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Parks professionals urge pause on extending Christian’s Law to swimming pools
Summary
The Massachusetts Park and Recreation Association and local recreation directors asked the committee to delay H.B. 2,731, which would change Christian’s Law to include swimming pools, saying pools differ from open water and the change could reduce pool access for low-income camp programs.
At a Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security hearing, Sharon Loch, director of recreation for the Town of Weston, urged lawmakers to pause H.B. 2,731, which would alter Christian’s Law to remove the current exclusion for swimming pools and require personal flotation devices in more settings.
Loch said pools and open bodies of water are different in ways that matter for regulation and safety: pools have defined depths, clarity, signage and are governed by…
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