By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate,
No. 1872) of Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation to provide
for the public inspection of records made or received by
special state police officers at educational institutions
and hospitals. State Administration and Regulatory
Oversight. |
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 63 of chapter 22C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, at the end, the following new paragraph:—
“All records, reports or other documentary materials or data made or received by such employees so appointed as special state police officers shall be public records kept and maintained in the custody of such college, university, other educational institution or hospital, unless such materials or data fall within one or more of the exemptions found within clause 26 of section 7 of chapter 4.”
SECTION 2. Section 1 of chapter 66 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “necessary”, in line 9, the following words:—
“He shall see that the records of special state police officers appointed to colleges, universities, other educational institutions or hospitals are kept in the custody and condition required by the laws relating to such employees of such institutions.”
SECTION 3. Subsection (a) of section 10 of chapter 66 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “as defined in clause 26 of section 7 of chapter 4” in line 2, the following words:— “or section 63 of chapter 22C”.
SECTION 4. Said Subsection (a) of section 10 of chapter 66 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “the Massachusetts bay transportation authority police”, in line 11, the following words:— “, a college, university, other educational institution or hospital employing one or more special state police officers,”.
