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An Act relative to the sale of wines and malt beverages by food stores
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By Representative Cahill of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 253) of Daniel Cahill relative to the sale of wines and malt beverages by food stores. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after section 15A, the following:-
Section 15B. Grant of food store licenses for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be consumed on premises; operation of subject premises; regulation of packaging
(a) Local licensing authorities that have been authorized to grant licenses under section 15 of this chapter are hereby authorized to grant an additional class of licenses, known as a food store license, for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be consumed on the premises.
(b) Except as otherwise provided, a food store license shall in every way be treated as a license granted under section 15 of this chapter and shall be governed by all the statutes and regulations applicable thereto.
(c) No application for the issuance, transfer, or annual renewal of a food store license shall be granted under this section unless the applicant demonstrates that the subject premises:
(1) is a permanent non-mobile establishment within the geographic jurisdiction of the local licensing authority;
(2) regularly stocks and sells to consumers various types of perishable or nonperishable foods, not to be consumed on the premises, in at least three of the following four staple food categories: (i) vegetable or fruit products; (ii) meat, poultry, or fish products; (iii) dairy products or plant-based substitutes; and (iv) bread or cereal products;
(3) has adopted an age verification and employee training policy satisfying the minimum requirements of section 15C of this chapter; and
(4) dedicates not more than 35% of the total interior selling area accessible to customers, as measured in square feet of floor space on the horizontal plane, for the display of wines and malt beverages to be sold under the authority of a food store license, provided that such dedicated display area need not be contiguous but shall not in any case exceed 10,000 square feet in the aggregate.
(d) Notwithstanding section 33 of this chapter and section 5 of chapter 136, the sale of wines and malt beverages shall be permitted under this section during those hours which the subject premises may otherwise lawfully conduct business with consumers in that city or town, provided that a local licensing authority may uniformly prohibit the sale of wines and malt beverages under this section between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., or may uniformly require that such sales occurring between said hours shall be made as part of a transaction that includes one or more nondurable consumer goods not subject to regulation as alcoholic beverages under this chapter.
(e) The commission may uniformly prohibit the sale of some or all types of wines and malt beverages under this section where any single container within the package holds more than 100 fluid ounces or less than 10 fluid ounces, provided that such sale of wines and malt beverages shall otherwise be permitted where the package consists or is comprised of:
(1) one or more manufacturer-sealed containers meeting the standards set forth at section 5.47a of title 27 of the code of federal regulations; or
(2) any refillable and re-sealable container commonly known as a growler, which container may be refilled on the premises by a duly authorized and trained employee, provided that such container once refilled shall be re-sealed by said employee and shall remain sealed while on the premises.
(f) The commission shall, after notice and hearing under chapter 30A, promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this section.
Section 15C. Age verification and employee training policy; adoption and enforcement by subject premises as condition of food store license
(a) Every premises licensed under section 15B of this chapter shall adopt and enforce an age verification and employee training policy for the prevention of the unlawful sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under 21 years of age, which policy shall require the presentation of a reliable form of identification by all customers for all purchases of alcoholic beverages, regardless of the actual or apparent age of the customer.
(b) For purposes of this section, a reliable form of identification shall mean such forms of identification for which the subject premises has implemented reasonable measures by which to verify the validity and authenticity thereof with respect to the presenting customer, consistent with the preceding subsection, and shall include without limitation those forms of identification that may be reasonably relied upon for purposes of the second paragraph of section 34B of this chapter, provided that the scope and effect of said paragraph shall not in any way be modified or expanded by the requirements of this section.
(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the subject premises from adopting and enforcing additional age verification and employee training policies beyond the requirements of this section, nor in any way limit the applicability of section 69 of this chapter, nor otherwise be construed as affirmatively requiring the sale of an alcoholic beverage to any customer.
(d) The commission shall, after notice and hearing under chapter 30A, promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this section.
Section 15D. Form of application for food store licenses; collection and disposition of application fees
(a) Applications for the issuance, transfer, or annual renewal of a food store license under section 15B of this chapter shall be made to the local licensing authority upon standard forms issued and maintained by the commission, provided that each such application granted by the local licensing authority shall be subject to approval by the commission to ensure compliance with this chapter before the license may be issued, transferred, or annually renewed.
(b) At the discretion of the commission, and as reflected by the form of application issued and maintained under the preceding subsection, an applicant may be required to demonstrate that the subject premises complies with subsection (c) of said section 15B through such manner of commonly available documentary evidence as may be specified by the commission, provided that, in the alternative to any such discretionary requirement, a rebuttable presumption of such compliance sufficient for the submission of a facially complete application shall arise:
(1) in the case of an application for the issuance or transfer of a food store license, if the applicant submits:
(i) with respect to paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(4) of said section 15B, a sufficiently detailed floorplan of the subject premises;
(ii) with respect to paragraph (c)(2) of said section 15B, evidence that the subject premises is an authorized “retail food store” under section 3(o)(1) of the federal Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended; and
(iii) with respect to paragraph (c)(3) of said section 15B, a copy of all applicable written policies then in effect; or
(2) in the case of an application for the annual renewal of a food store license, if the applicant submits under the pains and penalties of perjury an affirmation of such compliance.
(c) A local licensing authority may, upon its grant of an application for the issuance, transfer, or annual renewal of a food store license, require that the applicant pay to the local licensing authority a fee in an amount to be determined by the local licensing authority, which amount shall be uniformly applied and shall not exceed 110% of the equivalent local fee imposed for licenses granted under section 15 of this chapter.
(d) Upon approval by the commission of an application for the issuance, transfer, or annual renewal of a food store license, but before such approval may take effect, the applicant shall be required to pay to the commission:
(1) in the case of an application for the issuance or transfer of a food store license, a fee in the amount of $5,000; or
(2) in the case of an application for the annual renewal of a food store license, a fee in the amount of $5,000 plus 0.25% of gross receipts from any wines and malt beverages sold at the subject premises over the 12 full calendar months immediately preceding the expiration date of the current license, provided that the total amount due under this paragraph shall not exceed $10,000 per annual renewal.
(e) For purposes of section 27 of this chapter, fees payable:
(1) to a local licensing authority under subsection (c) of this section shall be treated as fees for a license authorized to be granted by the local licensing authority; and
(2) to the commission under subsection (d) of this section, except as provided by section 2JJJJJ of chapter 29, shall be treated as fees for a license authorized to be granted by the commission.
(f) The commission shall, after notice and hearing under chapter 30A, promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this section.
Section 15E. Number of food store licenses; holding or controlling multiple licenses
(a) Food store licenses authorized to be granted in a city or town under section 15B of this chapter shall be in addition to those licenses otherwise authorized to be granted under sections 15 and 17 of this chapter, and shall not be counted as a license for purposes of determining the number of licenses available to be issued under said sections 15 and 17.
(b) The number of food store licenses that may be issued shall be determined at the discretion of each local licensing authority and may be revised by notification to the commission not more frequently than once per calendar quarter, provided that the number of food store licenses:
(1) newly issued, in any one year, shall not be more than twice the total number of licenses authorized to be granted in that city or town under sections 15 and 17 of this chapter, rounded down to the nearest whole number; and
(2) issued or available to be issued, overall, shall not be less than half the total number of licenses authorized to be granted in that city or town under sections 15 and 17 of this chapter, rounded up to the nearest whole number.
(c) A local licensing authority shall not deny an application for the issuance, transfer, or annual renewal of a food store license on the basis that the applicant holds or controls multiple licenses granted under sections 15 or 15B of this chapter, provided that no application for the issuance or transfer of a food store license shall be granted if as a result the applicant would hold or control more than 15 food store licenses in any one county of the commonwealth.
(d) The commission shall, after notice and hearing under chapter 30A, promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this section.
Section 15F. Effect of food store licenses on proximate competing premises
(a) Upon the issuance or transfer of a food store license to a premises not previously in the business of selling alcoholic beverages to consumers, the operator of any proximate competing premises lawfully conducting business at the time of such issuance or transfer may apply for a small business support grant from the fund established by section 2JJJJJ of chapter 29 and administered by the commission in accordance with this section.
(b) For purposes of this section, a proximate competing premises means a permanent non-mobile establishment then currently licensed under section 15 of this chapter, where said license is held or controlled by an employer not required to offer earned paid sick time under section 148C of chapter 149, provided that said establishment is located:
(1) within 2,500 feet of the premises for which the food store license has been issued or transferred, in the case of a city; or
(2) within 5,000 feet of the premises for which the food store license has been issued or transferred, in the case of a town.
(c) Applicants deemed to be a proximate competing premises by the commission shall be eligible to receive not more than ten consecutive annual payments in the nature of a small business support grant, provided that each such payment shall be in an amount determined by the commission:
(1) by dividing the balance of the fund by the total number of food store licenses serving as the basis for at least one grant application by a proximate competing premises; and
(2) by further dividing the quotient from the preceding paragraph, for each such food store license, by the total number of proximate competing premises that applied for a grant with respect to that particular food store license.
(d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit one qualified applicant from receiving more than one small business support grant from the fund, where said applicant meets the definition of a proximate competing premises with respect to more than one food store license.
(e) A local licensing authority shall not deny an application for the issuance, transfer, or annual renewal of a food store license on the basis of limiting competition with or proximity to any other premises licensed under this chapter, nor on the basis that the subject premises may have been eligible for a different class of license granted under this chapter, provided that nothing in this subsection shall require a local licensing authority to grant an application for the issuance or transfer of a food store license where the sale of wines and malt beverages would be inconsistent with a valid municipal zoning law enacted under chapter 40A and effective at the time such application was made, provided further that such application shall not be precluded where the subject premises obtains a variance or exemption from the municipal zoning law in question, including for the continuance of a preexisting nonconforming use.
(f) The commission shall, after notice and hearing under chapter 30A, promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this section.
SECTION 2. Section 25A of said chapter 138 is hereby amended by inserting, after the final paragraph, the following:-
(c) Notwithstanding the preceding subsections, and for the purpose of attaining a quantity discount offered by a wholesaler licensed under section 18, any person or entity that holds or controls one or more licenses issued under sections 15 and 15B may either:
(1) enter into a cooperative agreement with one or more other persons or entities, not to exceed 15 parties in total, each holding or controlling not more than 15 licenses issued under said sections 15 and 15B, to make joint purchases of alcoholic beverages in larger quantities than might otherwise be purchased, provided that nothing in this paragraph shall authorize the distribution of alcoholic beverages to anyone except the parties to any such agreement according to their respective share of the joint purchase as attributed to each licensed premises; or
(2) make a combined purchase of alcoholic beverages for two or more of its own licenses issued under said sections 15 and 15B, provided that the number of licenses for which any one combined purchase may be made under this paragraph shall not exceed the aggregate number of licenses for which a joint purchase may be made through a cooperative agreement under the preceding paragraph.
SECTION 3. Section 25A of said chapter 138 is hereby further amended by striking out the words “No licensee authorized under this chapter to sell alcoholic beverages to wholesalers or retailers shall-- (a) Discriminate” and inserting in place thereof the following:-
(a) No licensee authorized under this chapter to sell alcoholic beverages to wholesalers or retailers shall discriminate
SECTION 4. Section 25A of said chapter 138 is hereby further amended by striking out the words “; All price lists” and inserting in place thereof the following:-
. (b) All price lists
SECTION 5. Section 15C of said chapter 138, as enacted by section 1 of this Act, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following:-
(a) Every establishment licensed under section 15B of this chapter shall adopt and enforce an age verification and employee training policy for the prevention of the unlawful sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under 21 years of age, which policy shall require:
(1) the presentation of a reliable form of identification by all customers for all purchases of alcoholic beverages, regardless of the actual or apparent age of the customer; and
(2) the verification of such identification by means of an optical barcode scanner or magnetic card reader, or such other comparable technology as may be approved by the commission, provided that the commission shall establish alternative measures of verification for those forms of identification, if any, upon which a licensee may reasonably rely for purposes of the second paragraph of section 34B but which are not capable of verification by technological means that are both commercially available and practically applied for the intended use.
SECTION 6. Section 34B of said chapter 138 is hereby amended by inserting, in the second paragraph, after the words “military identification card” the following:-
or an out of state license that has been validated by the means described by paragraph (a)(2) of section 15C
SECTION 7. Section 34B of said chapter 138 is hereby further amended by striking out, in the second paragraph, the words “a liquor purchase identification card, or an identification card issued under section 8E of chapter 90, or motor vehicle license issued pursuant to said section eight” and inserting in place thereof the following:-
particular forms of identification named in this paragraph
SECTION 8. Section 15E of said chapter 138, as enacted by section 1 of this Act, is hereby amended by striking out, in subsection (c), the word “county” and inserting in place thereof the following:- city or town
SECTION 9. Section 20 of said chapter 138, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, after the final paragraph, the following:-
A person or entity making a combined purchase of alcoholic beverages under paragraph (c)(2) of section 25A is hereby permitted under this section to store such alcoholic beverages at a licensed and bonded warehouse, provided that nothing in this paragraph shall authorize the resale of such alcoholic beverages other than at retail by the licensed establishment to a consumer in the normal course of business.
SECTION 10. Chapter 29 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, before section 3, the following:-
Section 2JJJJJ. There shall be established and set upon the books of the commonwealth a separate fund, which shall consist of all fees collected by the alcoholic beverages control commission under section 15D of chapter 138. Amounts credited to the fund shall be available, without further appropriation, to the commission for the payment of small business support grants as provided by section 15F of said chapter 138.
SECTION 11. For the avoidance of doubt and without limitation to the general provisions of section 15E of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as enacted by this Act, a food store license shall not be subject to the second sentence of section 15 of chapter 138, and shall not be considered a license issued under said section 15 for purposes of determining the number of marijuana retailers that may be approved in any city or town under section 3 of chapter 94G.
SECTION 12. The commission shall maintain a ratio of at least one investigator per 250 outstanding licenses issued under said chapter 138 by a local licensing authority.
SECTION 13. The commission shall establish a working group consisting of designated representatives of each of the three tiers of the beverage alcohol marketplace, respectively, including, for the retail tier, a representative of food stores and a representative of package stores; of consumer advocates; of local licensing authorities; of the governor; of the attorney general; and of the treasurer. The working group shall study and make findings as to the types and varieties of packaged alcoholic beverages stocked and sold by the various classes of off-premises licensees within the commonwealth, for the purpose of recommending the maintenance or modification of public policies to encourage market efficiency and discourage market dominance in any tier of the beverage alcohol marketplace. The working group shall be convened within 6 months from the enactment of this Act, and shall issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the commission within 18 months thereafter.
SECTION 14. Sections 5 through 8 of this Act, inclusive, shall take effect on
January 1, 2024.
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An Act exempting all positions in the police department of the town of Needham from the civil service law
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By Representative Garlick of Needham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2530) of Denise C. Garlick (by vote of the town) for legislation to exempt all positions in the police department of the town of Needham from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all positions in the police department of the town of Needham, including the position of chief of police, shall be exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws.
SECTION 2. This act shall not impair the civil service status of a person holding a position described in section 1 on the effective date of this act.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding section 2, no appointment or promotion made after the effective date of this act shall be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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An Act authorizing the state retirement board to retire Richard D'Auria, a University of Massachusetts police officer disabled by cardiac disease, under the provisions of the "Heart Law."
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By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2531) of Colleen M. Garry and others that the State Retirement Board be authorized to retire Richard D'Auria, a University of Massachusetts police officer disabled by cardiac disease, under the provisions of the heart law, so-called. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the state retirement board shall retire Richard D'Auria, a University of Massachusetts police officer, as defined in section 1 of chapter 6E, who as a result of occupationally-related disability occurring while in the performance of duty, is totally and permanently incapacitated from performing essential duties as a police officer, shall be retired under the provisions of Section 94 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws.
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An Act providing equity to police officers disabled by cardiac disease
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By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2532) of Colleen M. Garry and others for legislation to include certain police officers disabled by cardiac disease in the heart law, so-called. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 94 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority," the following words: -
"or of the police force of the University of Massachusetts, or of the police force of the Massachusetts Port Authority, or of the police forces of the state universities and community colleges, or of the police force of the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs."
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An Act relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters
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{'Id': 'CLG1', 'Name': 'Carmine Lawrence Gentile', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CLG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-12T14:53:54.557'}
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[{'Id': 'CLG1', 'Name': 'Carmine Lawrence Gentile', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CLG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-12T14:53:54.5566667'}, {'Id': 'JCD1', 'Name': 'James C. Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T11:03:12.03'}, {'Id': 'DRB1', 'Name': 'Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DRB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-15T14:45:46.3566667'}, {'Id': 'RCF0', 'Name': 'Ryan C. Fattman', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RCF0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-05T14:22:46.4533333'}, {'Id': 'CRF1', 'Name': 'Christopher Richard Flanagan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CRF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-23T10:41:19.41'}, {'Id': 'SSH1', 'Name': 'Steven S. Howitt', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SSH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T09:36:15.9566667'}, {'Id': 'KPL1', 'Name': 'Kathleen R. LaNatra', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T15:19:51.36'}, {'Id': 'BET0', 'Name': 'Bruce E. Tarr', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BET0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-03T14:15:17.0266667'}, {'Id': 'SLG1', 'Name': 'Susannah M. Whipps', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SLG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T09:35:55.9833333'}]
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By Representative Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2533) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile and others relative to death benefits for surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters. Public Service.
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SECTION 1: Section 9C (1/2) of Chapter 32B of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding in the fifth line after the phrase ”under the age of 26,” the words “and such children who are over age nineteen and physically or mentally incapacitated from earnings”.
