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Civic Engagement Project: Massachusetts Laws and Policies

Participation in Government Class

Introduction

 MASSACHUSETTS LAWS & POLICIES

MA Laws

Massachusetts Laws by Subject  - Start here when you want to learn about the law on a particular topic, or when you are looking for a specific law but don't know its citation.

Ask a Law Librarian

Ask a Law Librarian  - Need help finding or using Massachusetts legal information? Ask a Trial Court law librarian!

Immigration

Massachusetts law about immigrationA compilation of laws, regulations, cases, and web sources on immigration law.

 

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) - on Immigrant's rights 

Environmental Policies

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection - Environmental laws and regulations administered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

 

Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office - The MEPA Office is part of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA).  We provide meaningful opportunities for public review of the potential environmental impacts of projects for which state agency action is required.  We serve the general public, state agencies, municipalities, and project proponents.

Title IX

Massachusetts Municipal Association - Schools must comply with new Title IX regulations

 

Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association - Girls and Women in Sports

Homelessness

Bill H.4688 - An Act providing a bill of rights for people experiencing homelessness

Family Homelessness

General Law, Part I, Title II, Chapter 23B, Section 30 - Emergency Housing Assistance Program

 

The Boston Foundation  - The Massachusetts family homelessness system is called the Emergency Assistance (EA) program, and is operated by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).

Teen Mental Health

Massachusetts Law About Mental Health Issues - A compilation of laws, regulations, cases and web sources on mental health law.

 

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - a nonprofit grassroots organization. Founded in 1982, consider themselves "the state’s voice on mental illness."