An Act empowering the office of the child advocate to enforce its statutory duties

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An Act empowering the office of the child advocate to enforce its statutory duties

An Act empowering the office of the child advocate to enforce its statutory duties By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

• An Act empowering the office of the child advocate to enforce its statutory duties By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
• 230) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier relative to the powers of the Child Advocate to appear, intervene in or bring actions on behalf the Commonwealth.
• Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

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Official Summary Text

An Act empowering the office of the child advocate to enforce its statutory duties
By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 230) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier relative to the powers of the Child Advocate to appear, intervene in or bring actions on behalf the Commonwealth. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.230

Chapter 18C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 2 the following section:-

Section 2A. In addition to the powers set forth in section 2, and notwithstanding section 3 of chapter 12 or any other law to the contrary, the child advocate, or the child advocate’s designee, may represent, appear, intervene in or bring an action on behalf the commonwealth or of any child in any proceeding before any state or federal court, tribunal, agency, board or commission in which matters related to this chapter are in issue.

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