SECTION 2: Section 9C (1/2) of Chapter 32B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out in the sixth line the words “continue to”.
SECTION 3: Section 9C (1/2) of Chapter 32B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out in the twelfth line the words “100 per cent of the premium” and inserting in place there of the words “a premium at the same rate as retirees of the governmental unit from time to time as part of the total cost for such hospital, surgical, medical, dental and other health insurance”.
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[{'Id': 'JAG1', 'Name': 'Jessica Ann Giannino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-13T13:30:31.1366667'}]
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By Representative Giannino of Revere, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2534) of Jessica Ann Giannino for legislation to regulate administrative leaves involving events during which officers discharge firearms. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020, Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 133 the following new section:-
SECTION 134. Any “Law Enforcement Agency” as defined in MGL 6E Sec 1, placing any “Law Enforcement Officer”, as defined in MGL Ch 6E Sec 1, on administrative leave pending an investigation involving any event during which an officer: discharges a firearm, as defined in section 121 of chapter 140, actually or proximately causing injury or death to another; discharges any stun gun as defined in said section 121 of said chapter 140, actually or proximately causing injury or death to another; discharges tear gas or other chemical weapon, actually or proximately causing injury or death of another; discharges rubber pellets from a propulsion device, actually or proximately causing injury or death of another; deploys a dog, actually or proximately causing injury or death of another; uses deadly force, actually or proximately causing injury or death of another; or engages in a physical altercation with a person who sustains serious bodily injury or requests or receives medical care as a result; shall record such time as “Critical Incident Leave” in all department records of the event. Any public release referencing this leave shall use the term “Critical Incident Leave”.
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[{'Id': 'JAG1', 'Name': 'Jessica Ann Giannino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-13T13:29:52.71'}]
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By Representative Giannino of Revere, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2535) of Jessica Ann Giannino relative to leave with pay for certain incapacitated safety employees. Public Service.
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C. 41& 111F is hereby amended by inserting the following at the end of the 2nd paragraph: " In the event that an officer has to use any accrued leave while awaiting a determination of 111F status and the final determination is favorable then any accrued leave used during the period shall be restored to the officer. "
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An Act relative to disability pensions for violent crimes
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[{'Id': 'JAG1', 'Name': 'Jessica Ann Giannino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T13:42:12.4566667'}, {'Id': 'SGX1', 'Name': 'Steven George Xiarhos', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SGX1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T08:39:40.58'}, {'Id': 'A_S1', 'Name': 'Alan Silvia', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/A_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T11:39:15.89'}, {'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-08T12:18:23.29'}, {'Id': 'MJM2', 'Name': 'Mathew J. Muratore', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJM2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-28T14:06:16.51'}, {'Id': 'JRT1', 'Name': 'Jeffrey Rosario Turco', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JRT1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-31T15:40:06.8166667'}, {'Id': 'JCD1', 'Name': 'James C. Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-31T14:57:34.86'}, {'Id': 'CAF1', 'Name': 'Carole A. Fiola', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-19T19:43:03.64'}]
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By Representative Giannino of Revere, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2536) of Jessica Ann Giannino and others relative to disability pensions for violent crimes committed against certain public employees. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Addition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “inclusive”, in line 599, the following definition:-
“Violent act injury”, a serious and permanent personal bodily injury sustained as a direct and proximate result of a violent attack upon a person by means of a dangerous weapon, including a firearm, knife, automobile, explosive device or other dangerous weapon, which for the purposes of this section shall be defined as “an item which is designed for the purpose of causing serious injury or death.”
SECTION 2. Said chapter 32 is hereby further amended by striking out subsection (1) of section 7 and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
Section 7. (1) Conditions of Allowance. Any member in service classified in Group 1, Group 2 or Group 4, or any member in service classified in Group 3 to whom the provisions of subdivision (2) of section twenty-six are not applicable, who is unable to perform the essential duties of the member’s job and that such inability is likely to be permanent before attaining the maximum age for the member’s group by reason of a personal injury or violent act injury sustained or a hazard undergone as a result of, and while in the performance of the member’s duties at some definite place and at some definite time on or after the date of becoming a member or prior to such date while any provision of this chapter relating to noncontributory pensions was applicable to the member, without serious and willful misconduct on the member’s part, upon the member’s written application on a prescribed form filed with the board and the member’s respective employer or upon such an application by the head of the member’s department after a hearing, if requested, as provided for in subdivision (1) of section sixteen and subject to the conditions set forth in said section and in this section, shall be deemed retired for an accidental disability as of a date which shall be specified in such application and which shall be not less than fifteen days nor more than four months after the filing of such application but in no event later than the maximum age for the member’s group. Except as provided for in subdivision (3) of this section, no such retirement shall be allowed unless such injury or violent act injury was sustained or such hazard was undergone within two years prior to the filing of such application or, if occurring earlier, unless written notice thereof was filed with the board by such member or on the member's behalf within ninety days after its occurrence. No retirement under clauses (i) to (iii), inclusive, shall be allowed unless the board, after a review of the evidence it deems appropriate, and after a review by the commission, pursuant to the provisions of section twenty-one, and including in any event on examination by the regional medical panel provided for in subdivision (3) of section six and including a certification of such incapacity by a majority of the physicians on such medical panel, shall find that such member is physically unable to perform the essential duties of the member's job and that such inability is likely to be permanent, and that the member should be so retired. No retirement under clause (iv) shall be allowed unless the board, after a review of the evidence it deems appropriate, and after a review by the commission, pursuant to the provisions of section twenty-one, and including in any event on examination by the regional medical panel provided for in subdivision (3) of section six and including a certification of such incapacity by a majority of the physicians on such medical panel, shall find that such member is physically unable to perform the essential duties of the member's job because of a violent act injury and that such inability is likely to be permanent, and that the member should be so retired. Any member who was injured while a member of a retirement system established in any governmental unit other than that by which the member is presently employed, and who has complied with the provisions of this section as to notice, or whose case falls under paragraph (3), shall file such application with the retirement board of the unit where he is presently employed. Such board shall secure a statement of facts and records, which it shall be the duty of the retirement board of the first governmental unit to furnish, and on which it shall be entitled to make recommendations.
Prior to the determination of a retirement under this section, a member shall submit to the retirement board a written statement authorizing release of information from the federal internal revenue service and the department of revenue relative to the annual gross earned income of the member in pursuant to an agreement between the federal internal revenue service, the department of revenue, and the public employee retirement administration commission in accordance with section ninety-one A.
SECTION 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of said section 7 of said chapter 32 is hereby amended by inserting after clause (iii) the following clauses:-
(iv) A yearly amount of pension for any firefighter, any call, volunteer, auxiliary, intermittent or reserve firefighter, any call, volunteer, auxiliary, intermittent or reserve emergency medical services provider who is a member of a police or fire department and who is not subject to chapter 152, any police officer, any auxiliary, intermittent, special, part-time or reserve police officer, any municipal or public emergency medical technician or licensed health care professional who is unable to perform the essential duties of the member’s job by reason of a violent act injury, paid monthly, equal to 100 per cent of their regular compensation, including all applicable benefits and stipends, that the member was earning on the date of such violent act injury, as defined in section 1 of this chapter. The annual amount of pension payable to such member shall be equal to the regular rate of compensation which the member would have been paid had the member continued in service at the grade held by the member at the time of their retirement until their death or reaching mandatory retirement age, whichever comes first; provided that, if the member reaches the mandatory retirement age, the member shall be entitled thereafter to 80 per cent of the average annual rate of compensation paid to the member in the previous 12 months, including any cost of living increases, as defined in sections 102 and 103 of this chapter. Upon retirement, the member shall receive a lump sum payment from the applicable retirement board equal to the member’s total accumulated retirement deductions. In the event that the member shall predecease their spouse and the member’s death is the result of the same violent act injury, the member’s spouse shall be entitled to 75 per cent of the member’s annual pension, paid monthly, as long as such spouse shall live; provided that, when the member would have reached the mandatory retirement age, the member’s spouse shall continue to be entitled to 75 per cent of the member’s annual pension, including any cost of living increases, as defined in sections 102 and 103 of this chapter, that the member would have received upon reaching the mandatory retirement age; provided, however, that if a beneficiary is eligible for benefits under this section and under option (c) of section 12, the beneficiary shall elect to receive either a benefit under option (c) or a benefit pursuant to this section but shall not be eligible for both benefits. In the event that the member and the member’s spouse predecease their children, the member’s surviving unmarried children, if any, who are under age 18 or, if over that age and under age 22, are full-time students at an accredited educational institution, or who are over age 18 and physically or mentally incapacitated from earning income on the date of such member’s retirement, shall be entitled to receive a pension of equal proportion, paid monthly, which shall total 75 per cent of the amount of the pension payable to the member at the time of their death.
The words “full-time student” and “accredited educational institutions” shall have the same meaning that they have under clause (iii). When a child no longer meets the qualifications for receipt of a pension allocation under this section, said child’s pension allocation shall cease and any remaining qualified children shall continue to receive the same amount each received before any child’s allocation ceased. Any member eligible to receive a pension under clause (iv) shall be indemnified for all hospital, medical and other healthcare expenses, not otherwise covered by health insurance, related to treatment of injuries that have been or may be incurred after the date of the member’s retirement as a result of the injuries sustained by the member relating to the violent act injury while in the performance of the member’s duties.
Nothing in this section or any other section of the general laws or regulations shall limit the member’s aforementioned retirement benefit or restrict the member from seeking accommodating employment by any entity or agency which is not classified under Groups 1-4, inclusive, of the retirement system. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a member under clause (iv), or such member’s eligible spouse or children, from receiving additional retirement benefits not required by this section.
(v) Critical Incident Stress Management
Any firefighter, any call, volunteer, auxiliary, intermittent or reserve firefighter, any call, volunteer, auxiliary, intermittent or reserve emergency medical services provider who is a member of a police or fire department and who is not subject to chapter 152, any police officer, any auxiliary, intermittent, special, part-time or reserve police officer, any municipal or public emergency medical technician shall participate in critical incident stress management debriefing following any incident involving exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence as defined in the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or any other incident reasonably warranting a critical incident stress management debriefing, as determined by an emergency service provider certified by the Massachusetts Peer Support Network or International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. At the discretion of the emergency service provider, or at the request of any member, the member will seek a behavioral health consultation on his or her own time. Anything discussed during the behavioral health consultation shall be kept in confidentiality in the following manner:
a. All conversations, records, recordings, or other documents resulting from the behavioral health consultation will be subject to physician-patient privilege and will not be provided to the employer except at the request of the member;
b. The employer may contact the behavioral health professional to confirm the date and attendance of the member and credentials of the professional.
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[{'Id': 'SWG1', 'Name': 'Susan Williams Gifford', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SWG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T13:33:04.5433333'}, {'Id': 'KWP1', 'Name': 'Kelly W. Pease', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KWP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-08T16:06:49.31'}]
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By Representative Gifford of Wareham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2537) of Susan Williams Gifford and Kelly W. Pease relative to creditable service within the Teachers’ Retirement System for service rendered in territories or military bases. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Subsection (4) of Section 3 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 484, after the words “United States,” the following words:- "service rendered in a territory of the United States, service rendered on a United States military base,"
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[{'Id': 'SWG1', 'Name': 'Susan Williams Gifford', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SWG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T11:27:39.8766667'}, {'Id': 'ALD1', 'Name': "Angelo L. D'Emilia", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/ALD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T14:16:09.6366667'}, {'Id': 'RCF0', 'Name': 'Ryan C. Fattman', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RCF0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-27T16:18:49.78'}, {'Id': 'CMG1', 'Name': 'Colleen M. Garry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CMG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T13:14:48.93'}]
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By Representative Gifford of Wareham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2538) of Susan Williams Gifford, Colleen M. Garry and Angelo L. D'Emilia relative to increasing the amount of earnings that a retired public employee may be paid for certain additional public service. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Subsection (b) of Section 91 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 97, the words “nine hundred and sixty”, and inserting thereof the following words:- “twelve hundred”.
SECTION 2. Subsection (c) of Section 91 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 113, the words “nine hundred and sixty”, and by inserting thereof the following words:- “twelve hundred”.
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[{'Id': 'KIG1', 'Name': 'Kenneth I. Gordon', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KIG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T14:14:55.8133333'}, {'Id': 'MDB0', 'Name': 'Michael D. Brady', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MDB0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T16:27:24.2733333'}, {'Id': 'PAH1', 'Name': 'Patricia A. Haddad', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T13:29:10.6766667'}, {'Id': 'C_H1', 'Name': 'Christopher Hendricks', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T10:52:26.43'}, {'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T13:35:58.6766667'}, {'Id': 'DPL1', 'Name': 'David Paul Linsky', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T13:27:50.7466667'}, {'Id': 'BWM1', 'Name': 'Brian W. Murray', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BWM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-29T23:01:40.42'}, {'Id': 'JNR1', 'Name': 'Jeffrey N. Roy', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JNR1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T11:26:42.5866667'}]
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By Representative Gordon of Bedford and Senator Brady, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2539) of Kenneth I. Gordon, Michael D. Brady and others relative to the civil service law. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by inserting at the beginning of subsection (e) of the third paragraph, in the definition of “basic merit principles”, the phrase “notwithstanding potential remedies provided by any other laws that prohibit discrimination in employment,”; and in said subsection striking the word “handicap” and inserting in place thereof the following:- “military status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity” before the words “or religion”.
SECTION 2. Section 2 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by inserting, after subsection (f), the following section:-
(f)(1) To award reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs to an appellant who prevails in an appeal brought under this chapter, upon an express finding of either bad faith on the part of the appointing authority or an egregious or willfully repeated violation of this chapter, unless special circumstances would render such an award in full unjust;
SECTION 3. Section 2 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by inserting, after subsection (f), the following:-
(f)(2) To take such action and enter such orders as in the considered judgment of the commission will effectuate the purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, orders to vacate appointments, or to appoint, reinstate, or promote appellants, with or without retroactive compensation;
SECTION 4. Section 2 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by inserting, after subsection (g), the following:-
(h) To close all or a portion of a hearing or proceeding conducted pursuant to this chapter, and to make such orders deemed necessary to protect the privacy of a person’s health or other acutely sensitive or confidential information.
SECTION 5. Section 2(b) of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking out the third paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
The appeal shall be accompanied by such form as the commission may prescribe containing a statement of the allegations which form the basis of the aggrieved person’s appeal with specific reference to the provisions of this chapter or the rules of the administrator or basic merit principles which have been violated, together with an explanation of how the person has been harmed.
SECTION 6. Section 2(b) of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking the fourth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
Hearings on any appeal pending before the commission may be held before any member thereof, who shall report his or her findings of fact and recommendations to the commission for its action. Alternatively, the chair of the commission may appoint as hearing officer any other disinterested person who is experienced in adjudication or well-versed in the provisions of this chapter; provided that, upon the conclusion of any such hearing, and consistent with the provisions governing tentative decisions set forth in the Standard Adjudicatory Rules of Practice and Procedure, the assigned hearing officer shall report his or her findings of fact and recommendations to the commission for its action.
SECTION 7. Section 2(c) of chapter 31 is hereby amended by inserting after the words “section 8 of chapter 31A” the following:- or in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
SECTION 8. Section 16 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by inserting, after the first sentence of the first paragraph, the following:-
Promotional and entry examinations shall be conducted annually. Municipalities with a population of greater than 100,000 residents may select to opt out of an annual examination, but must participate in entry and promotional examinations no less than once every two years.
SECTION 9. Section 16 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by inserting, at the end of the second paragraph, the following:-
Any applicant for examination for original appointment may be eligible to sit for the civil service examination no earlier than 12 months prior to turning the minimum age necessary to hold the particular civil service position that is the subject of the examination.
SECTION 10. Section 25 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking the words “last examination taken” in the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:- highest examination score achieved.
SECTION 11. Section 27 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by inserting a new first sentence in the first paragraph:-
If the administrator or an appointing authority delegated by the administrator, applying the “3n+1” formula set out in the rules of the administrator, certifies from an eligible list the names of persons who are qualified, and willing to accept, an original appointment, the appointing authority, pursuant to the civil service law and rules, may appoint only from among such persons; provided, however, for each such person, if any, who is bypassed or withdraws from the application process, the appointing authority may appoint from among a group that includes the next highest-ranked person on the certification; and provided further, that the Administrator or an appointing authority delegated by the Administrator, shall not include the name of any person who has been so bypassed on any future certification from the same original appointment eligible list unless directed to do so by the Commission.
SECTION 12. Section 27 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:-
If an appointing authority makes an original or promotional appointment from a certification of any qualified person other than the qualified person whose name appears highest, and the person whose name ranks highest on the certification is willing to accept such appointment, the appointing authority shall immediately provide to the person who ranked highest a written statement of the reasons for appointing the person whose name was not highest and such appointment shall be effective only when such statement of reasons has been provided. This written statement shall notify the bypassed individual of his or her right to appeal to the Commission, should the reasons proffered not be deemed sound and sufficient, within sixty (60) days of issuance of the statement of reasons. In response to a public records request, the appointing authority shall make a copy of such statement available for inspection.
SECTION 13. Section 42 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking out the penultimate sentence of the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:-
If the commission finds that the appointing authority has failed to follow said requirements and that the rights of said person have been prejudiced thereby, the commission may order the appointing authority to restore said person to his employment immediately with or without loss of compensation or other rights and may issue such other orders as the commission may deem appropriate to restore and protect the rights provided to such person under this chapter.
