Chapter 119 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 69A the following new section:

119:69B. Information to be Available to Schools. 

Upon the issuance of a criminal, delinquency, or youthful offender complaint, or the return of an indictment, against a person who is 18 years of age or younger at the time of the offense, the court where the complaint is issued or indictment returned shall promptly provide a copy of each such complaint or indictment to the school superintendent in the town where the person resides.  A school superintendent may provide a copy of each such complaint or indictment to the principal, headmaster, or other authorized representative of any public or private elementary or secondary school where the person is enrolled or is seeking enrollment.  Such information may be disseminated notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Chapters 6 or 119 of the Massachusetts General Laws.

At any time after a criminal, delinquency, or youthful offender complaint is issued or indictment returned against a student enrolled or seeking enrollment at a public or private elementary or secondary school, any clerk of the court who maintains a court file regarding the case, and any law enforcement agency that was involved in the investigation of the case, shall, upon request of the school, make available to the school a copy of the complaint or indictment, court docket, court pleadings and rulings, case disposition, and a police report or other document containing a description of the alleged criminal conduct of the student.

At such time as a student enrolls or seeks to enroll in a public or private elementary or secondary school, the school shall have access to, and upon request shall be provided with, a complete copy of the student=s school records from all schools previously attended by the student, including all information from court and law enforcement agencies which is in the school record or otherwise within the possession of the schools previously attended by the student.

A public or private elementary or secondary school shall only use court and law enforcement agency information obtained pursuant to this section for purposes of the student's education and welfare, or to promote the school=s safety, security, welfare or educational environment.