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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 51A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 51A
Decision in compensation case; law in effect
Status: in_force

Section 51A. In any claim in which no compensation has been paid prior to the final decision on such claim, said final decision shall take into consideration the compensation provided by statute on the date of the decision, rather than the date of the injury.

Section 51A. In any claim in which no compensation has been paid prior to the final decision on such claim, said final decision shall take into consideration the compensation provided by statute on the date of the decision, rather than the date of the injury.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 142 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 142
Exemptions and inapplicability of sections governing solicitation for blind
Status: in_force

Section 142. Sections one hundred and thirty-eight to one hundred and forty-one, inclusive, shall not apply to Perkins School for the Blind, or to any organization incorporated under the laws of the commonwealth prior to January first, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight, and theretofore engaged in work for the blind; nor shall the provision of said sections restrict any blind person in the pursuit of a gainful occupation if he does not hold out his blindness as an inducement of patronage, or prohibit the featuring of blind artists at duly licensed places of amusements, or at entertainments for the benefit of charitable, benevolent or religious organizations not subject to said sections.

Section 142. Sections one hundred and thirty-eight to one hundred and forty-one, inclusive, shall not apply to Perkins School for the Blind, or to any organization incorporated under the laws of the commonwealth prior to January first, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight, and theretofore engaged in work for the blind; nor shall the provision of said sections restrict any blind person in the pursuit of a gainful occupation if he does not hold out his blindness as an inducement of patronage, or prohibit the featuring of blind artists at duly licensed places of amusements, or at entertainments for the benefit of charitable, benevolent or religious organizations not subject to said sections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90I, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90I / Section 2
Establishment of complete streets program
Status: in_force

Section 2. There shall be within the department a complete streets program to provide grants to municipalities to encourage them to regularly and routinely include complete streets design elements and infrastructure during the construction on new or existing locally-funded roads.

Section 2. There shall be within the department a complete streets program to provide grants to municipalities to encourage them to regularly and routinely include complete streets design elements and infrastructure during the construction on new or existing locally-funded roads.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15BBBBBB — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15BBBBBB
Farm-to-School Month
Status: in_force

[Text of section added by 2016, 267, Sec. 1. See, also, Section 15BBBBBB added by 2016, 274, below.]

[Text of section added by 2016, 267, Sec. 1. See, also, Section 15BBBBBB added by 2016, 274, below.]

Section 15BBBBBB. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of October as Massachusetts Farm-to-School Month in recognition of the vital role that agriculture plays in the culture, heritage and economy of the commonwealth. The proclamation shall commend the farm-to-school programs that support improved nutrition and academic achievement among the student population and represent potential markets for local farmers, growers and food producers in schools and shall recommend that the month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

[Text of section added by 2016, 274. See, also, Section 15BBBBBB added by 2016, 267, Sec. 1, above.]

Section 15BBBBBB. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart September 21 as Peace Day, to recognize and further the goals of Peace Day in the United States, the International Day of Peace and in memory of those lost to acts of violence, and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 42A — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 42A
Bradford Durfee College of Technology and New Bedford Institute of Technology; honorary master of science degree
Status: in_force

Section 42A. The board of trustees of the Bradford Durfee College of Technology and of the New Bedford Institute of Technology may also grant the honorary degree of master of science.

Section 42A. The board of trustees of the Bradford Durfee College of Technology and of the New Bedford Institute of Technology may also grant the honorary degree of master of science.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 36B — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 36B
Cells; protective coverings, electronic audio systems and electronic security devices
Status: in_force

Section 36B. Each cell utilized for the detention of persons within a city, town, or state lockup facility which is under the jurisdiction of a local police department or the state police shall have a protective covering of high-impact, transparent wall facing. Such protective covering shall cover all bar structures accessible to such detained persons. Adequate ventilation shall be provided to persons detained in the cell. At least one such cell within such lockup facility shall have installed within it, but beyond the access of any person detained within such cell, an electronic audio system whereby a police officer or other lockup personnel at the duty desk within such lockup facility is brought within audible range of such cell; provided, however, that no such electronic audio system is required to be installed if at least one such cell within such lockup facility is within audible range of the duty desk without electronic assistance. Each occupied cell within such a lockup facility should be physically or visibly checked by a law enforcement officer or other lockup personnel as often as is required by a reasonable standard of care of detainees. Every lockup facility shall have installed within the cell area an electronic security device which will record the date and time of day of each cell check made by a law enforcement officer or other lockup personnel. All checks made shall be recorded on such electronic security device.

