as American History Month and recommending that it be observed by the people with appropriate historical exercises in the public schools and elsewhere so that they may be annually re…

Section 15CC. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the first Monday in June as ''Retired Members of the Armed Forces Day'' and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15CCC. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the last week in February as Homeless Awareness Week and recommending that said week be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15CCCC. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the fourth Saturday in October as Robert Frost Day, in recognition of Robert Frost's years in the commonwealth, during which time he lived and was educated in the city of Lawrence, and recommending tha…

Section 15CCCCC. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of September as Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month to increase citizens' awareness of a leading cause of death in the United States, in order to lead to better education and thus earlier diagnos…

Section 15CCCCCC. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the first week in August as Ice Bucket Challenge Week to honor the contributions of Pete Frates and all persons that participate in raising funds and awareness to battle the disease Amyotrophic Later…

Section 15CCCCCCC. (a) The governor shall annually issue a proclamation on Memorial Day in recognition of the sacrifices of Gold Star families in the commonwealth and the following landmarks and bridges shall be illuminated in gold on Memorial Day to commemorate and recognize the…