SECTION 14. Section 43 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking out the first two sentences in the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:-
If a person aggrieved by a decision of an appointing authority made pursuant to section forty-one shall, within ten days after receiving written notice of such decision, appeal in writing to the commission, he shall be given a preliminary hearing before a member of the commission or some other disinterested person designated by the chair of the commission. Said preliminary hearing shall occur within sixty (60) days after docketing the appeal and, if required, a full evidentiary hearing shall commence within one hundred eighty (180 days) after docketing the appeal, unless the parties otherwise agree or unless a commission member determines, as a matter of discretion, that a continuance is necessary.
SECTION 15. Section 43 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence of the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:-
If the commission by a preponderance of the evidence determines that there was just cause for an action taken against such person it shall affirm the action of the appointing authority and deny the appeal; otherwise, it shall reverse said action and allow the appeal, in whole or in part, and the person concerned may be returned to his position with or without loss of compensation or other benefits and subject to such other orders as the commission may deem appropriate to restore and protect the rights provided to such person under this chapter; provided, further, if the preponderance of the evidence establishes that said action was based upon harmful error in the application of the appointing authority’s procedure, an error of law, or upon any factor or conduct on the part of the employee not reasonably related to the fitness of the employee to perform in his position, the commission shall allow the appeal, in whole or in part, and the person concerned may be returned to his position with or without loss of compensation or other benefits and subject to such other orders as the commission may deem appropriate to restore and protect the rights provided to such person under this chapter.
SECTION 16. Section 45 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:-
Each aggrieved individual who has prevailed in any appeal brought under this chapter shall be reimbursed by the local appointing authority or, if aggrieved by action or inaction of a state official, by the comptroller of the Commonwealth, the following expenditures: (1) the filing fee paid to the Commission; (2) an amount not to exceed $1,500 for attorney’s fees actually incurred in conjunction with each of the following: (a) an appointing authority hearing; (b) a hearing before the Commission; and (c) an action for judicial review pursuant to section 44; and (3) an amount not to exceed $500 for summons to witnesses and any other expenses actually incurred in such successful appeal.
In addition to the amounts stated above, the Commission may award such additional reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs to an appellant who prevails in an appeal brought under this chapter, upon an express finding of either bad faith on the part of the appointing authority or an egregious or willfully repeated violation of this chapter, unless special circumstances would render such additional award unjust.
SECTION 17. Section 58 of Chapter 31 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:-
For the purposes of this section only, and pursuant to such rules as the administrator elects to promulgate, “resident” of any specific municipality may include residents of any other nearby city or town whose official borders lie within fifteen miles of said specific municipality.
SECTION 18. Section 72 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by inserting, in the third sentence of the second paragraph, after the words “recommend to”, the following words “or order”, and is hereby further amended by inserting the words “or orders” at the end of said sentence.
SECTION 19. Section 72 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by inserting in the first sentence of the third paragraph, after the words “summon witnesses,” the words "demand to inspect documents,” before the phrase “administer oaths”.
SECTION 20. Section 73 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by inserting in the first sentence of the first paragraph, the words “the commission or” before the word “administrator” where it first appears.
SECTION 21. Section 77 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by inserting the words “commission or” before the word “administrator"
SECTION 22. Section 1 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking out the word “handicap” as it appears in the fourth and twenty-second paragraphs and inserting in place thereof the following:- disability
SECTION 23. Section 5 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking out the word “handicapped” as it appears in the seventh and eighth paragraphs and inserting in place thereof the following:- persons with disabilities
SECTION 24. Section 47A of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking out the word “handicapped” in the fourth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:- disabled
SECTION 25. Section 48 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” in the fifth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:- select boards; and in said section by striking out the word “men” in the twentieth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:- persons
SECTION 26. Section 53 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking out the phrase “board of selectmen” in the second sentence of subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following:- select board
SECTION 27. Section 60A of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking out the word “selectmen” in subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following:- select board
SECTION 28. Section 63 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking out the word “handicapping” in the final paragraph and in place thereof the following:- disabling
SECTION 29. Section 74 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking out the word “alderman” in the third paragraph and inserting the phrase “board of alders”; and in said section by striking out the word “councilman” in the second paragraph and inserting the phrase “city council”; and in said section by striking out the word “aldermen” in the fourth paragraph and inserting the phrase “board of alders”; and further by striking out the word “selectmen” in the fourth paragraph and inserting the phrase “select board.”
SECTION 30. Section 75 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking out the word “aldermen” and inserting the word “alders”; and further by striking out the word “selectmen” and inserting the words “select board.”
SECTION 31. Section 4I of chapter 7 is hereby amended by striking out the word “chairman” as it appears and inserting the word “chair”; and in said section by striking out the word “selectman” and inserting the word “selectperson"; and further by replacing the words “his” and “him” with the phrases “his or her” and “him or her,” respectively.
SECTION 32. Section 2 of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking out the word “chairman” in the sixth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the word “chair.”
SECTION 33. Section 41A of chapter 31 is hereby amended by striking out the word “chairman” in the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the word “chair.”
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By Representative Cahill of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 254) of Daniel Cahill relative alcoholic beverages licenses. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
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SECTION 1. The first paragraph of section 15 of chapter 138 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence in its entirety.
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[{'Id': 'KIG1', 'Name': 'Kenneth I. Gordon', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KIG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T10:13:45.8066667'}, {'Id': 'PAH1', 'Name': 'Patricia A. Haddad', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T13:31:12.17'}, {'Id': 'C_H1', 'Name': 'Christopher Hendricks', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T10:51:58.6833333'}, {'Id': 'DPL1', 'Name': 'David Paul Linsky', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T13:28:25.3266667'}]
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By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2540) of Kenneth I. Gordon and others relative to a civil service resident preference for certain municipal police officers and firefighters. Public Service.
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Section 1. Section 58 of Chapter 31 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the third paragraph, the following new sentence:-
By a vote of the legislative body, a city or town shall consider an applicant as having resided in that city or town for one year immediately prior to the date of the examination, if the applicant so chooses if they have obtained a high school diploma from a school in that city or town or resided in that city or town when they received their high school diploma.
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[{'Id': 'DWG1', 'Name': 'Danielle W. Gregoire', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DWG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T13:42:58.6433333'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T13:37:05.4566667'}, {'Id': 'S_G2', 'Name': 'Steven Ultrino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T13:37:05.4566667'}, {'Id': 'SLG1', 'Name': 'Susannah M. Whipps', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SLG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T13:37:05.4566667'}, {'Id': 'AJP1', 'Name': 'Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AJP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T13:37:05.4566667'}, {'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T13:37:05.4566667'}, {'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T13:37:05.4566667'}, {'Id': 'JPL1', 'Name': 'Jack Patrick Lewis', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T13:37:05.4566667'}, {'Id': 'MRP0', 'Name': 'Marc R. Pacheco', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MRP0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T13:37:05.4566667'}, {'Id': 'G_C2', 'Name': 'Gerard J. Cassidy', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/G_C2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T13:37:05.4566667'}, {'Id': 'RMH2', 'Name': 'Ryan M. Hamilton', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RMH2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T13:37:05.4566667'}, {'Id': 'E_U1', 'Name': 'Erika Uyterhoeven', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/E_U1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T13:27:14.6733333'}, {'Id': 'RME1', 'Name': 'Rodney M. Elliott', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RME1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T12:44:24.52'}, {'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T12:44:24.52'}, {'Id': 'DFC1', 'Name': 'Daniel Cahill', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DFC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-21T13:44:02.31'}, {'Id': 'PRF0', 'Name': 'Paul R. Feeney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PRF0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-15T14:52:14.97'}, {'Id': 'PSS1', 'Name': 'Priscila S. Sousa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PSS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-09-07T14:33:40.8766667'}]
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By Representative Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2541) of Danielle W. Gregoire and others relative to residency requirements for certain public safety officials in cities and towns. Public Service.
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Chapter 41 Section 99A of the General Laws as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition is hereby amended by striking the section in its entirety and replacing it with the following new section;
Section 99A. Any member of the regular police or fire department and fire alarm division of a city or town appointed subsequent to August first, nineteen hundred and seventy eight who is not subject to chapter 31 shall reside within fifteen miles of the limits of said city or town. Said distance shall be measured from the closest border limits of said city or town in which said member is employed to the closest border limits of the city or town in which said member lives; provided however, a city or town may increase the fifteen mile residency limit under a collective bargaining agreement negotiated in accordance with chapter 150E.
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By Representative Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2542) of Danielle W. Gregoire relative to the participation of surviving spouse beneficiaries in contributory retirement board elections. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 20 of chapter 32 of the General Laws is amended by inserting at the end of subdivision (4 7/8E) the following new subdivision:-
(4 7/8F) A surviving spouse who is receiving a retirement allowance from a contributory retirement system established under the provisions of sections one to twenty-eight, inclusive, shall be entitled to vote in the election of the third and fourth members serving on the board of such contributory retirement system.
SECTION 2. Paragraph (h) of section 19 of chapter 34B is amended by inserting at the end of the ninth sentence thereof the following words:-
and surviving spouses who are receiving a retirement allowance from a contributory retirement system established under the provisions of this chapter.
SECTION 3. Paragraph (i) of section 19A of chapter 34B is amended by inserting at the end of the ninth sentence thereof the following words:-
, and surviving spouses who are receiving a retirement allowance from a contributory retirement system established under the provisions of this chapter.
SECTION 4. The provisions of this act shall take effect on January 1, 2024.
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[{'Id': 'PAH1', 'Name': 'Patricia A. Haddad', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T12:09:33.7633333'}, {'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-10T20:48:24.3'}, {'Id': 'SSH1', 'Name': 'Steven S. Howitt', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SSH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-10T13:20:15.48'}, {'Id': 'PAS1', 'Name': 'Paul A. Schmid, III', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-13T10:49:31.3066667'}, {'Id': 'A_S1', 'Name': 'Alan Silvia', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/A_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T12:19:49.9133333'}]
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By Representative Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2543) of Patricia A. Haddad and others relative to disability retirees and restoration to public service. Public Service.
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SECTION 1: Paragraph (a) of Subdivision (1) of Section 8 of Chapter 32 is hereby amended by striking in line 6 and line 9 the phrase “ the same department” and inserting in place thereof : “a retirement system”.
Said section is further amended by adding after the word “job” in line 25: “or similar position”.
Said section is further amended by striking in line 63 the phrase “the same department” and inserting in place thereof: “a retirement system”
Said section is further amended by inserting the following new paragraph after the first paragraph:
"During the regular periodic review process done pursuant to this section a member may request that, in addition to being evaluated for a return to his former position, he be evaluated for a specific identified position other than the position from which he retired. Said evaluation will be conducted in the same manner as all other examinations provided for in this section. If the member is found able to perform the essential duties of the identified position he shall be permitted to return to active service in said position and his pension provided for in section six or seven shall cease upon his return to service."
SECTION 2: Paragraph (b) of Subdivision (2) of Section 8 of Chapter 32 is hereby amended by adding the following sentences:
"If the member returns to service, within a different retirement system than that from which they retired, the original system will provide creditable service for any period of disability prior to reinstatement to service in the new system; provided that if the member is subsequently retired for a disability as a result of the injury for which such member was previously retired, the original retirement system will be assessed a portion of the disability pension pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (5) of section seven."
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An Act relative to court officers injured in service of the state
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[{'Id': 'RMH1', 'Name': 'Richard M. Haggerty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RMH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T12:44:35.7466667'}]
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By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2544) of Richard M. Haggerty relative to court officers injured in service of the Commonwealth. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. The fourth paragraph of section 58 of chapter 30 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- All amounts payable under this section to a court officer shall be paid at the same times and in the same manner as, and for all purposes shall be deemed to be, the regular compensation of such court officer.
SECTION 2. Said section 58 of said chapter 30, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:-
Whoever intentionally or negligently injures a court officer for which the court officer is granted a leave without a loss of pay and is paid compensation in accordance with this section shall be liable in tort to the office paying such compensation for all costs incurred by that office in replacing the injured court officer which are in excess of the amount of compensation so paid.
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[{'Id': 'RMH1', 'Name': 'Richard M. Haggerty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RMH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T11:06:37.0066667'}, {'Id': 'jwm1', 'Name': 'Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/jwm1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-21T11:23:39.8533333'}, {'Id': 'SGX1', 'Name': 'Steven George Xiarhos', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SGX1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-21T11:23:02.93'}, {'Id': 'PMO', 'Name': "Patrick M. O'Connor", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PMO', 'ResponseDate': '2023-09-18T11:32:10.9733333'}]
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By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2545) of Richard M. Haggerty relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits for police officers and firefighters. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 100A of Chapter 32 of the Generals Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the figures “$300,000” in line 8, inserting in place thereof the figure “$350,000”; and in said section by striking the figures “$300,000” in line 21, inserting in place thereof the figure “$350,000”; and in said section by striking the figures “$300,000” in line 31, inserting in place thereof the figure “$350,000”; and in said section by striking the figures “$300,000” in line 32, inserting in place thereof the figure “$350,000”
SECTION 2. Section 100 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “death”, in line 22, the following words:- provided, however, that for the purpose of any payment on or after January 1, 2023 the term amount of pension shall in no case be less than the full salary payable to a police officer in the next grade-step (in the case of a deceased police officer) or a firefighter in the next grade-step (in the case of a deceased firefighter) while employed by a department or uniformed force on the date of such employee's death. Provided further that for the purpose of any payment on or after January 1, 2023, the term amount of pension shall in no case be less than the earnings that would have been payable to a police superior officer were he or she in the next grade-step of a supervisory position (in the case of a police superior officer deceased on or after January 1, 2023 who had been appointed to and was serving in such a supervisory position) or payable to a fire officer were he or she in the next grade-step of a supervisory position (in the case of a fire officer deceased on or after January 1, 2023 who had been appointed to and was serving in such a supervisory position) employed by a department or uniformed force on the date of such employee's death.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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An Act to exempt the Executive Director of the Municipal Police Training Committee from earnings limitations
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[{'Id': 'RMH1', 'Name': 'Richard M. Haggerty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RMH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T11:22:40.0533333'}, {'Id': 'SGX1', 'Name': 'Steven George Xiarhos', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SGX1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-21T11:22:49.9466667'}, {'Id': 'DFC1', 'Name': 'Daniel Cahill', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DFC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-21T11:22:30.43'}, {'Id': 'PMO', 'Name': "Patrick M. O'Connor", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PMO', 'ResponseDate': '2023-09-18T11:31:57.9433333'}]
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By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2546) of Richard M. Haggerty for legislation to exempt the executive director of the Municipal Police Training Committee from earnings limitations. Public Service.
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Section 91 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “office,”, in line 21, the following words:- for services as executive director of the municipal police training committee pursuant to section 116 of chapter 6.
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An Act relative to the reinstatement of positions in a departmental unit according to seniority for the city of Methuen
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{'Id': 'RMH2', 'Name': 'Ryan M. Hamilton', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RMH2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-15T15:23:06.87'}
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[{'Id': 'RMH2', 'Name': 'Ryan M. Hamilton', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RMH2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-15T15:23:06.87'}, {'Id': 'FEP1', 'Name': 'Francisco E. Paulino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/FEP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-10T23:37:21.4666667'}]
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By Representative Hamilton of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2547) of Ryan M. Hamilton (with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation relative to the reinstatement of positions in a departmental unit according to seniority for the city of Methuen. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
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SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding sections 31, 33, and 39 of the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 31, or any other general or special law to the contrary, if permanent employees tenured under Chapter 31, who hold the same rank in an agency, are to be separated from employment because of lack of work, lack of funding, or abolition of positions, such employees shall, except as hereinafter provided, be separated from employment according to their seniority in such rank and shall be reinstated in the same agency unity and in the same position or positions similar to those formerly held by them according to seniority in such rank. Thus, employees senior in length of service within each respective rank shall be retained the longest and reinstated first. Employees separated from positions under this section shall be reinstated prior to the appointment of any other applicants to fill such openings.
(b) Any action by an appointing authority to separate a tenured employee from employment based on lack of work, lack of money, or abolition of positions shall comply with section 41 of Chapter 31. Any such employee who has received written notice of an intent to separate the employee from employment for such reasons may, as an alternative to such separation, file with the appointing authority, within seven days of receipt of such notice, a written consent to demotion in (i) a position in the next lower rank or ranks in succession in the official service or to (ii) the next lower rank or ranks in the labor service, as the case may be, if in such next lower rank or ranks there is an employee junior to the employee in length of service within that rank. If work or funding is restored, any employee so demoted shall be restored to the rank in which the employee was formerly employed, according to seniority in such rank.
(c) A permanent employee tenured under Chapter 31, who has become separated from employment because of disability and is subsequently deemed capable of employment as determined pursuant to section eight of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter thirty-two by the Methuen Retirement Board, as defined in section one of chapter thirty-two, such employee shall be placed in a position in the same or similar title in the department from which the employee was separated, or any other department prior to the appointment from any civil service list; provided, however, that if such placement of such employee occurs more than five years after the date of such separation, or if such placement is in a different title from the title of the position from which the employee was separated, such employee must undergo a retraining program established by the appointing authority, and approved by the personnel administrator, prior to, and as a condition of, such placement.
SECTION 2. Nothing in this section shall impair the preference provided for disabled veterans by section twenty-six.