Section 36B. Each cell utilized for the detention of persons within a city, town, or state lockup facility which is under the jurisdiction of a local police department or the state police shall have a protective covering of high-impact, transparent wall facing. Such protective covering shall cover all bar structures accessible to such detained persons. Adequate ventilation shall be provided to persons detained in the cell.

At least one such cell within such lockup facility shall have installed within it, but beyond the access of any person detained within such cell, an electronic audio system whereby a police officer or other lockup personnel at the duty desk within such lockup facility is brought within audible range of such cell; provided, however, that no such electronic audio system is required to be installed if at least one such cell within such lockup facility is within audible range of the duty desk without electronic assistance.

Each occupied cell within such a lockup facility should be physically or visibly checked by a law enforcement officer or other lockup personnel as often as is required by a reasonable standard of care of detainees.

Every lockup facility shall have installed within the cell area an electronic security device which will record the date and time of day of each cell check made by a law enforcement officer or other lockup personnel. All checks made shall be recorded on such electronic security device.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 50A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 50A
Mutual companies; amendment of articles of organization
Status: in_force

Section 50A. A mutual company, by a majority vote of those members present and voting, at a meeting duly called for the purpose, may authorize an amendment of its articles of organization to change its corporate name. A mutual company, by a two thirds vote of those members present and voting, at a meeting duly called for the purpose, may authorize an amendment of its articles of organization to alter, add to or change, to the extent authorized by this chapter, the classes of insurance for transaction of which it is incorporated and may authorize any other amendment or restatement of its articles of organization, provided, only, that any provision added to or changes made in its articles of organization by such amendment or restatement could have been included in, and any provision deleted thereby could have been omitted from, original articles of organization filed at the time of such meeting.

Section 50A. A mutual company, by a majority vote of those members present and voting, at a meeting duly called for the purpose, may authorize an amendment of its articles of organization to change its corporate name. A mutual company, by a two thirds vote of those members present and voting, at a meeting duly called for the purpose, may authorize an amendment of its articles of organization to alter, add to or change, to the extent authorized by this chapter, the classes of insurance for transaction of which it is incorporated and may authorize any other amendment or restatement of its articles of organization, provided, only, that any provision added to or changes made in its articles of organization by such amendment or restatement could have been included in, and any provision deleted thereby could have been omitted from, original articles of organization filed at the time of such meeting.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 43 / Section 24
Adoption of plan; effect on obligations, taxes and legal acts
Status: in_force

Section 24. All official bonds, recognizances, obligations, contracts and other instruments entered into or executed by or to the city before its adoption of a plan provided by this chapter, and all taxes, special assessments, fines, penalties, forfeitures incurred or imposed, due or owing to the city, shall be enforced and collected, and all writs, prosecutions, actions and causes of action, except as herein otherwise provided, shall continue without abatement and remain unaffected by this chapter; and no legal act done by or in favor of the city shall be rendered invalid by its adoption of a plan provided by this chapter.

Section 24. All official bonds, recognizances, obligations, contracts and other instruments entered into or executed by or to the city before its adoption of a plan provided by this chapter, and all taxes, special assessments, fines, penalties, forfeitures incurred or imposed, due or owing to the city, shall be enforced and collected, and all writs, prosecutions, actions and causes of action, except as herein otherwise provided, shall continue without abatement and remain unaffected by this chapter; and no legal act done by or in favor of the city shall be rendered invalid by its adoption of a plan provided by this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 71 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 71
Prudential committee; selection; duties; treasurer; bond; duties
Status: in_force

Section 71. Such districts shall choose a prudential committee, which shall expend, for the purposes prescribed by the district, the money so raised or borrowed, and shall choose a treasurer, who shall give bond for the faithful performance of his official duties in a sum and with sureties approved by the prudential committee. He shall receive all money belonging to the district, and shall pay over and account for the same according to its order or that of the prudential committee.

