{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-15d-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15D, § 1","heading":"Purpose","body":"Section 1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the commonwealth to assure every child a fair and full opportunity to reach his full potential by providing and encouraging services which maximize a child's capacity and opportunity to learn, which strengthen family life, and which support families in their essential function of nurturing a child's physical, social, educational, moral, and spiritual development.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 15D"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter15D/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:54Z","sha256":"92fcc6d3e47016094f9c9ac4a9d60558a2ed3f8b8fa1cbf7d91a8d5a53da1bd4","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-15c-29","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-15d-1a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}