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An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for police officers for the city of Methuen
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[{'Id': 'RMH2', 'Name': 'Ryan M. Hamilton', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RMH2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-15T15:21:48.81'}, {'Id': 'FEP1', 'Name': 'Francisco E. Paulino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/FEP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-10T23:37:17.7166667'}]
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By Representative Hamilton of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2548) of Ryan M. Hamilton (with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation relative to the maximum age requirement for police officers for the city of Methuen. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 58 of chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, no person shall be ineligible for certification for original appointment to the position of police officer in the city of Methuen due to the person’s age on the final date for filing an application for the examination used to establish the eligible list from which the certification is to be made.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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An Act relative to the amendment of M.G.L. c.32, section 4(2)(b) and 4(2)(c), solely as they relate to the calculation of Walter L. Guertin's pension
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[{'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T12:02:11.3366667'}, {'Id': None, 'Name': 'Paul Jacques', 'Type': 3, 'Details': None, 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T12:02:11.3366667'}]
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By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2549) of James K. Hawkins and Paul Jacques relative to the calculation of the pension of Walter L. Guerin. Public Service.
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Section 1
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 4(2)(b) and 4(2)(c) of chapter 32 or any other general or special law to the contrary, Walter Guertin shall receive a retirement allowance based upon the thirty-two years of creditable service calculated by the Attleboro Retirement Board as of the date of his retirement, November 17, 2017.
Section 2:
This act shall apply as of November 17, 2017, and the Attleboro Retirement Board shall pay to Walter Guertin any amounts owed between the date of retirement and the passage of this act. Said retirement allowance shall be subject to the provisions of section 103 of chapter 32.
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An Act relative to establishing an online lottery
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[{'Id': 'DFC1', 'Name': 'Daniel Cahill', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DFC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T23:06:35.5466667'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-15T14:28:40.66'}]
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By Representative Cahill of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 255) of Daniel Cahill for legislation to establish an online lottery. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
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SECTION 4A. Chapter 10 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section
24, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 24. (a) The commission is hereby authorized to conduct a state lottery and shall
determine: (i) the types of lotteries to be conducted; (ii) the prices of tickets or shares in the
lottery; (iii) the number and sizes of the prizes on the winning tickets or shares; (iv) the manner
of selecting the winning tickets or shares; (v) the manner of payment of prizes to the holders of
winning tickets or shares; (vi) the frequency of the drawings or selections of winning tickets or
shares; (vii) the types of locations at which tickets or shares may be sold; (viii) the method to be
used in selling tickets or shares; (ix) the licensing of agents to sell tickets or shares; provided,
however, that no person under the age of 18 shall be licensed as an agent; (x) the manner and
amount of compensation, if any, to be paid licensed sales agents; provided, however, that the
amount of compensation, if any, to be paid to licensed sales agents as a commission pursuant to
this section shall be calculated on the total face value of each ticket or share sold and not on any
discounted price of any such ticket or share sold; provided further, that the commission shall
authorize licensed sales agents to facilitate point of sale transactions using a debit card; and
provided further, that said commission shall prohibit point of sale transactions using credit cards
as defined in section 1 of chapter 140D and that point of sale transactions under this section shall
be subject to the restrictions pursuant to subsection (b) of section 5I of chapter 18; and (xi) such
other matters necessary or desirable for the efficient and economical operation and
administration of the lottery and for the convenience of the purchasers of tickets or shares and
the holders of winning tickets or shares. The commission is authorized to operate the daily
numbers game 7 days a week. Each physical state lottery ticket or share shall have imprinted
thereon the state seal and a serial number.
(b) The commission may establish, and from time to time revise, such rules and
regulations as it deems necessary or desirable and shall file the same with the office of the state
secretary; provided, however, that the commission shall establish rules and regulations for
lotteries conducted online, over the internet, through the use of a mobile application or through
any other means that shall, at a minimum:
(i) require age verification measures to be reasonably designed to block access to and
prevent sales of lottery tickets, games or shares online, over the internet, through the use of a
mobile application or through any other means to persons under the age of 18;
(ii) limit sales of lottery tickets, games or shares online, over the internet, through the use
of a mobile application or through any other means to transactions initiated and received, or
otherwise made, within the commonwealth;
(iii) allow any player to voluntarily prohibit or otherwise exclude themself from
purchasing a lottery ticket, game or share online, over the internet, through the use of a mobile
application or through any other means;
(iv) establish maximum limits for account deposits and transactions of lottery tickets,
games or shares conducted online, over the internet, through the use of a mobile application or
through any other means and allow players to reduce their own deposit or transaction limit at any
time;
(v) clarify that any cash deposited in a lottery account belongs solely to the owner of the
account and may be withdrawn by the owner at any time;
(vi) require the commission to implement promotional activities to encourage the
purchase of lottery tickets, games or shares through licensed sales agents including, but not
limited to, the sale of gift certificates as defined in section 1 of chapter 255D for
lottery sales through licensed sales agents.
(c) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the name, address,
transaction history, account balance or other personal or identifying information of an individual
who purchases lottery tickets, games or shares online, over the internet, through the use of a
mobile application or through any other means shall not be deemed public records of the
commission for the purposes of section 10 of chapter 66; provided, however, that this section
shall not prohibit the commission from maintaining, using or sharing such information in the
course of an investigation by law enforcement or in compliance with sections 28A or 28B.
(d) The commission shall advise and make recommendations to the director regarding the
operation and administration of the lottery. The commission shall report monthly to the
governor, the attorney general and the general court, the total lottery revenues, prize
disbursements and other expenses for the preceding month and shall make an annual
independently audited financial report to the same which shall include a full and complete
statement of lottery revenues, prize disbursements and other expenses, including such
recommendations as it may deem necessary or advisable, which shall be made available
electronically to the general public not later than the earliest date established for reports in
section 12 of chapter 7A. The commission shall report immediately to the governor and the
general court any matters which require immediate changes in the laws of the commonwealth in
order to prevent abuses and evasions of the lottery law or rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder or to rectify undesirable conditions in connection with the administration or operation
of the state lottery.
(e) The commission is authorized to carry on a continuous study and investigation of the
lottery throughout the commonwealth in order to: (i) ascertain any defects in the state lottery law
or in the rules and regulations issued thereunder whereby any abuse in the administration and
operation of the lottery or any evasion of said law or said rules and regulations may arise or be
practiced; (ii) formulate recommendations for changes in said law and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder to prevent such abuses and evasions; and (iii) guard against the use of
said law and rules and regulations issued thereunder as a cloak for the carrying on of organized
gambling and crime.
(f) The commission shall make a continuous study and investigation of: (i) the operation
and administration of similar laws in other states or countries; (ii) any literature on the subject
which from time to time may be published or available; (iii) any federal laws which may affect
the operation of the lottery; and (iv) the reaction of citizens of the commonwealth to existing and
potential features of the lottery with a view to recommending or effecting changes that will tend
to better serve and implement the purposes of the state lottery law.
(g)(i) There is hereby established within the commission a lottery advisory board. The lottery advisory board shall be comprised, at minimum, of the following members: the director of the lottery commission, or their designee; a representative from the New England Convenience Stores and Energy Marketers Association, Inc.; a representative from the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, Inc.; a representative from the Massachusetts Restaurants Association, two representatives operating as licensed sales agents in a brick and mortar retail store and appointed by the director of the commission; two representatives appointed by the Massachusetts Municipal Association; a representative from the Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health; a representative from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Office of Problem Gambling Services; and any other representative the commission deems is necessary to advance the goals of the advisory board. All members of the lottery advisory board shall serve at the will of their appointing authority.
(ii) The lottery advisory board shall advise and assist the commission in the development
and implementation of the lottery ecosystem comprised of traditional brick and mortar lotteries,
lotteries conducted online, over the internet and through the use of mobile phone applications.
The board shall review all processing fees associated with point of sale transactions using debit
cards and make recommendation on said processing fees and the implementation of use of debit
cards.
(iii) The lottery advisory board shall meet monthly during their first year of implementation and
thereafter at the discretion of the board, except that the board shall meet at a minimum quarterly after
its first year to advise and assist the commission in lottery modernization and to review actions taken by the commission with respect to online lottery development and implementation and to make advisory recommendations, as necessary. Annually, at the first meeting of the advisory board, members of the advisory board shall elect a chair. A majority of members of the advisory board shall be present for actions to be taken.
(h) The concurrence of the chairman and not less than 2 other members of the
commission shall be required for all official actions of the commission. A copy of the minutes of
each meeting of the commission, including any rules and regulations adopted by the commission
or any amendments thereof, shall be forthwith transmitted, by and under the certification of the
secretary thereof, to the governor.
(i) The commission shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of
witnesses and the production of documents, papers, books, records and other evidence before it
in any matter over which it has jurisdiction, control or supervision. The commission shall have
the power to administer oaths and affirmations to persons whose testimony is required.
SECTION 4B. Section 24A of said chapter 10, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
(a) For the purposes of this section, “group agreement'” shall mean any lottery activity in
which the commission participates pursuant to a written agreement between the commission, on
behalf of the commonwealth, and any state, territory, country or other sovereignty. The
commission is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with 1 or more states or other
jurisdictions, hereinafter referred to as a group, for the purpose of creating and maintaining
multi-jurisdictional lottery games, including multi-jurisdictional lottery games to be conducted
online, over the internet, through the use of a mobile application or through any other means;
provided, that any such lottery game to be conducted online, over the internet, through the use of
a mobile application or through any other means has been properly authorized by each state or
other jurisdiction that is part of the group; provided further, that a group agreement shall not
include the state lottery games created pursuant to section 24; provided further, that nothing in
this section and nothing in a group agreement shall authorize the commission to make
expenditures that are not consistent with restrictions on expenditures by the commission
provided for in any other general or special law. The group shall determine the types of lotteries
to be conducted, the prices of tickets or shares, the manner of selecting the winning tickets or
shares, the manner of payment of prizes to the holders of winning tickets or shares and the
frequency of the drawings or selection of winning tickets or shares. The commission may
establish, and from time to time revise, such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or
desirable to carry out the group agreement and shall file the same with the office of the state
secretary.
SECTION 4C. Said chapter 10, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out
section 25 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 25. (a) The apportionment of the total revenues accruing from the sale of lottery
tickets or shares and from all other sources at the point of sale at a licensed agent shall be as follows: (i)
the payment of prizes to the holders of winning tickets or shares which in any case shall be no less
than 45 per cent of the total revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets; (ii) the payment of
costs incurred in the operation and administration of the lottery, including the expenses of the
commission and the costs resulting from any contract or contracts entered into for promotional,
advertising or operational services or for the purchase or lease of lottery equipment and
materials, that in no case shall exceed 15 per cent of the total revenues accruing from the sale of
lottery tickets, subject to appropriation; and (iii) the balance shall be used to fund budgeted aid to
cities and towns as provided in section 18C of chapter 58, subject to appropriation.
(b) The apportionment of the total revenues accruing from the sale of lotteries conducted
online, over the internet, through the use of a mobile application or through any other means as
authorized by section 24 except for those enumerated in clause (a) of this section shall be as follows: (i) the payment of prizes to the holders of winning tickets or shares; (ii) the payment of costs incurred in the operation and administration of such lotteries, including the expenses of the commission and the costs resulting from any contract or contracts entered into for promotional, advertising or operational services or for the purchase or lease of lottery equipment and materials, that in no case shall exceed 15 per cent of the total revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets, subject to appropriation; and (iii) the balance shall be used to fund budgeted aid to cities and towns as provided in section 18C of chapter 58, subject to appropriation; provided that, in any fiscal year where the balance used to fund such budgeted aid exceeds one-hundred-three per cent of budgeted aid apportioned in the previous year the balance exceeding one-hundred-three per cent shall be deposited in an early education and care fund administered by the department of early education and care established by section 2 of chapter 15D.
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[{'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T12:05:38.0733333'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-08T06:38:01.0666667'}]
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By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2550) of James K. Hawkins and Vanna Howard relative to the employment of retired firefighters as training instructors by the Department of Fire Services. Public Service.
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Section1. Chapter 32 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding at the end of Section 91 the following paragraph:-
(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) to (d) inclusive, a retired firefighter may be employed by the Department of Fire Services in any capacity in excess of 960 hours.
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An Act relative to the retirement benefits of Howard S. Levine
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By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2551) of James K. Hawkins and Angelo L. D'Emilia that the State Board of Retirement be directed to grant an increased accidental disability retirement allowance to Howard S. Levine. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 7 of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, and in order to promote the public good, the State Board of Retirement shall grant an increased accidental disability retirement allowance to Lieutenant Howard S. Levine of the Town of Raynham, who as a result of injuries sustained while in the performance of his duties on September 3, 1990 is permanently unable to perform the essential duties of his job and incapacitated for further services as a Correction Office III. Howard S. Levine shall receive a yearly amount of pension of 72% of the rate of compensation which would have been paid to him had he continued in service as a Correction Officer III of the Department of Correction which was held by him at the time of his retirement. This disability allowance shall maintain parity with Correction Officer III collective bargaining increases of pay.
SECTION 2. Upon the death of Howard S. Levine, leaving Charlene Ann Levine, his wife, surviving him, the State Board of Retirement shall pay to her so long as she remains unmarried, an annuity of the amount of three-fourths of the amount of the pension payable to him at the time of his death.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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An Act relative to the cancer presumption for police officers
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[{'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T10:19:09.6333333'}, {'Id': 'DAS1', 'Name': 'Danillo A. Sena', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T10:33:42.0666667'}, {'Id': 'MMD1', 'Name': 'Michelle M. DuBois', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MMD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-07T21:00:10.9'}]
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By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2552) of James K. Hawkins, Danillo A. Sena and Michelle M. DuBois relative to cancer presumption for police officers. Public Service.
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Section 1. Section 94 B of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding the words "police department" after the word department in line 5.
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An Act to provide certain employees in the department of corrections with line of duty death benefits
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[{'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T10:23:18.6233333'}, {'Id': 'AJS1', 'Name': 'Adam Scanlon', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AJS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-27T12:21:41.4866667'}]
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By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2553) of James K. Hawkins for legislation to provide certain employees in the Department of Correction with line-of-duty death benefits. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 100A of Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws shall be amended by inserting the words "or Unit 8 employees within the Public Safety Secretariat" after the words "or corrections officer" in section (c) line 3, and section (d) line 6, line 7, line 9, line 11, and line 12.
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An Act relative to labor relations
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[{'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T10:41:07.77'}]
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By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2554) of James K. Hawkins relative to minimum staffing discussions in collective bargaining negotiations of municipal police officers and firefighters. Public Service.
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Section 1. Chapter 150E, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition shall be amended in section 6 by adding after the word “workload”, in line 7, the following:- and in the case of fire and police, personnel, shift manning levels.
Section 2. Said chapter is further amended by adding at the end of section 7(B) the following: No cost items agreed to and executed by the parties shall be deemed unenforceable once a negotiated collective bargaining agreement becomes effective by reason of the procedure set forth herein.
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An Act authorizing the city of Leominster to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer
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[{'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T12:11:28.8933333'}, {'Id': 'JJC0', 'Name': 'John J. Cronin', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JJC0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T12:12:10.4'}]
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{'Id': 'JJC0', 'Name': 'John J. Cronin', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JJC0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T12:11:28.893'}
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By Representative Higgins of Leominster and Senator Cronin, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2555) of Natalie M. Higgins and John J. Cronin (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Leominster be authorized to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer in said city. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general law or special law to the contrary, and in order to promote the public good, no person shall be eligible to have their name certified for original appointment to the position of police officer in the city of Leominster if such person has reached their 40th birthday on the date of the entrance examination.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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An Act relative to the retirement benefits of the surviving beneficiary of William Manduca
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{'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T14:41:42.457'}
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[{'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T14:41:42.4566667'}]
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By Representative Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2556) of Natalie M. Higgins that the State Retirement Board be authorized to provide certain retirement benefits to Carrie Duff the surviving beneficiary of William Manduca. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts State Retirement Board shall provide to Carrie Duff, the surviving beneficiary of former Massachusetts Department of Corrections employee William Manduca, a lifetime, monthly allowance equal to the amount she would receive as if William Manduca had, upon retirement, elected option (d) of subdivision (2) of said section 12 of said chapter 32 and nominated Carrie Duff as his sole surviving eligible beneficiary. The allowance shall be payable as of the date of William Manduca’s death.
(b) Any retirement benefit provided to Carrie Duff pursuant to this act shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any benefits she may have otherwise received from the Massachusetts State Employees Retirement System as William Manduca’s beneficiary.
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An Act authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the town of Maynard
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[{'Id': 'K_H1', 'Name': 'Kate Hogan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/K_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T15:01:43.11'}, {'Id': 'JBE0', 'Name': 'James B. Eldridge', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBE0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-08-23T16:27:19.0733333'}]
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{'Id': 'JBE0', 'Name': 'James B. Eldridge', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBE0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T15:31:46.707'}
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By Representative Hogan of Stow and Senator Eldridge, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2557) of Kate Hogan and James B. Eldridge (by vote of the town) relative to authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the town of Maynard. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
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SECTION 1. (a) The police chief of the Town of Maynard may appoint, as the chief considers necessary in the chief’s sole discretion and judgment, police officers who resigned or retired in good standing, with at least twenty (20 years of continuous full-time service for a municipal police department in the Commonwealth, as special police officers to perform police details and any other duties arising from or during the course of police detail work if the special police officer is on detail assignment and an emergency response by the special police officer is required due to the inability of a regular police officer to timely respond to the emergency. No retired police officer shall be appointed under this act unless the officer is retired based on superannuation under chapter 32 of the General Laws. No resigned or retired police officer shall be appointed under this act as a special police officer if the officer has been retired from a municipal police department for more than 4½ years unless the police officer has since maintained employment as an active police officer in the commonwealth. No retired police officer shall be eligible for appointment under this act if the officer has attained the age of 70 and any police officer so appointed shall be terminated upon attaining the age of 70. Prior to appointment under this act and in order to be eligible for such appointment, a resigned or retired police officer shall successfully pass a medical examination by a physician or other certified professional chosen or agreed to by the police chief to determine whether the resigned or retired police officer is capable of performing the essential duties of a special police officer under this act. The cost of the medical examination shall be borne by the resigned or retired police officer.
