Chapter 6

Section 12KK. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the first week in September as Labor Week and recommending that said week be observed in an appropriate manner by the people. It shall not be the intent of this legislation to allow any additional paid h…

Section 12L. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for proper observance of Veteran Firemen's Muster Day.

Section 12LL. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the fourteenth day of August as Social Security Day in recognition of the contribution of the Social Security system to the dignity and well-being of Americans of all ages and recommending that said day …

Section 12M. The governor shall annually set apart the first Friday in April or, with the approval of the commissioner of education, any other Friday, as Student Government Day, and shall by proclamation recommend that exercises appropriate to such day be observed in the schools …

Section 12MM. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart June twenty-fifth as Korean War Veterans Day, in commemoration of the heroic achievements of the members of the armed forces of the United States during this difficult period in our history and recommend…

Section 12N. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for a proper observance of October twenty-fourth as United Nations Day, in commemoration of the taking effect of the United Nations' Charter on October twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and forty-five. Said procl…

Section 12NN. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart December tenth as Human Rights Day in recognition of the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights by the United Nations and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by…

Section 12O. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart May first as Loyalty Day and recommending that it be observed by the people with appropriate exercises in the schools and otherwise, in recognition of the manifold blessings of freedom and liberty secured…

Section 12OO. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart April twenty-eighth as Exercise Tiger Day in recognition of the thirty thousand servicemen who left Truro, England on an exercise mission for the D–Day invasion and recommending that said day be observed…

Section 12P. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the week of December eighth through December fifteenth as civil rights week, and recommending that it be observed by the people with appropriate exercises in the schools and otherwise, for the protection …

Section 12PP. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart April ninth as Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day and recommending that such day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 12Q. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for the proper observance of the last Monday in May as Memorial Day.

Section 12QQ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting aside February twentieth as Homeless Unity Day and recommending that such day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 12R. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart May third as Polish Constitution Day, in commemoration of the promulgation of the world-famed constitution of Poland.

Section 12RR. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the fourth day of February as USO Appreciation Day, and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 12S. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for a proper observance of March fifteenth, as a day set apart in recognition of the heroic contribution toward the success of the American Revolution by Peter Francisco.

Section 12SS. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting July twenty-second as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Day and recommending that said day be observed by the people in an appropriate manner to honor the matriarch of the Kennedy family, who inspired generations of Ken…

Section 12T. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the fourteenth day of January as Albert Schweitzer's Reverence for Life Day, the third Monday of February as Washington's Day, the first Sunday in April as Veterans of World War I Hospital Day, the second…

Section 12TT. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the third Saturday in June as Destroyer Escort Day in recognition of the proud history of these ships and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 12U. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Sunday in June as Children's Day and recommending that said day be observed by the people in an appropriate manner in recognition of our children of today from whom will come the leaders of tom…

Section 12UU. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart April twenty-seventh as School Principals' Recognition Day, and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 12V. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Monday in October as Columbus Day and recommending that it be observed by the people, with appropriate exercises in the schools and otherwise, to the end that the memory of the courage, perseve…

Section 12VV. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the third Friday of September as Native American Day and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 12W. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for a proper observance of September as sight-saving month as a period of special attention to the importance of the conservation of the gift of sight, one of mankind's greatest treasures.

Section 12WW. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the week beginning with the first Sunday in June as Garden Week, in recognition of the benefits of gardening in preserving our traditional spirit of independence and individual initiative which instills …

Section 12X. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting aside the first Sunday in June as Teachers' Day and recommending that said day be observed in appropriate manner by the public in honoring the teachers of the commonwealth.

Section 12XX. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Monday in December as Candle Safety Day to promote the safe use of candles in the commonwealth and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 12Y. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart May twenty-second as Maritime Day and recommending that said day be observed in appropriate manner by the public.