Section 71. Such districts shall choose a prudential committee, which shall expend, for the purposes prescribed by the district, the money so raised or borrowed, and shall choose a treasurer, who shall give bond for the faithful performance of his official duties in a sum and with sureties approved by the prudential committee. He shall receive all money belonging to the district, and shall pay over and account for the same according to its order or that of the prudential committee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 2, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 2
Seal of commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 2. The seal of the commonwealth shall be circular in form, bearing upon its face a representation of the arms of the commonwealth encircled with the inscription within a beaded border, ''Sigillum Reipublicae Massachusettensis''. The colors of the arms shall not be an essential part of said seal, and an impression from a seal engraved according to said design, on any commission, paper, or document shall be valid without such colors or the representation thereof by heraldic lines or marks.

Section 2. The seal of the commonwealth shall be circular in form, bearing upon its face a representation of the arms of the commonwealth encircled with the inscription within a beaded border, ''Sigillum Reipublicae Massachusettensis''. The colors of the arms shall not be an essential part of said seal, and an impression from a seal engraved according to said design, on any commission, paper, or document shall be valid without such colors or the representation thereof by heraldic lines or marks.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 270 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 270
Renewal of naturopathic licenses
Status: in_force

Section 270. The board, in consultation with the department of public health, shall determine the renewal cycle and renewal period for naturopathic licenses. A naturopathic doctor licensed under this chapter shall apply to the board for a license renewal by not later than the expiration date, as determined by the board, unless earlier revoked, suspended or canceled as a result of a disciplinary proceeding instituted pursuant to section 273. As a condition for renewal under this section, the board may require a naturopathic doctor to provide the board with satisfactory proof that the naturopathic doctor has successfully completed the required number of hours of continuing education for naturopathic doctors in courses or programs approved by the board or has complied with such other requirements or equivalent requirements as approved by the board. Upon satisfactory compliance with the licensing requirements for naturopathic doctors and successful completion of the continuing education requirements, the board shall issue a renewal license. The board may provide for the late renewal of a license that has lapsed and may require payment of a late fee.

Section 270. The board, in consultation with the department of public health, shall determine the renewal cycle and renewal period for naturopathic licenses. A naturopathic doctor licensed under this chapter shall apply to the board for a license renewal by not later than the expiration date, as determined by the board, unless earlier revoked, suspended or canceled as a result of a disciplinary proceeding instituted pursuant to section 273. As a condition for renewal under this section, the board may require a naturopathic doctor to provide the board with satisfactory proof that the naturopathic doctor has successfully completed the required number of hours of continuing education for naturopathic doctors in courses or programs approved by the board or has complied with such other requirements or equivalent requirements as approved by the board. Upon satisfactory compliance with the licensing requirements for naturopathic doctors and successful completion of the continuing education requirements, the board shall issue a renewal license. The board may provide for the late renewal of a license that has lapsed and may require payment of a late fee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23, sec. 11G — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23 / Section 11G
Powers and duties of director of labor standards and deputy director of apprentice standards
Status: in_force

Section 11G. The director of the department of labor standards and deputy director, with the advice and guidance of the apprenticeship council, shall administer sections 11E to 11W, inclusive, shall keep a record of apprentice programs and apprentice agreements and their disposition, shall cooperate with the state department of education and the local school authorities in regard to the education of apprentices in accordance with the standards established by the director and deputy director for the same occupation or group of occupations, and shall perform such other duties as are necessary to carry out the intent of said sections 11E to 11W, inclusive. The director and deputy director may set up and establish conditions and training standards for apprentice programs and apprentice agreements, which conditions or standards shall in no case be lower than those prescribed by said sections 11E to 11W, inclusive, may create and implement a schedule of progressive sanctions regarding registration of apprentice programs, may act as secretary of the apprenticeship council, may approve an apprentice program or apprentice agreement which meets the standards established under said sections 11E to 11W, inclusive, may terminate or cancel an apprentice program or apprentice agreement in accordance with said sections 11E to 11W, inclusive, and may issue certificates of completion of apprenticeship.