(b) Special police officers appointed under this act shall not be subject to chapter 31, sections 96B and 99A of chapter 41 or chapter 150E of the General Laws.
(c) When performing the duties set forth in this section, officers appointed under this act shall have the same power to make arrests and to perform other police functions as do regular police officers of the town of Maynard.
(d) Special police officers appointed under this act shall be appointed for a 1-year term subject to renewal at the sole discretion of the chief and shall be subject to suspension or removal by the chief at any time.
(e) Special police officers appointed under this act shall be subject to such rules, regulations, policies, procedures and requirements as the chief may impose in the police chief’s sole discretion, including, but not limited to, restrictions on the type of detail assignments, requirements regarding medical examinations to determine continuing capability to perform the duties of a special police officer, requirements for training, requirements for firearms licensing and qualifications, requirements for maintaining a medical or liability insurance policy and requirements regarding uniforms and equipment. The chief shall, in the chief’s sole discretion, set a schedule of fees associated with the costs of training, medical examinations, equipment and uniforms and any other requirements considered necessary by the chief that shall be paid by the special police officer. Nothing in this act shall establish the right or entitlement of any officer appointed under this act to a specific assignment and all such assignments shall be made by the chief and in the chief’s sole discretion.
(f) Special police officers appointed under this act shall be sworn in by the police chief of the town of Maynard.
(g) Special police officers appointed under this act shall be subject to sections 100 and 111F of chapter 41 of the General Laws. The weekly amount payable to a qualified officer under said section 111F of said chapter 41 shall be determined by calculating the weekly average of the total amount earned by the officer as a special police officer working police details during the 52 weeks preceding the date of a qualifying incapacity. If a special police officer’s appointment under this act occurred less than 52 weeks before the date of qualifying incapacity, the weekly amount payable under said section 111F of said chapter 41 shall be determined by calculating the weekly average of the total amount earned by the officer during the number of weeks served before the date of incapacity. No payments made under said section 111F of said chapter 41 shall exceed, in a calendar year, the limitation on earnings set forth in paragraph (b) of section 91 of chapter 32 of the General Laws. Payments made under said section 111F of said chapter 41 shall terminate in accordance with said section 111F of said chapter 41 or at the conclusion of the term of appointment, whichever first occurs. Special police officers appointed under this act shall not be subject to section 85H or 85H½ of said chapter 32 and shall not be eligible for any benefits pursuant to said sections 85 or 85H½ of said chapter 32.
(h) Appointment as a special police officer under this act shall not entitle the appointee to assignment to any detail.
(i) If retired, special police officers appointed under this act shall be subject to the limitations on hours worked and on total earnings as provided in paragraph (b) of section 91 of chapter 32 of the General Laws.
(j) Pursuant to subsection (e), fees associated with the costs of training, medical examinations, equipment, uniforms and any other requirements considered necessary by the chief of police shall be paid by the special police officer.
SECTION 2. The Select Board are hereby authorized to approve amendments which shall be within the scope of the general public objectives of this petition or do or act anything in relation thereto.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Or take any other action relative thereto.
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An Act to amend retirement benefits for certain employees of the Department of Youth Services
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[{'Id': 'REH1', 'Name': 'Russell E. Holmes', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/REH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T11:03:40.2633333'}]
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By Representative Holmes of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2558) of Russell E. Holmes for legislation to include certain employees of the Department of Youth Services in Group 4 of the contributory retirement system for public employees. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Group 4 paragraph (g) of sub-division 2 of section 3 of chapter 32, as amended by section (1) of Chapter 71 of the acts of 2006, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words "supervising prison camp officer," the following words:-- "all Bargaining Unit 8 employees in the Department of Youth Services"
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An Act further regulating the compensation of members of the General Court
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By Representative Holmes of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2559) of Russell E. Holmes relative to compensation of members of the General Court. Public Service.
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Chapter 3 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out sections 9B and 9C and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sections:-
SECTION 9B. (a) The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall each receive for each regular annual session, in addition to the base compensation calculated pursuant to Article CXVIII, additional regular compensation in the amount of $50,000.
(b) The chair of the senate committee on ways and means and the chair of the house committee on ways and means shall each receive for each regular annual session, in addition to the base compensation calculated pursuant to Article CXVIII, additional regular compensation in the amount of $35,000. The floor leaders of each of the major political parties in the senate and house of representatives shall each receive for each regular annual session, in addition to the base compensation calculated pursuant to Article CXVIII, additional regular compensation in the amount of $30,000. The president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker pro tempore of the house of representatives shall each receive for each regular annual session, in addition to the base compensation calculated pursuant to Article CXVIII, additional regular compensation in the amount of $25,000.
(c) Each member of the general court shall receive for each regular annual session, in addition to the base compensation calculated pursuant to Article CXVIII, additional regular compensation in the amount of $15,000.
(d) The amount of additional regular compensation established pursuant to subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, for each regular annual session, exclusive of the base compensation calculated pursuant to Article CXVIII, shall be adjusted biennially to reflect the aggregate quarterly change in salaries and wages in the commonwealth for the most recent 8 quarters as determined by the Bureau of Economic Analysis in the United States Department of Commerce; provided, however, that the amount of additional regular compensation for any regular annual session, exclusive of the base compensation calculated pursuant to Article CXVIII, shall not be less than that provided in said subsections (a) to (c), inclusive.
SECTION 9C. Each member of the general court shall annually receive an amount for expenses to be paid as follows: (i) for members whose primary residence is located at a distance that is equal to or less than 50 miles from the state house, $12,500; and (ii) for members whose primary residence is located at a distance that is greater than 50 miles from the state house, $17,500.
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[{'Id': 'DFC1', 'Name': 'Daniel Cahill', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DFC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T23:10:28.06'}, {'Id': 'AJP1', 'Name': 'Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AJP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T12:18:57.3933333'}]
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By Representative Cahill of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 256) of Daniel Cahill and Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. relative to lottery operations. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
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SECTION 1. Section 31 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 3, after the words “any member or employee of the commission" the following words:- except as authorized by the director for investigative purposes,
SECTION 2. Section 27A of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 31 through 33, the words “in a newspaper of general circulation in the area including the municipality where said Keno licensee will operate” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- on the commission’s website
SECTION 3. Section 26 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “, provided, however that no person shall be assigned more than one license to sell lottery tickets or shares”.
SECTION 4. Section 27 of said chapter 10, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the sentence “No federal employee and no state, county or municipal employee, or member of the immediate family, as defined in section one of chapter two hundred sixty-eight A, shall sell or be issued a license to sell lottery tickets.” and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- No member or employee of the commission or any person residing in the same household in the principal place of abode of any member or employee of the commission, or legal entity that includes such a person as an officer, director, member, partner, owner, investor or an individual that has a financial interest in the entity unless said interest is in a publicly traded company by ownership of shares of less than ten percent of all issued stock, shall be issued a license to sell lottery tickets.
SECTION 5. Section 26 of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The state treasurer shall, subject to the approval of the governor, appoint a director of the state lottery, hereinafter called the director, who shall serve at the pleasure of the state treasurer, shall devote his entire time and attention to the duties of his office and to such official duties specified by the state treasurer, and shall receive such salary as the commission may determine.
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An Act relative to certain option B and option C retirees
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{'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T12:00:33.27'}
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[{'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T12:00:33.27'}, {'Id': 'EDJ0', 'Name': 'Edward J. Kennedy', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/EDJ0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-24T10:18:32.0366667'}]
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By Representative Howard of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2560) of Vanna Howard relative to certain public employee retirement system option B and option C retirees. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, a member as defined in section 1 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, who retired before July 1, 2004 and is receiving a lesser retirement allowance in accordance with the terms of Option (b) or Option (c) of subdivision (2) of section 12 of said chapter 32, from a retirement system that accepts the provisions of this act, shall have the member’s retirement allowance, exclusive of any cost of living adjustments, increased by 4 per cent for Option (b) allowances and 12 per cent for Option (c) allowances. Any retirement system may accept the provisions of this act by a majority vote of the board of each such system, subject to the approval of the legislative body. For the purposes of this act, “legislative body” shall mean, in the case of a city, the city council in accordance with its charter, in the case of a town, the town meeting, in the case of a county, the county retirement board advisory council, in the case of a region, the regional retirement board advisory council, in the case of a district, the district members, and, in the case of an authority, the governing body. For purposes of this act, the state teachers’ and state employees’ retirement systems shall be deemed to have accepted the provisions of this act.
SECTION 2. The provisions of this act shall be prospective from the effective date of this act and shall not entitle any member or spouse of a deceased member to any retroactive benefits.
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An Act relative to pension parity
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{'Id': 'djh1', 'Name': 'Daniel J. Hunt', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/djh1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T20:46:05.27'}
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[{'Id': 'djh1', 'Name': 'Daniel J. Hunt', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/djh1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T20:46:05.27'}]
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By Representative Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2561) of Daniel J. Hunt for legislation relative to pension parity. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 2 of section 5 of chapter 32 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2018 official edition, is hereby amended in line 211 by adding after the word “law,” the following: “arises for a member otherwise subject to this paragraph where the member has a final separate period of creditable service of thirty-six consecutive months or sixty consecutive months, and which period was last immediately preceded by a period of creditable service that concluded more than twenty years prior to the start of the final period of creditable service,”.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
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Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to ensure all employees of the Commonwealth are given the proper pension in which they earned, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace.
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An Act defining regular interest for retirement systems
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[{'Id': 'djh1', 'Name': 'Daniel J. Hunt', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/djh1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T19:28:05.2333333'}]
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By Representative Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2562) of Daniel J. Hunt relative to the definition of regular interest for retirement systems. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Paragraph (b) of sub-section (6) of section 22 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence:--
For any calendar year beginning subsequent to December thirty-first, two thousand and four, regular interest for members of any retirement system shall mean interest credited at a rate of one-half the actuarial assumed rate of investment return for the members system. The rate shall be taken to the nearest tenth of one percent.
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An Act relative to the Group Insurance Commission and Medicare migration
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[{'Id': 'BHJ1', 'Name': 'Bradley H. Jones, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BHJ1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T11:15:27.84'}, {'Id': 'FJB1', 'Name': 'F. Jay Barrows', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/FJB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:13:49.2466667'}, {'Id': 'NAG1', 'Name': 'Nicholas A. Boldyga', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T09:48:52.9666667'}, {'Id': 'KNF1', 'Name': 'Kimberly N. Ferguson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KNF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T16:02:11.4866667'}, {'Id': 'PKF1', 'Name': 'Paul K. Frost', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PKF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T15:01:51.8533333'}]
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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2563) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the Group Insurance Commission and Medicare health benefit supplement plans. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 18 of chapter 32A of the General Laws is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following sentences:-
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, all retirees, their spouses and dependents, who are insured or eligible to be insured under sections five, ten B and twelve, age 65 or over and not eligible for coverage under medicare part A at no cost to the retiree, spouse, or dependent, shall be transferred by the commission to medicare part A and part B; provided, that the commission shall pay the medicare part A premium and any medicare part A or part B premium penalty assessed by the federal government on said retirees, spouses and dependents as result of transfer into medicare. Each retiree, to be transferred, shall: (a) provide the commission, in such form as the commission shall prescribe, such information as is necessary to transfer to medicare Part A and Part B, and (b) enroll in a medicare health benefits supplement plan offered by the commission under section ten C or section fourteen; provided, that benefits under said plan and medicare part A and part B together shall be of comparable actuarial value to those under the retiree's existing coverage.
SECTION 2. The commission shall transfer retirees, their spouses and dependents, in accordance with section 1 of this act, on or before July 1, 2024.
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[{'Id': 'BHJ1', 'Name': 'Bradley H. Jones, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BHJ1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T11:16:42.08'}, {'Id': 'FJB1', 'Name': 'F. Jay Barrows', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/FJB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:13:02.8233333'}, {'Id': 'NAG1', 'Name': 'Nicholas A. Boldyga', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/NAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T09:55:46.3466667'}, {'Id': 'KNF1', 'Name': 'Kimberly N. Ferguson', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KNF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T16:01:38.1866667'}, {'Id': 'PKF1', 'Name': 'Paul K. Frost', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PKF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T14:59:21.8'}, {'Id': 'HEK1', 'Name': 'Hannah Kane', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/HEK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T16:22:14.9966667'}]
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By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2564) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to establishing a universal public employee sick leave bank policy. Public Service.
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Chapter 30 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 46H the following new section:-
“SECTION 46H1/2. Consolidated Sick Leave Bank Procedures
(a) All state agencies shall establish rules and procedures to be used by employees who have contributed to the Sick Leave Bank. Each agency may decide to permit sick leave bank donations to be made on an as needed basis.
(b) The following provisions must be included in the rules and regulations adopted by the state agencies:
1. The agencies must review the sick leave utilization of any member of the Sick Leave Bank who applies for sick leave from the bank. Sick leave will not be granted to an applicant with evidence of prior sick leave abuse in his or her personnel file or attendance record.
2. The agencies must require adequate evidence of illness or injury, which is not job-related, of an employee only (not any family member).
3. An employee who applies to the Sick Leave Bank must have used all available accrued and accumulated leave including vacation and personal leave.
(c) Any unused sick leave remaining in the Sick Leave Bank on December 31 shall be reverted to the contributor, provided that totals shall not exceed 25 days.
(d) Nothing contained herein shall affect current collective bargaining agreements relative to the establishment of sick leave bank policies.”
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An Act relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Scituate
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[{'Id': 'PJK1', 'Name': 'Patrick Joseph Kearney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T15:46:11.9533333'}, {'Id': 'PMO', 'Name': "Patrick M. O'Connor", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PMO', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T14:31:35.59'}]
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{'Id': 'PMO', 'Name': "Patrick M. O'Connor", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PMO', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T14:31:35.573'}
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By Representative Kearney of Scituate and Senator O'Connor, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2565) of Patrick Joseph Kearney and Patrick M. O'Connor (by vote of the town) that the town of Scituate be authorized to appoint retired Scituate police officers as special police officers in said town. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
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SECTION 1. The Town Administrator of the Town of Scituate may appoint, as he/she deems necessary, retired Scituate Police Officers as Special Police Officers for the purpose of performing police details or any police duties arising therefrom or during the course of police detail work, regardless of whether or not related to the detail work. The Special Police Officers appointed pursuant to this act shall not be subject to the maximum age restriction applied to regular police officers pursuant to chapter 32 of the General Laws or section 2 of chapter 415 of the acts of 1987, but shall be subject to a maximum age restriction of 70 years of age. A Special Police Officer must pass a medical examination, by a physician or other certified professional chosen by the town, to determine that he/she is capable of performing the essential duties of a Special Police Officer, the cost of which shall be borne by the Special Police Officer, prior to performing police details.
SECTION 2. Special Police Officers appointed under this act shall not be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws or to section 99A of chapter 41 of the General Laws.
SECTION 3. Special Police Officers shall, when performing the duties under section 1, have the same power to make arrests and perform other police functions as do regular police officers of the Town of Scituate.
SECTION 4. Special Police Officers shall be appointed for an indefinite term, subject to removal by the Town Administrator at any time within 14 days written notice. Upon request, the Town Administrator shall provide the reasons for removal in writing.
SECTION 5. Special Police Officers shall also be subject to the rules and regulations, policies, and procedures and requirements of the Town Administrator and the Chief of Police of the Town of Scituate, including restrictions on the type of detail assignments, requirements regarding medical examinations to determine continuing capability to perform the duties of a special police officer, requirements for training, requirements for firearms, licensing and qualifications and requirements regarding uniforms and equipment. Special Police Officers shall not be subject to section 96B of chapter 41 of the General Laws.
SECTION 6. Special Police Officers shall be sworn before the Town Clerk of the Town of Scituate who shall keep a record of all such appointments.
SECTION 7. Special Police Officers appointed under this act shall be subject to section 100 and 111F of chapter 41 of the General Laws. The amount payable under said section 111F of said chapter 41 shall be calculated by averaging the amount earned over the prior 52 weeks as a Special Police Officer working police details, or averaged over such lesser period of time for any officer designated as Special Police Officers less than 52 weeks prior to the incapacity. In no event shall payment under said section 111F of said chapter 41 exceed, in any calendar year, the limitation on earning contained in paragraph (b) of section 91 of chapter 32 of the General Laws. Payment under said section 111F of said chapter 41 shall terminate when a Special Police Officer reaches the age of 65. Special Police Officers appointed under this act shall not be subject to section 85H of said chapter 32, nor eligible for any benefits pursuant thereto.
SECTION 8. Appointment as a Special Police Officer shall entitle any individual appointed as such to assignment to any detail.
SECTION 9. Retired Scituate police officers, serving as Special Police Officers under this act shall be subject to the limitations on hours worked and on payments to retired town employees under paragraph (b) of section 91 of chapter 32 of the General Laws.
SECTION 10. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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An Act relative to Massachusetts General Laws chapter 32: retirement and pensions
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{'Id': 'PJK1', 'Name': 'Patrick Joseph Kearney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T18:16:00.65'}
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[{'Id': 'PJK1', 'Name': 'Patrick Joseph Kearney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T18:16:00.65'}]
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By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2566) of Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to retirement and pensions during the COVID 19 pandemic. Public Service.