Section 12YY. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the third week of November, or such other week if in conjunction with a federally recognized international education week, to be International Education Week for the purpose of encouraging schools to par…

Section 12Z. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for the observance of the first Monday in August as Jamaican Independence Day and recommending that said day be observed in appropriate manner by the public.

Section 12ZZ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart October 21 as Massachusetts Biomedical Research Day, in conjunction with National Biomedical Research Day, and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 13. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart February twelfth as Lincoln Day, and recommending that it be observed by the people with appropriate exercises in the public schools and otherwise, as he may see fit, to the end that the memory of the publ…

Section 130. The commissioner shall be the executive and administrative head of the commission. The commissioner shall have charge of the administration and enforcement of all laws which it is the duty of the commission to administer and enforce. The commissioner may appoint and …

Section 131. The commission shall administer a program of financial assistance for blind persons who reside within the commonwealth. Such assistance, which shall be called state supplementary payments, shall be based on need and granted in supplementation of benefits granted by t…

Section 131A. State supplementary payments for the blind shall be maintained at levels which increase annually at the same rate as state supplementary payments for the aged and disabled under section two of chapter one hundred and eighteen A.

Section 131B. At the discretion of the Social Security Administration, the commissioner shall enter into an agreement with the Social Security Administration, under which the commonwealth may administer the program of state supplementary payments authorized in section 1 of chapte…

Section 131C. An application to the Social Security Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services for supplemental security income benefits on account of blindness pursuant to title XVI of the federal Social Security Act shall be deemed an applicatio…

Section 131D. There shall be advanced from the state treasury to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services prior to the first day of each month an amount equal to said Secretary's estimate of state supplementary payments for the blind for such mon…

Section 131E. The commission shall administer a program of medical assistance for blind persons who reside in the commonwealth which shall in all respects be consistent with title XIX of the federal Social Security Act and amendments thereto, and with chapter one hundred and eigh…

Section 131F. Any person or institution which knowingly makes a false representation to the commissioner or his agents, for the purpose of causing any persons, including the person making such representations, to be supported in whole or in part by the commonwealth, or for the pu…

Section 131G. All vouchers submitted by a vendor under the medical assistance program authorized by section one hundred and thirty-one E shall be signed under the penalties of perjury; provided, however, that an institution, as defined in clause (d) of section two of chapter one …

Section 131H. Any vendor procuring a payment under the medical assistance program authorized by section one hundred and thirty-one E who violates any of the provisions of section one hundred and thirty-one F shall be ineligible to participate further in the program for a period o…

Section 131I. Any recipient or vendor who receives any payment under this chapter to which he is not entitled, shall return such payment to the commonwealth by paying the same to the state treasurer as soon as demand is made upon him.

Section 131J. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary or desirable for the administration of sections one hundred and twenty-nine to one hundred and forty-nine, inclusive.

Section 132. There may be advanced annually to the commissioner from the state treasury, from the amount appropriated for the maintenance of the industries established by the commissioner such sum, approved by the governor, as may be necessary to be used as a working capital for …

Section 133. The following words and phrases, wherever used in sections one hundred and thirty-three A to one hundred and thirty-three F, inclusive, shall unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context have the following meanings: (1) ''Blind persons'', a person who,…

Section 133A. The officer, board or other authority in charge of any buildings or property of the commonwealth, or any county thereof, with the exception of any building, land, or other real property under the jurisdiction of any state university or state institution of higher le…

Section 133B. In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the commission: (1) Shall prescribe such regulations as are consistent with the Randolph-Shepard act and may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. (2) Shall conduct surveys to find locations where vending…

Section 133C. To effectuate further the purposes of this act, when new construction, remodeling, leasing, acquisition or improvement of public buildings or properties with the exception of any building, land, or other real property under the jurisdiction of any state university o…

Section 133D. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, no rental or other charge shall be demanded, assessed, exacted, required or received for the granting of authority to a vendor licensed by the commission for the blind to operate a vending…