Section 11G. The director of the department of labor standards and deputy director, with the advice and guidance of the apprenticeship council, shall administer sections 11E to 11W, inclusive, shall keep a record of apprentice programs and apprentice agreements and their disposition, shall cooperate with the state department of education and the local school authorities in regard to the education of apprentices in accordance with the standards established by the director and deputy director for the same occupation or group of occupations, and shall perform such other duties as are necessary to carry out the intent of said sections 11E to 11W, inclusive.

The director and deputy director may set up and establish conditions and training standards for apprentice programs and apprentice agreements, which conditions or standards shall in no case be lower than those prescribed by said sections 11E to 11W, inclusive, may create and implement a schedule of progressive sanctions regarding registration of apprentice programs, may act as secretary of the apprenticeship council, may approve an apprentice program or apprentice agreement which meets the standards established under said sections 11E to 11W, inclusive, may terminate or cancel an apprentice program or apprentice agreement in accordance with said sections 11E to 11W, inclusive, and may issue certificates of completion of apprenticeship.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 51F — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 51F
Applications by licensed independent clinical social workers for staff membership or clinical privileges; discrimination
Status: in_force

Section 51F. No hospital, or other institution, licensed under section fifty-one shall discriminate against an individual qualified within the scope of his license when considering or acting on an application of a licensed independent clinical social worker for staff membership or clinical privileges. Each application shall be considered solely on the basis of individual education, training, current competence and experience. Each hospital shall establish, in consultation with the director of social service or, if none, a consulting licensed independent clinical social worker, the specific standards, criteria and procedures to admit applicants for staff membership and clinical privileges.

Section 51F. No hospital, or other institution, licensed under section fifty-one shall discriminate against an individual qualified within the scope of his license when considering or acting on an application of a licensed independent clinical social worker for staff membership or clinical privileges. Each application shall be considered solely on the basis of individual education, training, current competence and experience. Each hospital shall establish, in consultation with the director of social service or, if none, a consulting licensed independent clinical social worker, the specific standards, criteria and procedures to admit applicants for staff membership and clinical privileges.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, sec. 55 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 13 / Section 55
Board of registration of real estate brokers and salesmen; meetings; notice, quorum; record
Status: in_force

Section 55. The board shall hold at least four regular meetings each year and may hold special meetings as required. Time, place and notice of all meetings shall be as required by rules or by-laws made by the board. A quorum shall consist of three members. In case of vacancy in the office or absence of the chairman the senior member shall perform the duties of the chairman. A written record which shall be open to public inspection shall be kept of all meetings and of the business transacted thereat.

Section 55. The board shall hold at least four regular meetings each year and may hold special meetings as required. Time, place and notice of all meetings shall be as required by rules or by-laws made by the board. A quorum shall consist of three members. In case of vacancy in the office or absence of the chairman the senior member shall perform the duties of the chairman. A written record which shall be open to public inspection shall be kept of all meetings and of the business transacted thereat.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 17
Enforcement of orders or decisions
Status: in_force

Section 17. All orders or decisions issued in accordance with this chapter shall be enforceable under section twelve unless and until reversed by a decision of a member of the board or a reviewing board, or a judgement or decision of a court of the commonwealth; and payment of compensation, when ordered, shall commence immediately, with the first payment to be received by the employee within fourteen days of the issuance of any such order or decision, and shall cover all periods for which compensation is due under this chapter. No penalties shall be assessed during the pendency of any appeal.

Section 17. All orders or decisions issued in accordance with this chapter shall be enforceable under section twelve unless and until reversed by a decision of a member of the board or a reviewing board, or a judgement or decision of a court of the commonwealth; and payment of compensation, when ordered, shall commence immediately, with the first payment to be received by the employee within fourteen days of the issuance of any such order or decision, and shall cover all periods for which compensation is due under this chapter. No penalties shall be assessed during the pendency of any appeal.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, sec. 6B — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183 / Section 6B
Address of property affected
Status: in_force

Section 6B. All documents to be recorded in the land court or registry of deeds shall, where applicable, set forth in the margin the street address of the property which is affected by such document; provided, however, that failure to include such address shall not affect the validity of the document or the recording thereof.

Section 6B. All documents to be recorded in the land court or registry of deeds shall, where applicable, set forth in the margin the street address of the property which is affected by such document; provided, however, that failure to include such address shall not affect the validity of the document or the recording thereof.