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Section 1: Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, Section 1 of Chapter 32 in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting in line 633 after the phrase following "regular compensation"; Regular compensation shall include all overtime paid to any employee as defined by this chapter, who was required to, or volunteered to, work outside their home during the COVID 19 pandemic state of emergency that commenced on March 10, 2020 until the conclusion of the COVID 19 state of emergency.
The state human resources administrator shall compile a list of all employees eligible for overtime under this chapter and transmit it to the state retirement board.
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[{'Id': 'PJK1', 'Name': 'Patrick Joseph Kearney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T17:03:01.4033333'}, {'Id': 'JCD1', 'Name': 'James C. Arena-DeRosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JCD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-18T15:12:04.28'}, {'Id': 'DFD1', 'Name': 'David F. DeCoste', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DFD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-05T17:22:23.8533333'}, {'Id': 'MJM2', 'Name': 'Mathew J. Muratore', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJM2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-24T09:32:28.4233333'}, {'Id': 'PMO', 'Name': "Patrick M. O'Connor", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PMO', 'ResponseDate': '2023-09-12T16:52:26.15'}, {'Id': 'SGX1', 'Name': 'Steven George Xiarhos', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SGX1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-23T05:28:43.0533333'}]
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By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2567) of Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to disability pensions for violent crimes committed against certain public employees. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Addition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “inclusive”, in line 599, the following definition:-
“Violent act injury”, a serious and permanent personal bodily injury sustained as a direct and proximate result of a violent attack upon a person by means of a dangerous weapon, including a firearm, knife, automobile, explosive device or other dangerous weapon, which for the purposes of this section shall be defined as “an item which is designed for the purpose of causing serious injury or death.”
SECTION 2. Said chapter 32 is hereby further amended by striking out subsection (1) of section 7 and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
Section 7. (1) Conditions of Allowance. Any member in service classified in Group 1, Group 2 or Group 4, or any member in service classified in Group 3 to whom the provisions of subdivision (2) of section twenty-six are not applicable, who is unable to perform the essential duties of the member’s job and that such inability is likely to be permanent before attaining the maximum age for the member’s group by reason of a personal injury or violent act injury sustained or a hazard undergone as a result of, and while in the performance of the member’s duties at some definite place and at some definite time on or after the date of becoming a member or prior to such date while any provision of this chapter relating to noncontributory pensions was applicable to the member, without serious and willful misconduct on the member’s part, upon the member’s written application on a prescribed form filed with the board and the member’s respective employer or upon such an application by the head of the member’s department after a hearing, if requested, as provided for in subdivision (1) of section sixteen and subject to the conditions set forth in said section and in this section, shall be deemed retired for an accidental disability as of a date which shall be specified in such application and which shall be not less than fifteen days nor more than four months after the filing of such application but in no event later than the maximum age for the member’s group. Except as provided for in subdivision (3) of this section, no such retirement shall be allowed unless such injury or violent act injury was sustained or such hazard was undergone within two years prior to the filing of such application or, if occurring earlier, unless written notice thereof was filed with the board by such member or on the member's behalf within ninety days after its occurrence. No retirement under clauses (i) to (iii), inclusive, shall be allowed unless the board, after a review of the evidence it deems appropriate, and after a review by the commission, pursuant to the provisions of section twenty-one, and including in any event on examination by the regional medical panel provided for in subdivision (3) of section six and including a certification of such incapacity by a majority of the physicians on such medical panel, shall find that such member is physically unable to perform the essential duties of the member's job and that such inability is likely to be permanent, and that the member should be so retired. No retirement under clause (iv) shall be allowed unless the board, after a review of the evidence it deems appropriate, and after a review by the commission, pursuant to the provisions of section twenty-one, and including in any event on examination by the regional medical panel provided for in subdivision (3) of section six and including a certification of such incapacity by a majority of the physicians on such medical panel, shall find that such member is physically unable to perform the essential duties of the member's job because of a violent act injury and that such inability is likely to be permanent, and that the member should be so retired. Any member who was injured while a member of a retirement system established in any governmental unit other than that by which the member is presently employed, and who has complied with the provisions of this section as to notice, or whose case falls under paragraph (3), shall file such application with the retirement board of the unit where he is presently employed. Such board shall secure a statement of facts and records, which it shall be the duty of the retirement board of the first governmental unit to furnish, and on which it shall be entitled to make recommendations.
Prior to the determination of a retirement under this section, a member shall submit to the retirement board a written statement authorizing release of information from the federal internal revenue service and the department of revenue relative to the annual gross earned income of the member in pursuant to an agreement between the federal internal revenue service, the department of revenue, and the public employee retirement administration commission in accordance with section ninety-one A.
SECTION 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of said section 7 of said chapter 32 is hereby amended by inserting after clause (iii) the following clauses:-
(iv) A yearly amount of pension for any firefighter, any call, volunteer, auxiliary, intermittent or reserve firefighter, any call, volunteer, auxiliary, intermittent or reserve emergency medical services provider who is a member of a police or fire department and who is not subject to chapter 152, any police officer, any auxiliary, intermittent, special, part-time or reserve police officer, any municipal or public emergency medical technician or licensed health care professional who is unable to perform the essential duties of the member’s job by reason of a violent act injury, paid monthly, equal to 100 per cent of their regular compensation, including all applicable benefits and stipends, that the member was earning on the date of such violent act injury, as defined in section 1 of this chapter. The annual amount of pension payable to such member shall be equal to the regular rate of compensation which the member would have been paid had the member continued in service at the grade held by the member at the time of their retirement until their death or reaching mandatory retirement age, whichever comes first; provided that, if the member reaches the mandatory retirement age, the member shall be entitled thereafter to 80 per cent of the average annual rate of compensation paid to the member in the previous 12 months, including any cost of living increases, as defined in sections 102 and 103 of this chapter. Upon retirement, the member shall receive a lump sum payment from the applicable retirement board equal to the member’s total accumulated retirement deductions. In the event that the member shall predecease their spouse and the member’s death is the result of the same violent act injury, the member’s spouse shall be entitled to 75 per cent of the member’s annual pension, paid monthly, as long as such spouse shall live; provided that, when the member would have reached the mandatory retirement age, the member’s spouse shall continue to be entitled to 75 per cent of the member’s annual pension, including any cost of living increases, as defined in sections 102 and 103 of this chapter, that the member would have received upon reaching the mandatory retirement age; provided, however, that if a beneficiary is eligible for benefits under this section and under option (c) of section 12, the beneficiary shall elect to receive either a benefit under option (c) or a benefit pursuant to this section but shall not be eligible for both benefits. In the event that the member and the member’s spouse predecease their children, the member’s surviving unmarried children, if any, who are under age 18 or, if over that age and under age 22, are full-time students at an accredited educational institution, or who are over age 18 and physically or mentally incapacitated from earning income on the date of such member’s retirement, shall be entitled to receive a pension of equal proportion, paid monthly, which shall total 75 per cent of the amount of the pension payable to the member at the time of their death.
The words “full-time student” and “accredited educational institutions” shall have the same meaning that they have under clause (iii). When a child no longer meets the qualifications for receipt of a pension allocation under this section, said child’s pension allocation shall cease and any remaining qualified children shall continue to receive the same amount each received before any child’s allocation ceased. Any member eligible to receive a pension under clause (iv) shall be indemnified for all hospital, medical and other healthcare expenses, not otherwise covered by health insurance, related to treatment of injuries that have been or may be incurred after the date of the member’s retirement as a result of the injuries sustained by the member relating to the violent act injury while in the performance of the member’s duties.
Nothing in this section or any other section of the general laws or regulations shall limit the member’s aforementioned retirement benefit or restrict the member from seeking accommodating employment by any entity or agency which is not classified under Groups 1-4,
inclusive, of the retirement system.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit a member under clause (iv), or such member’s eligible
spouse or children, from receiving additional retirement benefits not required by this section.
(v) Critical Incident Stress Management
Any firefighter, any call, volunteer, auxiliary, intermittent or reserve firefighter, any call,
volunteer, auxiliary, intermittent or reserve emergency medical services provider who is a
member of a police or fire department and who is not subject to chapter 152, any police officer,
any auxiliary, intermittent, special, part-time or reserve police officer, any municipal or public
emergency medical technician shall participate in critical incident stress management debriefing
following any incident involving exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual
violence as defined in the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, or any other incident reasonably warranting a critical incident stress management
debriefing, as determined by an emergency service provider certified by the Massachusetts Peer
Support Network or International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.
At the discretion of the emergency service provider, or at the request of any member, the
member will seek a behavioral health consultation on his or her own time.
Anything discussed during the behavioral health consultation shall be kept in confidentiality in the following manner:
a. All conversations, records, recordings, or other documents resulting from the behavioral
health consultation will be subject to physician-patient privilege and will not be provided to the employer except at the request of the member;
b. The employer may contact the behavioral health professional to confirm the date and attendance of the member and credentials of the professional.
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{'Id': 'PJK1', 'Name': 'Patrick Joseph Kearney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T18:23:23.317'}
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[{'Id': 'PJK1', 'Name': 'Patrick Joseph Kearney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T18:23:23.3166667'}]
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By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2568) of Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to retirement eligibility for certain Group 4 retirees. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 3(2)g of the General Laws in the 2020 Official Edition pertaining to Group 4 state retirement s hereby amended by inserting after the word "more" in line 333, the following:- ",which may include a combination of employment and prior military service up to four years of military service"
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An Act amending retirement benefits for certain employees of the parole board
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H2569
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HD2774
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{'Id': 'MSK1', 'Name': 'Mary S. Keefe', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MSK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-13T09:37:23.773'}
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[{'Id': 'MSK1', 'Name': 'Mary S. Keefe', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MSK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-13T09:37:23.7733333'}]
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By Representative Keefe of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2569) of Mary S. Keefe for legislation to include transitional parole officer I, II, III employees of the Parole Board in Group 4 of the contributory retirement system for public employees. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Group 4 paragraph (g) of sub-division 2 of section 3 of chapter 32, as amended by section (1) of Chapter 71 of the acts of 2006, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words "supervising prison camp officer," the following words:-- "transitional parole officer I, II, III."
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An Act relative to equine dentistry
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HD2870
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{'Id': 'DRC1', 'Name': 'Daniel R. Carey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DRC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T17:25:15.93'}
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[{'Id': 'DRC1', 'Name': 'Daniel R. Carey', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DRC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T17:25:15.93'}]
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By Representative Carey of Easthampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 257) of Daniel R. Carey relative to equine dentistry. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
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Section 58 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraph:
10. The floating of teeth or removal of deciduous caps or erupted, non-displaced wolf teeth in horses by a licensed equine dental practitioner, as defined in Section 54A of this chapter. For the purposes of this section, “floating teeth” means the application or use of any instrument, device, or scaler to any portion of the horse’s tooth to reduce or eliminate calculus, soft deposits, plaque, or the removal of enamel points and the smoothing, contouring, filing and scaling of tooth surfaces as well as removal of deciduous caps but does not include treating decay, tumors, or other procedures that invade the soft tissue in the mouth. It shall not include dental procedures on canines and felines, nor shall controlled substances be used except by and on the order of a licensed veterinarian, as provided by state and federal law.
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An Act granting creditable service to Robin Blatt, a member of the state employees' retirement system
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{'Id': 'K_K1', 'Name': 'Kay Khan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/K_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T16:10:29.14'}
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[{'Id': 'K_K1', 'Name': 'Kay Khan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/K_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T16:10:29.14'}]
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By Representative Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2570) of Kay Khan relative to authorizing the granting of certain creditable service to Robin Blatt, a member of the state employees' retirement system. Public Service.
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Notwithstanding sections 3 or 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, and in order to promote the public good, the state retirement board shall credit Robin Blatt, an employee of the department of public health a member of the state employees' retirement system, with 2 years of creditable service for service Robin Blatt rendered to the department from April 4, 1983 to June 22, 1985 for the purpose of determining Robin Blatt’s superannuation retirement allowance under chapter 32 of the General Laws. Before the date that any retirement allowance becomes effective in the case of Robin Blatt, Robin Blatt shall pay into the annuity savings fund of the state employees’ retirement system, in 1 sum or installments, upon such terms and conditions as the state employees’ retirement system may prescribe, an amount equal to that which would have been withheld as regular deductions from Robin Blatt’s regular compensation for such previous service, as defined in section 1 of said chapter 32. Such payment shall not be subject to any interest payment. This act shall not affect any other retirement benefits that Robin Blatt may otherwise be entitled to.
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An Act exempting the position of police chief in the town of Lancaster from the provisions of the civil service law
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HD2378
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{'Id': 'M_K1', 'Name': 'Meghan Kilcoyne', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:39:01.35'}
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[{'Id': 'M_K1', 'Name': 'Meghan Kilcoyne', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:39:01.35'}, {'Id': 'JJC0', 'Name': 'John J. Cronin', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JJC0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:39:01.66'}]
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{'Id': 'JJC0', 'Name': 'John J. Cronin', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JJC0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:39:01.35'}
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By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton and Senator Cronin, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2571) of Meghan Kilcoyne and John J. Cronin (by vote of the town) that the town of Lancaster be authorized to exempt the position of police chief in said town from the provisions of the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
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Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the position of Police Chief in the Town of Lancaster shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 31 of the General Laws.
Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall not impair the civil service status of any incumbent holding the office of Police Chief in the Town of Lancaster on the effective date of this act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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An Act relative to employees of the Commonwealth who are required to respond to emergencies or work in hazardous environments
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H2572
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HD2356
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{'Id': 'M_K1', 'Name': 'Meghan Kilcoyne', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:32:29.647'}
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[{'Id': 'M_K1', 'Name': 'Meghan Kilcoyne', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:32:29.6466667'}]
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By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2572) of Meghan Kilcoyne relative to benefits of employees who are required to respond to emergencies or work in hazardous environments. Public Service.
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SECTION 1.
Chapter 32, Section 3(2)(g) is hereby amended by adding the following at the beginning of Group 2. Employees of the Commonwealth who are required to respond to emergencies or work in hazardous environments; employees of the Commonwealth who are required to respond and inspect hazardous material spills or who are required to inspect such areas or whose duties require one to be present where such hazardous materials, including asbestos and radioactive materials, are stored, used, emitted, and or manufactured or where contamination from such has occurred; employees of the Commonwealth who work in laboratories handling biological or other dangerous materials associated with blood-born, viral or other possible communicable and/or dangerous substances; employees of the Commonwealth whose duties include the use of scuba diving equipment or work as aerial foresters or crewmen. State Employees who engage in homeland security duties, MEMA and emergency response actions associated with public safety, environmental protection and public health.
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An Act designating Aerial Foresters of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation to be in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system
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HD2359
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{'Id': 'M_K1', 'Name': 'Meghan Kilcoyne', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:33:04.16'}
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[{'Id': 'M_K1', 'Name': 'Meghan Kilcoyne', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:33:04.16'}]
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By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2573) of Meghan Kilcoyne for legislation to place aerial foresters of the Department of Conservation and Recreation in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 3 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "Cushing Hospital", the following words: - " Aerial foresters or Tree Crewmen of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation."
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An Act clarifying call firefighter rights
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H2574
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HD2365
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{'Id': 'M_K1', 'Name': 'Meghan Kilcoyne', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:34:26.67'}
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[{'Id': 'M_K1', 'Name': 'Meghan Kilcoyne', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:34:26.67'}, {'Id': 'RCF0', 'Name': 'Ryan C. Fattman', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RCF0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-01T10:38:40.97'}, {'Id': 'CRF1', 'Name': 'Christopher Richard Flanagan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CRF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-10T11:15:29.3166667'}, {'Id': 'JBL0', 'Name': 'Joan B. Lovely', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBL0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-21T15:09:24.02'}, {'Id': 'MRS1', 'Name': 'Margaret R. Scarsdale', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MRS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-10-04T12:42:59.8933333'}]
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By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2574) of Meghan Kilcoyne and Ryan C. Fattman relative to including call firefighter in the public employee retirement law. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 4(2)(b) of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by changing the third to the last word from the end of the second sentence from “the” to “any.”
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An Act relative to public safety dispatchers
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HD2661
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{'Id': 'M_K1', 'Name': 'Meghan Kilcoyne', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T15:21:09.847'}
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[{'Id': 'M_K1', 'Name': 'Meghan Kilcoyne', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_K1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T15:21:09.8466667'}]
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By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2575) of Meghan Kilcoyne relative to retirement benefits for public safety dispatchers. Public Service.
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Section 3 of Chapter 32 subsection (2) (g) of the General Laws (Group 2) is hereby amended by inserting after the words “signal maintenance repairmen” the words: “public safety communications dispatchers, supervisors or operations managers”
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An Act to increase the working cap limit for municipal police retirees
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H2576
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HD1100
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{'Id': 'MPK1', 'Name': 'Michael P. Kushmerek', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MPK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T10:56:06.097'}
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[{'Id': 'MPK1', 'Name': 'Michael P. Kushmerek', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MPK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T10:56:06.0966667'}, {'Id': 'SGX1', 'Name': 'Steven George Xiarhos', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SGX1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-18T07:15:56.1866667'}]
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By Representative Kushmerek of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2576) of Michael P. Kushmerek and Steven George Xiarhos relative to work limitations for municipal police retirees. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 91 of chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the word “year”, in line 98, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, the following words:- or, in the case of municipal police officers, for not more than 1,500 hours in the aggregate, in any calendar year.
SECTION 2. Said section 91 of said chapter 32 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “aggregate”, in line 113, as so appearing, the following words:- , or 1,500, in the aggregate, for municipal police officers.
