By Mr. Atsalis of Barnstable, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 73) of Demetrius J. Atsalis relative to crimes committed by persons licensed by the Office for Children.  Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Demetrius J. Atsalis

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to crimes committed by persons licensed by the Office of Children.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.  Chapter 28A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004

Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 10A the following

section:—

            Section 10B. Any district attorney, law enforcement agency, probation or parole

officer who has knowledge that a person licensed under section ten, or any person

employed by an agency licensed under section ten, is convicted of a crime, felony or

misdemeanor, or has violated conditions of a probation or parole subsequent to the

issuance of said license, shall notify, in writing, the office of such conviction or violation.

            In addition, any person licensed under section ten, or any person employed by an

agency licensed under section ten, who is convicted of a crime, felony or misdemeanor,

or has violated conditions of a probation or parole subsequent to the issuance of said

license, shall notify, in writing, the office of such conviction or violation.