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9-15-2012
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NEWEST NEWS - 02/08/12 - PLEASE READ
CHRISTIANS LAW
IS
NOW ON THE FLOOR
Currently on the floor of the State House as I type. Wish us luck.
SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 90B of the of
the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 1 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following definition:- 2
"Amphibious landing vehicle”, a motor vehicle that can travel on land and water. 3
SECTION 2. Section 5A of said chapter 90B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting 4 after the first sentence
the following sentence:- Each amphibious landing vehicle shall have 1 5 Coast Guard approved personal flotation device of
Type I, II or III that shall be in a readily 6 accessible location for each passenger under 10 years of age. 7
SECTION 3. Said chapter 111 is hereby further amended by inserting after
section 127A the 8 following section:- 9 Section 127A½. (a) A board of health shall adopt rules or regulations
requiring recreational 10 camps for minor children under its jurisdiction to have a system in place to have Coast Guard 11
approved personal flotation devices of Type I, II or III available to non-swimmers and at-risk 12 swimmers who will be present
in a swimming or diving area, excluding swimming pools, wading 13 pools and other artificial bodies of water. 14
(b)
A determination shall be made of each minor’s swimming ability at the first swimming 15 session at a recreational camp
in order to identify and classify non-swimmers and at-risk 16 swimmers. Minors attending a recreational camp shall then be
confined to swimming areas 17 consistent with the limits of their swimming skills or to swimming areas requiring lesser skills
18 than those for which they have been classified. 19
(c) No recreational camp for minor children shall refuse, decline
or otherwise prohibit a parent, 20 guardian or person with custody of a minor from providing a Coast Guard approved personal
21 flotation device of Type I, II or III to such recreational camp to be used by the minor for the 22 duration of the minor’s
attendance at such camp. 23
PROUD MEMBER OF:
NDPA
Association
of Aquatic Professionals
CEF Foundation
CPSC – Campaign Safety Leader for Water Safety
PROUD SUPPORTER AND
ACTIVE CONTRIBUTOR OF/TO:
American Red Cross
Safekids
USA
Association of Pool and Spa Professionals
Drowning Prevention Foundation
Drowning Support Network
National Aquatic Safety Company
Swim For Life Foundation
APEC – Aquatics Professional Education Council
ILS – International Life Saving Federation
National Safe Boating Council
BoatUS Foundation
PFDMA
Did You Know? In 10 states - Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Montana,
Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington - drowning surpasses all other causes of death to children age 14 and under. Children
who die (86 percent) are found after 10 minutes. Nearly all who require cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) die or are left
with severe brain injury.
One child drowns every minute across the globe. 600,000 children per year. An estimated 3-4 children almost
drown every minute and are permanently impaired. Please join me to stop this preventable problem.
58% of parents do not consider drowning a threat to their children (Safe Kids USA),
yet it is the #1 killer of infants and young children in 18 states (including FL) and 2nd nationally, claiming lives of approximately
4,000 children each year and leaving another 12,000 with some form of permanent brain damage.
On July 13, 2007 our 4 year old son Christian passed away from Drowning at a local
town run camp. We have started a Non-Profit organization to provide life jackets to all children at all camps, lakes, beaches
and town run pools across the state of Massachusetts (Currently not required or wanted). Your donation, monetary or USCG
Approved Life Jackets would be greatly appreciated as we strive to save another family from going through this preventable
pain. I have also started a Consulting business to help others prevent this preventable tragedy. Please visit my Consulting
page for more information.
Our son Christian, drowned in our town run camp. He was there for 2 hours on his first
day and the 5 staff members and lifeguards didn’t see him. We are in the process here of changing laws and
have started a Non-Profit to change some of this law and provide USCG Approved Life Jackets to all lakes and ponds and possibly
beaches where kids can get a free loaner jacket. We set it up this way so all children will be safe even if they cant afford
to buy one. We are a tax deductible Non-Profit.
All proceeds will benefit
the Christian E. Frechette Memorial Fund (supporting child water safety programs and safe play for kids). We are asking
for your support!
Sincerely,
Derek
Frechette
derek@ceffoundation.org
Donations can be made to:
Christian E. Frechette
Memorial Fund (Tax I.D. : 042-155-342)
P.O. Box 189
Fiskdale, MA 01518
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