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An Act relative to credible service for school nurses
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HD1401
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[{'Id': 'KPL1', 'Name': 'Kathleen R. LaNatra', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T12:11:27.3666667'}, {'Id': 'JBA1', 'Name': 'Jennifer Balinsky Armini', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBA1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-25T18:04:37.7566667'}, {'Id': 'TFB1', 'Name': 'Tricia Farley-Bouvier', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TFB1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-08T14:53:07.0066667'}, {'Id': 'DCG1', 'Name': 'Denise C. Garlick', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DCG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-15T12:42:40.83'}, {'Id': 'C_H1', 'Name': 'Christopher Hendricks', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T15:12:39.8366667'}, {'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-06-29T11:06:23.8966667'}, {'Id': 'PJK1', 'Name': 'Patrick Joseph Kearney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-16T15:58:07.7566667'}, {'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-24T15:05:23.4966667'}, {'Id': 'JPL1', 'Name': 'Jack Patrick Lewis', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T22:50:49.1866667'}, {'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-08T08:17:39.4766667'}, {'Id': 'BWM1', 'Name': 'Brian W. Murray', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BWM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-29T22:57:23.2533333'}, {'Id': 'SCO1', 'Name': 'Steven Owens', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SCO1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T21:53:42.7566667'}, {'Id': 'KWP1', 'Name': 'Kelly W. Pease', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KWP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T09:59:20.13'}, {'Id': 'AJP1', 'Name': 'Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AJP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T14:43:07.0566667'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T15:07:29.08'}, {'Id': 'J_S2', 'Name': 'Jon Santiago', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_S2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T14:12:58.01'}, {'Id': 'E_U1', 'Name': 'Erika Uyterhoeven', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/E_U1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T12:02:49.6333333'}, {'Id': 'JDZ1', 'Name': 'Jonathan D. Zlotnik', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JDZ1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-01T13:33:48.9'}, {'Id': 'MRS1', 'Name': 'Margaret R. Scarsdale', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MRS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-03T15:27:54.54'}, {'Id': 'JBE0', 'Name': 'James B. Eldridge', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBE0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-15T17:06:53.6933333'}]
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By Representative LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2577) of Kathleen R. LaNatra and others relative to credible service for retirement purposes for school nurses. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Subsection (1) of section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph (h ½) the following paragraph :–
(h ¾) Any school nurse who is a member in service of the teacher’s retirement system or a municipal or city of Boston or state retirement system who is employed in a school approved by the department of education may receive creditable service for any period or periods of work experience in the nursing field. No credit shall be allowed until such member has paid into the annuity savings fund of the system before any retirement allowance becomes effective for such member, in one sum, or in installments, upon such terms and conditions as the board may prescribe, makeup payments of an amount equal to 10 percent of the regular annual compensation of the member when said member entered the retirement system for each year of service so purchased, plus buy back interest. No credit shall be allowed and no payment shall be accepted under this paragraph until the member shall have completed ten or more years of membership service. The maximum creditable service allowable under this paragraph for any member shall not exceed three years. Members in service of a retirement system eligible for said creditable service under this act shall make application for said creditable service within ninety days of being notified by the retirement board of their eligibility after becoming vested in the retirement system or for currently eligible members, within ninety days of the effective date of this act.
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An Act further regulating group insurance benefits for state employees and retired state employees
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HD1436
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{'Id': 'JJL2', 'Name': 'John J. Lawn, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JJL2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T13:49:33.7'}
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[{'Id': 'JJL2', 'Name': 'John J. Lawn, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JJL2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T13:49:33.7'}, {'Id': 'HEK1', 'Name': 'Hannah Kane', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/HEK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T14:50:12.3966667'}, {'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T14:50:12.3966667'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-07T13:17:53.1'}]
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By Representative Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2578) of John J. Lawn, Jr., and others relative to further regulating group insurance benefits for state employees and retired state employees. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 5 of chapter 32A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 1, 2, 25 and 26 the word “five”, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the word:- ten.
SECTION 2. Section 6 of said chapter 32A, as so appearing, is hereby amend by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The amount of group life insurance on each employee shall be ten thousand dollars, and the amount of group accidental death and dismemberment insurance on each employee shall be ten thousand dollars, except that those employees desiring to elect optional coverage in excess of ten thousand dollars group life insurance and ten thousand dollars group accidental death and dismemberment insurance may do so as provided in section ten A.
SECTION 3. The first paragraph of section 10 of said chapter 32A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The commission shall require that, upon retirement of an employee, the policy or policies of insurance as set forth in section six, except the optional group life insurance referred to therein, shall provide that the ten thousand dollars of group life insurance, the ten thousand dollars of group accidental death and dismemberment insurance and the group general or blanket insurance providing hospital, surgical, medical, dental and other health insurance, as provided under sections five and ten C, as may be applicable, shall be continued, provided said retiree makes application to the commission on a form prescribed by the rules and regulations of the commission.
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An Act relative to the position of police chief in the town of Leicester
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By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester and Senator Gobi, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2579) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf, Anne M. Gobi and others (by vote of the town) relative to authorizing Kenneth M. Antanavica to continue to serve as police chief in the town of Leicester. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
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Section 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, Kenneth M. Antanavica, Police Chief of the Town of Leicester, may continue to serve in the position of Police Chief until April 30, 2025, or until the date of his retirement; provided, however, that he is mentally and physically capable of performing the duties of his office. No further deductions shall be made from the regular compensation of Kenneth M. Antanavica under Chapter 32 of the General Laws for any service subsequent to April 30, 2023, and upon retirement, he shall receive a superannuation retirement allowance equal to that which he would have been entitled had he retired on that date.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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An Act relative to licensure of equine dentists
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By Representative Carey of Easthampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 258) of Daniel R. Carey relative to licensure of equine dentists. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
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SECTION 1. Section 54A of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the fourth paragraph the following paragraph:- “Equine dental practitioner”, a person who is a veterinarian or who is certified by the international association of equine dentistry.
SECTION 2. Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following new section:-
Section 54B. Applications for registrations as equine dental practitioners, signed and sworn to by the applicant, shall be made upon blanks furnished by the board. Each application who shall furnish the board with satisfactory proof that he/she is eighteen years of age or over, of good moral character, and is certified by the international association of equine dentistry shall, upon payment of a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provisions of section 3B of chapter, be examined and, if found qualified by the board, shall be registered as an equine dental practitioner and shall receive a certificate thereof, signed by the chairman and secretary. The board may refuse to grant a license to any person who shall have been convicted of a felony or who may be deemed unfit and after due notice and hearing may revoke any certificate issued by it and cancel the registration of any equine dental practitioner.
Every registered equine dental practitioner shall annually, before March 1st, pay to the board a license fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provisions of section 3B of chapter 7, in default of which the board may revoke his license and his authority to practice the floating of teeth. An equine dental practitioner seeking license renewal shall present evidence satisfactory to the board of the successful completion of such continuing education as the board shall require by regulation.
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By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester and Senator Moore, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2580) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf, Michael O. Moore and others relative to pensions for children of public safety officers killed in the line of duty. Public Service.
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Chapter 32 is hereby further amended by striking out section 100, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Pensions to surviving spouses and children of firefighters, police officers or corrections officers killed in performance of duties
Section 100. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any other general or special law to the contrary, if a firefighter while in the performance of the firefighter’s duties and as the result of an accident while responding to or returning from an alarm of fire or any emergency, or as the result of an accident involving a fire department vehicle, which the firefighter is operating or in which the firefighter is riding, or while at the scene of a fire or any emergency is killed or sustains injuries which result in the firefighter’s death, or if a police officer while in the performance of the police officer’s duties and as the result of an assault on the person or as a result of an accident involving a police department vehicle which the officer is operating or in which the officer is riding in the performance of the police officer’s duties as a police officer is killed or sustains injuries which result in death, or if a corrections officer while in the performance of the corrections officer’s duties and as the result of an assault on the person is killed or sustains injuries which result in death, there shall be paid to the surviving spouse of such firefighter, police officer or corrections officer an annual amount of pension which shall be equal to the amount of salary which would have been paid to such firefighter, police officer or corrections officer had he continued in service in the position held by the firefighter, police officer or corrections officer at the time of death; provided, however, that the amount of pension immediately payable shall be equal to the maximum salary set for the position whether or not such firefighter, police officer or corrections officer had reached the maximum at the time of death. In the event of the death of any surviving spouse eligible to receive a pension under this section, and in case there is any child of such deceased firefighter, police officer or corrections officer, there shall be paid to the legal guardian for the benefit of each such child the sum of three hundred and twelve dollars per annum in addition to a payment equal to seventy-two per cent of the pension which said surviving spouse was receiving at the time of such surviving spouse's death, such payment to be made in proportionate shares to the legal guardian for the benefit of each such child until such time as all such children have attained age eighteen or have attained age 22 if full-time students, and such payment shall continue for the benefit of such children who are over age eighteen and physically or mentally incapacitated from earning. The words ''full-time student'' shall mean a child who is in full-time attendance in an accredited educational institution offering full-time courses of study equivalent to or higher than secondary school study. The words ''accredited educational institution'' shall mean any school, college or university that is licensed, approved or accredited, as the case may be, in the state in which it is located.
In the event there is no surviving spouse at the time of such firefighter’s, police officer, or corrections officer’s death, there shall be paid in proportionate shares to the legal guardian of any surviving children of such deceased firefighter, police officer, or corrections officer for the benefit of the child or children an annual amount of pension which shall be equal to the amount of salary which would have been paid to such firefighter, police officer or corrections officer had the person continued in service in the position held by the person at the time of death; provided, however, that the amount of pension immediately payable shall be equal to the maximum salary set for the position whether or not such firefighter, police officer or corrections officer had reached the maximum at the time of the police officer’s death. When any such children have attained age 18, payment to that child’s legal guardian shall cease and shall instead be paid to the surviving child.
The benefits provided by this section shall be in the alternative to the benefits provided by any other section of this chapter; provided, however, that if any such deceased firefighter, police officer or corrections officer was a member of a contributory retirement system established under the provisions of section twenty, any accumulated total deductions credited to the person’s account in the annuity savings fund of such system shall be paid in one sum in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of section eleven, to the person’s surviving beneficiary or beneficiaries entitled thereto.
The benefits payable under this section to the surviving spouse or children of such deceased firefighter, police officer or corrections officer shall be paid as follows:— if the decedent was a member of the state employees' retirement system, the Massachusetts Port Authority employees' retirement system or any county, city or town contributory retirement system, as the case may be, established under the provisions of sections one to twenty-eight, inclusive, or under corresponding provisions of earlier laws, and subject thereto, or any contributory retirement system established for the employees of any governmental unit under the provisions of any special law, from the same appropriation, and in the same manner, as accidental death benefits payable under the provisions of section nine; if the decedent was not a member of a contributory retirement system, from the same appropriation, and in the same manner, as annuities to dependents payable under the provisions of section eighty-nine or section eighty-nine A.
If any firefighter, police officer or corrections officer is killed or sustains injuries resulting in death in the manner set forth in this section, and any firefighter, police officer or corrections officer was so killed or sustained such injuries while assisting another governmental unit, pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (4) of section seven, the benefits provided by this section shall be paid to the surviving spouse or children as provided in the preceding paragraph, but the governmental unit which requested such assistance shall annually, on or before January fifteenth, reimburse the governmental unit which had employed such deceased firefighter, police officer or corrections officer in the amount of any benefits paid to the surviving spouse or children during the preceding calendar year.
The presumptions created by sections ninety-four, ninety-four A and ninety-four B shall not be applicable to the death of any firefighter, police officer or corrections officer for which a pension is provided under this section.
This section shall be administered by the state board of retirement as to employees of the commonwealth or the metropolitan district commission; by the appropriate retirement board, established under section twenty, having jurisdiction in the governmental unit in which any such firefighter or police officer was employed at the time of death; or by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police retirement board; or if such firefighter, police officer, or corrections officer was employed by a town and was not a member of any contributory retirement system, by the board of selectmen of such town.
For purposes of this section, the word ''firefighter'' shall include members of the Massachusetts military reservation fire department.
For purposes of this section, the word ''firefighter'' shall include members of the 104th fighter wing fire department.
For purposes of this section, the word ''firefighter'' shall include members of the Devens fire department established pursuant to chapter 498 of the acts of 1993.
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An Act relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the Department of Transitional
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By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2581) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and Patricia A. Haddad relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the Department of Transitional Assistance and the Department of Housing and Community Development. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 3 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting after the word "prisoners;" in line 252 the following words:-- employees of the department of transitional assistance and employees of the department of housing and community development within bargaining unit 8.
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An Act relative to health insurance benefits for state employees
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Ciccolo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_C2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T10:27:34.0866667'}, {'Id': 'N_C0', 'Name': 'Nick Collins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_C0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-03T13:54:10.6966667'}, {'Id': 'M_C3', 'Name': 'Manny Cruz', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_C3', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-13T09:49:28.79'}, {'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T15:47:14.3033333'}, {'Id': 'K_D1', 'Name': 'Kate Donaghue', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/K_D1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-14T13:44:19.22'}, {'Id': 'PAD1', 'Name': 'Patricia A. Duffy', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-08T11:09:54.8666667'}, {'Id': 'RME1', 'Name': 'Rodney M. Elliott', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RME1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-28T15:40:29.44'}, {'Id': 'CRF1', 'Name': 'Christopher Richard Flanagan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CRF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-27T10:42:00.9066667'}, {'Id': 'RMH2', 'Name': 'Ryan M. Hamilton', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RMH2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-13T17:07:09.83'}, {'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-27T15:02:37.0033333'}, {'Id': 'C_H1', 'Name': 'Christopher Hendricks', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-07T13:19:24.4566667'}, {'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T16:12:19.2233333'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T14:38:04.8366667'}, {'Id': 'PJK1', 'Name': 'Patrick Joseph Kearney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T18:22:42.3733333'}, {'Id': 'MSK1', 'Name': 'Mary S. Keefe', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MSK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-20T08:43:14.92'}, {'Id': 'JPL1', 'Name': 'Jack Patrick Lewis', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-08T15:49:09.03'}, {'Id': 'DPL1', 'Name': 'David Paul Linsky', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T11:20:35.8533333'}, {'Id': 'RAM1', 'Name': 'Rita A. Mendes', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RAM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-03T16:33:17.05'}, {'Id': 'S_M1', 'Name': 'Samantha Montaño', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-16T10:48:37.6366667'}, {'Id': 'MOM0', 'Name': 'Michael O. 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Scarsdale', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MRS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-10T14:33:53.1366667'}, {'Id': 'TMS1', 'Name': 'Thomas M. Stanley', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TMS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-08T17:29:47.4166667'}, {'Id': 'BET0', 'Name': 'Bruce E. Tarr', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BET0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-03T14:27:39.67'}, {'Id': 'E_U1', 'Name': 'Erika Uyterhoeven', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/E_U1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-22T09:15:44.0566667'}, {'Id': 'CJW1', 'Name': 'Christopher J. Worrell', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CJW1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-16T11:13:46.99'}, {'Id': 'K_K2', 'Name': 'Kristin E. Kassner', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/K_K2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-17T17:50:54.5466667'}]
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By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2582) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and others relative to health insurance benefits for certain state employees. Public Service.
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Section 5 of chapter 32A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
Eligible employees who apply for coverage within 10 days of the first day of employment shall be insured effective the first day of employment.
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By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2583) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf, Deborah B. Goldberg (Treasurer and Receiver General) and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to further regulating the state employees retirement system. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Subdivision 6 of section 22 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended in paragraph (b) by inserting after the final sentence the following two sentences:- For each calendar year beginning subsequent to December thirty-first, two thousand and twenty-three, ''regular interest'' shall mean interest credited at a rate established by the commission, equal to the increase of the most recent Consumer Price Index for New England issued by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rate established by the commission shall be taken to the nearest tenth of one per cent; provided that the rate established by the commission shall not exceed two per cent.
SECTION 2. Subdivision 4 of section 28 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (c) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph (c):-
(c) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, each district, non-commonwealth governmental unit, or educational collaborative as authorized by the provisions of section four E of chapter forty, the employees of which have become, or which become members of the state employees retirement system under the provisions of this subdivision or any other previous act, shall remit to the state board of retirement as the employer’s normal cost as determined by the actuary, of benefits earned during each year by such employees who are members of the state employees’ retirement system.
The actuary shall determine such cost as a percentage of the payroll of the district, non-commonwealth entity and collaborative for such employees based upon the most recent actuarial valuation of the state retirement system. The actuary may consider factors including types of governmental unit, employee demographic information, and employee group classification to help in the determination of said percentage. Said cost shall be paid monthly and deposited in the pension reserve fund of the state employees’ retirement system. The actuary shall review the percentage determined in this paragraph at least every three years.
SECTION 3. Subdivision 4 of section 28 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:-
(d) The state retirement board upon terms and conditions it may establish, may require a participating employer governed by this sub-section, who fails to remit either its normal cost amount as determined in paragraph €, or the contributions made on behalf of employees who are members of the Massachusetts State Employees Retirement System as required by section 22 of Chapter 32, by the first day of the second month following the work month, to pay an additional amount equal to 10% of the total amount of delinquent contributions. The state retirement board shall have the right to commence an action in contract for payment of outstanding amounts determined to be due in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
SECTION 4. Section 28 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following subdivision:-
(9) For the purposes of this section, “non-commonwealth governmental unit” shall mean an employer as defined in section one of chapter 32 whose employees are not employees of the commonwealth or an agency thereof, employed in a position in the service of the commonwealth, and whose regular compensation is not paid by the commonwealth, eligible for membership in the state employees retirement system and the requirements in connection therewith.
