Chapter 6

Section 178O. Police officials and other public employees acting in good faith shall not be liable in a civil or criminal proceeding for any publication on the internet under section 178D or other dissemination of sex offender registry information or for any act or omission pursu…

Section 178P. Whenever a police officer has probable cause to believe that a sex offender has failed to comply with the registration requirements of sections 178C to 178P, inclusive, such officer shall have the right to arrest such sex offender without a warrant and to keep such …

Section 178Q. The sex offender registry board shall assess upon every sex offender a sex offender registration fee of $75, hereinafter referred to as a sex offender registry fee. Said offender shall pay said sex offender registry fee upon his initial registration as a sex offende…

Section 179. There shall be in the executive office of environmental affairs a board of underwater archaeological resources, hereinafter referred to as the board. The board shall consist of the state archaeologist or his designee, the state archivist or his designee, the director…

Section 17A. There shall be a cabinet, which shall serve under the governor. The cabinet shall consist of the secretary of administration and finance, the secretary of education, the secretary of aging and independence, the secretary of energy and environmental affairs, the secre…

Section 18. There shall be an armory commission composed of the following members: the adjutant general, who shall serve as chairperson; the state quartermaster, who shall serve as clerk; 3 assistant adjutants general, 1 of whom shall be an army officer and 1 of whom shall be an …

Section 180. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the board to encourage the discovery and reporting of and to protect and preserve historical, scientific and archaeological information about underwater archaeological resources located within the inland and coastal waters o…

Section 181. There shall be in the executive office of health and human services a nutrition board, hereinafter referred to as the board, which shall consist of the commissioner of public health, who shall serve as chairman, the commissioner of public welfare, the commissioner of…

Section 182. The nutrition board shall act in an advisory capacity to the secretaries and commissioners having membership on the board as provided in section one hundred and eighty-one and shall: (i) plan long-range nutrition programs for the commonwealth according to need; (ii) …

Section 182A. There shall be a Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey advisory board that shall consist of the following members: the commissioner of conservation and recreation or a designee; the president of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy or a designee; the executive director of the …

Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey to be held by Massachusetts Maritime Academy for educational and training purposes and tourism; powers

Section 182C. The home berth of the Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey shall be in the port of New Bedford, located in the city of New Bedford, and displayed as such on the vessel. The Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey shall be berthed in the city of New Bedford for an aggregate of not less…

Section 183A. There is hereby established a Massachusetts cost containment council, hereinafter called the council. The council shall consist of the following persons or their designees: the director of consumer affairs and business regulation, who shall serve as chairman, the co…

Section 184. There shall be in the executive office of public safety a commission on medicolegal investigation, hereinafter called the commission, to consist of the attorney general, the secretary of public safety, the commissioner of public health or their designees, and thirtee…

Section 184A. (a) There shall be a forensic science oversight board in the executive office of public safety and security. The board shall have oversight authority over all commonwealth facilities engaged in forensic services in criminal investigations, and shall provide enhanced…

Section 185. There shall be a Massachusetts office on disability, in this section and in sections one hundred and eighty-six to one hundred and eighty-nine, inclusive, called the office, consisting of a director on disability, in this section and in sections one hundred and eight…

Section 186. Subject to the approval of the commissioner of administration, the director may apply for and accept on behalf of the commonwealth any federal, local or private grants of money or property, whether real or personal, from any source, whether public or private, bequest…

Section 187. The office, in order to bring about full and equal participation in all aspects of life by all persons with disabilities in the commonwealth, shall strive for the advancement of legal rights and for the promotion of the maximum possible opportunities, supportive serv…

Section 188. In order to fulfill the functions of the office such information as the director may require shall be made available to him, upon request, by any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or agency of the commonwealth.

Section 189. The advisory council shall consist of the commissioner of mental health, the commissioner of MassAbility, the commissioner for the blind, the director of the office of deafness, the chairperson of the commission on the employment of people with disabilities, the chai…

Section 18B. (a) A public education nominating council is hereby established to advise the governor with respect to appointments to the board of education, the board of higher education, and all boards of trustees of community colleges, state universities, and the University of M…

Section 191. As used in sections one hundred and ninety-one to one hundred and ninety-nine, inclusive, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Commission'', the commission for the deaf and hard of hearing. ''Commis…

Section 192. There shall be a commission for the deaf and hard of hearing to be known as the Massachusetts commission for the deaf and hard of hearing consisting of a commissioner and an advisory board in this section and sections one hundred and ninety-three to one hundred and n…

Section 193. The secretary of health and human services shall appoint, with the approval of the governor, the commissioner. Said commissioner shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty and the salary shall be determined in accordance with section …

Section 194. The commission shall serve as the principal agency of the commonwealth, on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing persons, shall advocate, provide and coordinate promulgation of public policies, regulations and programs, shall improve accessibility and quality of existin…

