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An Act PROVIDING FOR BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE REPRESENTATON ON THE PAROLE BOARD |
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. The second paragraph of section 4 of chapter 27 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the fourth sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:— The list of names for each vacancy shall include 1 or more of the following persons, insofar as it is possible to select persons willing and able to fill the vacancy promptly: an attorney admitted to the bar of the commonwealth; a physician with a board certification in psychiatry and a license in good standing with the board of registration in medicine; a psychologist with a license in good standing with the board of registration of psychologists; a person with a doctorate or master’s degree in social work and a license in good standing with the board of registration of social workers; a person with a doctorate in sociology; and a member of the parole staff. No fewer than 3 members of the board shall be from the fields of psychiatry, psychology, social work or sociology.
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