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An Act to change the title of the Department Of Mental Retardation. |
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. Section 1 of Chapter 19B is herby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following paragraphs:-
“There shall be a department of developmental disability services, in this chapter called the department, and a commissioner of developmental disability services who shall have and shall exercise exclusive supervision and control of the department. All action of said department shall be taken by the commissioner, or under the direction of said commissioner, by such agents or subordinate officers as he shall determine.
The department of developmental disability services shall serve the same population as the former department of mental retardation and shall not exclude any said person who is currently receiving services from the department of mental retardation nor shall the department of developmental disability services include any said person who is not currently receiving services from the department of mental retardation. This does not preclude the department of developmental disability services from expanding the population served at a later time.
The name change in the department of mental retardation shall take effect on June 30, 2009.”