Section 195. The governor shall appoint an advisory council of no fewer than twelve and no more than twenty members. Persons shall be eligible for appointment if their position, knowledge or experience enables them to represent the concerns, needs and recommendations of deaf and …

Section 196. The commission shall maintain and coordinate a statewide interpreter referral service for use by any public and private agencies and individuals for any situations including emergencies. Departments and agencies of the commonwealth and other public and private agenci…

Section 197. Subject to the appropriation of funds therefor, the commission shall purchase, pursuant to sections fifty-one and fifty-two of chapter thirty, telecommunication devices for the deaf and shall rent, lease or sell such equipment to persons certified by the commission p…

Section 198. In order to facilitate appropriate delivery of state services to deaf and hard of hearing individuals the commission shall advise other agencies of the needs of deaf and hard of hearing persons and shall, subject to appropriation, provide such resources as other agen…

Section 199. All records pertaining to clients and applicants of the commission and all personal and medical information or records given or made available to the commission, including but not limited to, names and addresses of clients and applicants, shall be confidential and fo…

Section 2. (a) The lieutenant governor shall receive a salary of $165,000 and an additional amount to be adjusted biennially to reflect the aggregate quarterly change in salaries and wages in the commonwealth for the most recent 8 quarters as determined by the Bureau of Economic …

Section 20. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Historical artifact'', an object commemorating, representing or having specific ties to a significant historical event or era in the …

Section 200. There shall be established a fire safety commission, hereinafter called the commission, to consist of the state fire marshal or his designee, the chairman of the board of building regulations and standards or his designee, the fire commissioner of the city of Boston …

Section 201. There shall be an automatic sprinkler appeals board, hereinafter called the appeals board, to consist of the fire safety commission established under the provisions of section two hundred. Whoever is aggrieved by the head of the fire department's interpretation, orde…

Section 202. There is hereby established a child abuse prevention board, in this section and in section 203 referred to as the board, which shall consist of between 25 and 50 members, including:— (a) the following 10 ex-officio members: the secretary of health and human services,…

Section 203. The board shall meet at least four times annually. On or before March fifteenth of every year the board shall file a report with the governor and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the recipients and amounts of grants awarded by the board in …

Section 204. (a) There shall be an advisory board on employee ownership that shall consist of: the director of the Massachusetts office of business development or their designee, the secretary of labor and workforce development or their designee, the executive director of the Mas…

Section 205. There is hereby established an office for refugees and immigrants under the exclusive supervision and control of a director who shall be appointed by the secretary of health and human services with the approval of the governor. The purpose of the office is to promote…

Section 206. The director shall be the state refugee coordinator pursuant to the federal Refugee Act of 1980 (P.L. 96–212, March 17, 1980), as it may be amended or succeeded. The director shall also have primary responsibility for the administration of programs and services pursu…

Section 207. The office shall have the following powers: (a) to plan, coordinate, monitor, and administer programs that provide transitional assistance to refugees and immigrants and that lead to durable self-sufficiency; (b) to encourage in refugees and immigrants an understandi…

Section 208. There is hereby established a council, to be known as the governor's advisory council for refugees and immigrants, to consist of not less than 15 members and not more than 30 members, such members to serve without compensation. The members of the council shall be app…

Section 208A. There shall be an Office for Refugees and Immigrants Trust Fund to be administered by the director of the office for refugees and immigrants. The director shall appoint the trustee of the fund, who shall serve until a successor is appointed. There shall be credited …

Section 214. There shall be presented annually on September 11 an award for civilian bravery in memory of Madeline Amy Sweeney, a victim on American Airlines Flight 11. The award shall be presented to citizens of the commonwealth who have displayed extraordinary courage, bravery …

Section 215. There shall be an interagency child welfare task force. The secretary of health and human services shall serve as its chair. The member agencies shall include the department of children and families, the department of youth services, the department of transitional as…

Section 216. (a) Within the office of the governor, there shall be a military asset and security strategy task force which shall be chaired by the governor. The task force shall also be co-chaired by current or former elected officials to be appointed by the governor and shall in…

Section 217. (a) There shall be a commission on autism located within, but not subject to the control of, the executive office of health and human services. The commission shall consist of 35 members and shall be comprised of: the secretary of health and human services or a desig…

Section 218. (a) There shall be a science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, advisory council. The council shall advise the governor and assist in informing the work of the secretary of education, the secretary of labor and workforce development and the secretary of econ…

Section 219. (a) There shall be a commission on community behavioral health promotion and prevention located within, but not subject to the control of, the executive office of health and human services. The commission shall work to promote positive mental, emotional and behaviora…

Section 220. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: ''Biometric surveillance system'', any computer software that performs facial recognition or other remote biometric recognition. ''Faci…

Section 221. (a) There shall be a task force on hate crimes. The task force shall consist of: the secretary of public safety and security or a designee, who shall serve as co-chair; 1 member appointed by the attorney general; 19 members appointed by the governor, 2 of whom shall …