Natalie Higgins was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in November 2016 and sworn in as State Representative for the 4th Worcester District (Leominster) on January 4, 2017.Natalie is a lifelong Leominster resident, Boston-educated attorney, and former non-profit director and rape crisis counselor, who is dedicated to service and advocacy. A 2006 graduate of Leominster High School, Natalie obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from UMass Amherst, earned her law degree from Northeastern University School of Law and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 2014.
An act relative to sexual assault counselor task force -- establishes a task force to make recommendations on establishing statewide certification and updating training standards for sexual assault counselors.
An act relative to innocent spouses -- This bill would make it clear that a divorced or legally separated spouse or a spouse/joint filer who has lived separately from the other for at least one year, may elect to avoid liability for understatements of the other spouse/joint filer. These changes are based on recent federal changes.