SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1428        FILED ON: 1/13/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1469

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mr. Tolman

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
                Court assembled:

                The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act establishing disability history month.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Barbara A. L'Italien

18th Essex

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

Michael W. Morrissey

Norfolk and Plymouth

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

Robert A. O'Leary

Cape and Islands

Ellen Story

3rd Hampshire

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

William N. Brownsberger

24th Middlesex

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

Christine E. Canavan

10th Plymouth

Robert S. Hargraves

1st Middlesex

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

Jennifer L. Flanagan

Worcester and Middlesex

Thomas P. Kennedy

Second Plymouth and Bristol

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

Michael F. Rush

10th Suffolk

Richard J. Ross

9th Norfolk

James Cantwell

4th Plymouth

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

James Dwyer

30th Middlesex

Bill Bowles

2nd Bristol

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

Joseph R. Driscoll, Jr.

5th Norfolk

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

Brian A. Joyce

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act establishing disability history month.



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

            An Act Establishing a Disability History Month.

 

Section 15 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after Section 15CCCCC the following section:-

Section 15DDDDD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of October as Disability History Month to increase awareness and understanding of the contributions that people with disabilities in our state, nation and the world have made to our society.  Appropriate state agencies and cities and towns and public schools and colleges shall establish programs designed to educate and promote these objectives.