SECTION 5. Section 8 of chapter 32A of the General Laws, as so, is hereby amended by inserting after the fourth paragraph the following sentence:- All amounts withheld under the provisions of section 19 and section 19A of chapter 32 forwarded by the state retirement board to the commission as provided by this section from pensions or retirement allowances issued in the month of the death of any retiree, survivor or beneficiary shall be returned to the state retirement board by the commission.
SECTION 6. Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2009 is hereby amended by striking section 139 in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 139. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, employees of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation as defined in Section 8 of this Act who are hired after the effective date of this act shall become members of the Massachusetts State Employees’ retirement system, and notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary including, but not limited to, paragraph (c) of subdivision (8) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, said system shall be responsible for all liability attributable to said service of such employees. The liabilities attributable to any other service of such employees shall be recoverable by the commonwealth pursuant to the terms of paragraph (c) of subdivision (8) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws.”
SECTION 7. Said chapter 25 of the Acts of 2009 is hereby amended by striking section 159 in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 159. (a) Effective upon the date of dissolution of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority: (1) the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Employees' Retirement System shall be dissolved ; (2) all members of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Employees’ Retirement System shall become members of the Massachusetts State Employees’ Retirement System; (3) the management of benefits of the dissolved Massachusetts Turnpike Authority employees' retirement system shall be transferred to the state board of retirement in section 18 of chapter 10 of the General Laws which board shall have with respect thereto the general powers and duties set forth in subdivision (5) of section 20 of said chapter 32, including the reimbursement for liabilities attributable to the service of such members with other governmental units recoverable pursuant to the terms of paragraph (c) of subdivision (8) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws; (4) all data, files, papers and records and other materials of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority retirement board provided for in paragraph (b) of subdivision (41/2) of said section 20 of said chapter 32 shall be transferred to and held by the state board of retirement; (5) ownership and control of all the assets of the dissolved Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Employees' Retirement System in the custody of the secretary-treasurer of the authority shall be transferred to the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board and be made assets of the Massachusetts State Employees’ Retirement System; and (6) the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority retirement board in said paragraph (b) of subdivision (4 1/2) of said section 20 of said chapter 43 shall be abolished; provided, however, that the members and officers thereof shall be authorized to do all such things and take all such action as may be necessary or desirable to be done or taken by them to effectuate the transfers to be made pursuant to this section.
(b) Effective upon the date of dissolution of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, the payment of all annuities, pensions, retirement allowances and refunds of accumulated total deductions and of any other benefits granted under the sections 1 to 28, inclusive, of said chapter 32 are hereby made obligations of the commonwealth.
SECTION 8. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, reimbursements currently outstanding to the state retirement board under paragraph € of sub-section (4) of section 28 of chapter 32 for calendar years 2013, 2014, and 2015 shall not be required.
SECTION 9. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, reimbursements currently outstanding to the state retirement board under paragraph (c) of sub-section (4) of section 28 of chapter 32 for calendar years 2016 and after shall be required and remitted under terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the board.
SECTION 10. Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2024.
SECTION 11. Section 6 shall take effect on January 1, 2010.
SECTION 12. Section 7 shall take effect on July 1, 2009.
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Cassidy', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/G_C2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T11:42:54.38'}, {'Id': 'T_C1', 'Name': 'Tackey Chan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_C1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T10:18:44.3533333'}, {'Id': 'N_C0', 'Name': 'Nick Collins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_C0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-03T13:54:37.2466667'}, {'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-29T15:22:40.7966667'}, {'Id': 'K_D1', 'Name': 'Kate Donaghue', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/K_D1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-14T13:46:09.6733333'}, {'Id': 'PAD1', 'Name': 'Patricia A. Duffy', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-08T11:11:56.8766667'}, {'Id': 'JBE0', 'Name': 'James B. Eldridge', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBE0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-04T10:09:17.1'}, {'Id': 'RME1', 'Name': 'Rodney M. Elliott', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RME1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T10:09:18.29'}, {'Id': 'CRF1', 'Name': 'Christopher Richard Flanagan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CRF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-27T10:40:57.4966667'}, {'Id': 'CMG1', 'Name': 'Colleen M. Garry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CMG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-13T12:31:09.12'}, {'Id': 'RMH2', 'Name': 'Ryan M. Hamilton', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RMH2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T18:15:39.6766667'}, {'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-27T12:33:47.97'}, {'Id': 'C_H1', 'Name': 'Christopher Hendricks', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-07T13:20:18.13'}, {'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-16T20:25:18.86'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:35:58.3866667'}, {'Id': 'PJK1', 'Name': 'Patrick Joseph Kearney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T18:23:29.3866667'}, {'Id': 'JPL1', 'Name': 'Jack Patrick Lewis', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-08T15:52:03.9533333'}, {'Id': 'DPL1', 'Name': 'David Paul Linsky', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-07T09:54:33.0466667'}, {'Id': 'MOM0', 'Name': 'Michael O. Moore', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MOM0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-16T13:55:26.5666667'}, {'Id': 'BWM1', 'Name': 'Brian W. Murray', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BWM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-16T23:59:42.3266667'}, {'Id': 'TTN1', 'Name': 'Tram T. Nguyen', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TTN1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-08T09:48:16.19'}, {'Id': 'JJO1', 'Name': "James J. O'Day", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JJO1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T23:45:47.35'}, {'Id': 'MRP0', 'Name': 'Marc R. Pacheco', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MRP0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T13:07:14.1933333'}, {'Id': 'AJP1', 'Name': 'Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AJP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-27T12:01:55.17'}, {'Id': 'APR1', 'Name': 'Adrianne Pusateri Ramos', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/APR1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-01T16:42:18.0033333'}, {'Id': 'RLR0', 'Name': 'Rebecca L. Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RLR0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-05T11:14:24.71'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T14:26:38.3833333'}, {'Id': 'MRS1', 'Name': 'Margaret R. Scarsdale', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MRS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-10T14:35:18.73'}, {'Id': 'TMS1', 'Name': 'Thomas M. Stanley', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TMS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-08T17:30:10.3166667'}, {'Id': 'BET0', 'Name': 'Bruce E. Tarr', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BET0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-03T14:28:40.7633333'}, {'Id': 'S_G2', 'Name': 'Steven Ultrino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:38:31.63'}, {'Id': 'E_U1', 'Name': 'Erika Uyterhoeven', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/E_U1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T12:19:35.3333333'}]
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By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2584) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and others relative to health insurance for municipal employees. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 19 of chapter 32B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (j) the following subsection:-
(k) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, an eligible municipal employee who subscribes to the commission’s health insurance coverage within the first 10 days of the employee’s first day of employment shall receive such coverage effective as of: (1) their first day of employment; or (2) the date on which the employee subscribes to the coverage, whichever is later. The commission shall promulgate regulations to enforce this subsection.
SECTION 2. The group insurance commission shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement subsection (k) of section 19 of chapter 32B, as inserted by section 1 of this act, not later than 3 months after the effective date of this act.
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By Representative Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2585) of David Paul Linsky for legislation to include public works employees for killed-in-the-line-of-duty benefits. Public Service.
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SECTION 1: Section 100A of chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the words “correction officer” in line 21, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, the words “and Department of Public Works employee”.
SECTION 2: This act shall take effect upon its passing.
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By Representative Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2586) of David Paul Linsky relative to the retirement rights of certain criminal prosecutors. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Paragraph (g) of subdivision (2) of section 3 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the word “more” the words:— , assistant attorney general for criminal matters which shall include individuals whose primary responsibility is the prosecution of criminal matters on behalf of the attorney general, as so certified by the attorney general.
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By Representative Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2587) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Jason M. Lewis relative to the active service buy-back program for firefighters and police officers. Public Service.
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Clause (h) of subsection 1 of section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after “system;”, in line 156, the following words:- “, provided further that a veteran who has creditable service as a fire fighter or police officer may purchase creditable service for active services in the armed forces of the United States at the same rate as a fire fighter or police officer pursuant to this section;"
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By Representatives Livingstone of Boston and Domb of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2588) of Jay D. Livingstone, Mindy Domb and Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation to protect gender pay equity. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 2 of section 5 of chapter 32 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2020 official edition, is hereby amended in line 211 by adding after the word “law,” the following: “or adjusted from actions related to chapter 149, section 105A,”
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
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By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2589) of Jay D. Livingstone relative to line of duty death benefits for certain public employees. Public Service.
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Section 100A of Chapter 32 is hereby amended by striking subsection (c) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(c) The killed in the line of duty benefit shall be a 1-time payment of $300,000 to the family of a deceased public employee. As used in this section deceased public employee shall mean any public employee working for state or county government, a Massachusetts public higher education institution, a municipality, public school department, or public school district or public authority who, while in the performance of his/her duties and as a result of incident, accident or violence, was killed or sustained injuries which were the direct and proximate cause of his/her death.
Section 100A of Chapter 32 is further amended in subsection (d) by replacing each occurrence of the words “public safety employee” in this subsection with the words “public employee”
Section 16 of Chapter 15A is hereby amended by inserting after the word "corrections officer" the following words: - any public employee working for state or county government, a Massachusetts public higher education institution, a municipality, public school department, or public school district or public authority
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By Representative Carey of Easthampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 259) of Daniel R. Carey and others relative to ensuring transparent ticket pricing. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
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Chapter 140 of the General Laws is amended by adding after section 182A the following new section:
Section 182B. Every licensed operator or operator's agent of a place of entertainment, any licensee or other ticket reseller, or platform that facilitates the sale or resale of tickets for admission or other evidence of right of entry to any theatrical exhibition, public show or public amusement or exhibition required to be licensed by sections one hundred eighty-one and one hundred eighty-two to which a price is charged shall disclose the total cost of the ticket, inclusive of all ancillary fees that must be paid in order to purchase the ticket, and disclose in a clear and conspicuous manner the total price of the ticket and the portion of the ticket price stated in dollars that represents a service charge, or any other fee or surcharge to the purchaser. Such disclosure of the total cost and fees shall be displayed in the ticket listing prior to the ticket being selected for purchase. Disclosures of subtotals, fees, charges, and any other component of the total price shall not be false or misleading, and must be presented in the same size as the total price. The price of the ticket shall not increase during the purchase process, excluding reasonable fees for the delivery of non-electronic tickets based on the delivery method selected by the purchaser, which shall be disclosed prior to accepting payment therefor.
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An Act clarifying the impact of equitable salary adjustments for retirement purposes
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[{'Id': 'J_L1', 'Name': 'Jay D. Livingstone', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_L1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:24:03.5333333'}, {'Id': None, 'Name': 'Deborah B. Goldberg (Treasurer and Receiver General)', 'Type': 3, 'Details': None, 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:24:03.5466667'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-03T09:35:58.0733333'}]
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By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2590) of Jay D. Livingstone, Deborah B. Goldberg (Treasurer and Receiver General) and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to clarifying the impact of equitable salary adjustments for retirement purposes. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision (2) of section 5 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 211 by adding after the word “law,” the following:- from an increase in salary having resulted specifically from an authorized agency-wide compensation study, review or assessment
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
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An Act requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms
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[{'Id': 'J_L1', 'Name': 'Jay D. Livingstone', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_L1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:26:06.78'}, {'Id': None, 'Name': 'Deborah B. Goldberg (Treasurer and Receiver General)', 'Type': 3, 'Details': None, 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:26:06.7966667'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-03T09:35:43.0433333'}, {'Id': 'DPL1', 'Name': 'David Paul Linsky', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-11T12:57:43.43'}, {'Id': 'RLR0', 'Name': 'Rebecca L. Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RLR0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-11T12:57:43.43'}, {'Id': 'RME1', 'Name': 'Rodney M. Elliott', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RME1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-18T17:06:56.5933333'}, {'Id': 'S_M1', 'Name': 'Samantha Montaño', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-01T13:18:41.6333333'}]
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By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2591) of Jay D. Livingstone, Deborah B. Goldberg (Treasurer and Receiver General) and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative to requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. As used in this act the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-
“Ammunition”, ammunition as defined in section 121 of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as amended by section 18 of the acts of 2017.
“Ammunition manufacturing company”, a company that derives more than 15 per cent of its revenues from the manufacture of ammunition offered for sale for non-law enforcement or non-military purposes.
“Ammunition retailing company”, a company that derives more than 15 per cent of its revenues from the sale of ammunition for non-law enforcement or non-military purposes.
“Board”, the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board established in section 23 of chapter 32 of the General Laws.
“Company”, a sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company or other entity or business association, including all wholly-owned subsidiaries, majority-owned subsidiaries, parent companies or affiliates of such entities or business associations that exist for profit-making purposes.
“Direct holdings”, all securities of a company held directly by the public fund or in an account or fund in which the public fund owns all shares or interests.
"Firearm", an assault weapon, firearm, large capacity weapon, machine gun, rifle, sawed-off shotgun, or shotgun as defined by section 121 of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as amended by section 18 of the acts of 2017.
“Firearm manufacturing company”, a company that derives more than 15 per cent of its revenues from the manufacture of firearms offered for sale for non-law enforcement or non-military purposes.
“Firearm retailing company”, a company that derives more than 15 per cent of its revenues from the sale of firearms for non-law enforcement or non-military purposes.
“Firearm Accessory”, a bump stock, large capacity feeding device, or trigger crank as defined in section 121 of chapter 140, as amended by section 18 of the acts of 2017.
“Firearm accessory manufacturing company”, a company that derives more than 15 per cent of its revenues from the manufacture of firearm accessories for sale for non-law enforcement or non-military purposes.
“Firearm accessory retailing company”, a company that derives more than 15 per cent of its revenues from the sale of firearm accessories for non-law enforcement or non-military purposes.
“Indirect holdings”, all securities of a company held in an account or fund, such as a mutual fund, managed by 1 or more persons not employed by the public fund, in which the public fund owns shares or interests together with other investors not subject to this act.
“Public fund”, the Pension Reserves Investment Trust or the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board charged with managing the pooled investment fund consisting of the assets of the state employees’ and teachers’ retirement systems as well as the assets of local retirement systems under the control of the board.
“Scrutinized company,” any ammunition, firearm or firearm accessory manufacturing or retailing companies.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, within 90 days of enactment, the public fund shall make its best efforts to facilitate the identification of all scrutinized companies in which the public fund has direct or indirect holdings. The identification of scrutinized companies shall be performed by an independent, third-party research firm selected by the public fund and based on the criteria set forth in this act.
By the first meeting of the public fund following the 90-day period, the public fund and shall assemble all scrutinized companies in which it has direct or indirect holdings into a scrutinized companies list. The public fund shall update the scrutinized companies list on a quarterly basis based on evolving information from the independent, third-party research firm.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, it shall be the settled policy of the public fund and of the board of the public fund not to invest in any ammunition, firearm or firearm accessory manufacturing or retailing companies. The public fund shall sell, redeem, divest or withdraw all publicly-traded securities of each company identified pursuant to section 2 of this act within 12 months after the company’s most recent appearance on the scrutinized companies list. This section shall not apply to indirect holdings in actively managed investment funds; provided, however, that the public fund shall submit letters to the managers of any such investment funds that contain companies identified pursuant to section 2 of this act, requesting that they remove such companies from the investment fund or create a similar actively managed fund with indirect holdings devoid of such companies.
SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, with respect to actions taken in compliance with this act, the public fund shall be exempt from any conflicting statutory or common law obligation, including any such obligations with respect to choice of asset managers, investment funds or investments for the public fund’s securities portfolios and all good faith determinations regarding companies identified pursuant to section 2 of this act.
SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the public fund shall be permitted to cease divesting from companies identified pursuant to section 2 of this act, to reinvest in companies identified pursuant to section 2 of this act, or to continue to invest in companies pursuant to section 2 of this act from which it has not yet divested upon clear and convincing evidence showing that the value for all assets under management by the public fund becomes equal to or less than 99.5 per cent (50 basis points) of the hypothetical value of all assets under management by the public fund assuming no divestment for any company had occurred under said subsection. Cessation of divestment, reinvestment or any subsequent ongoing investment authorized by this section shall be strictly limited to the minimum steps necessary to avoid the contingency set forth in the preceding sentence.
For any cessation of divestment, and in advance of any cessation of divestment authorized by this subsection, the public fund shall provide a written report to the attorney general, the senate and house committees on ways and means and the joint committee on public service, updated annually thereafter as applicable, setting forth the reasons and justification, supported by clear and convincing evidence, for its decisions to cease divestment, to reinvest or to remain invested in companies identified pursuant to section 2.
SECTION 6. Present, future and former board members of the public fund, jointly and individually, state officers and employees, and investment managers under contract with the public fund shall be indemnified from the General Fund and held harmless by the Commonwealth from all claims, demands, suits, actions, damages, judgments, costs, charges and expenses, including court costs and attorney’s fees, and against all liability, losses, and damages of any nature whatsoever that these present, future, or former board members, officers, employees, or contract investment managers shall or may at any time sustain by reason of any decision to restrict, reduce, or eliminate investments in ammunition, firearm, or firearm accessory manufacturing or retailing companies.
SECTION 7. The public fund shall file a copy of the scrutinized companies list with the attorney general and with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives within 30 days after the list is prepared. Annually thereafter, the public fund shall file a report with the attorney general and with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, that includes: (i) the most recent scrutinized companies list; (ii) all investments sold, redeemed, divested or withdrawn in compliance with this act within the preceding year; and (iii) all investments prohibited by this act from which the public fund has not yet divested.
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An Act establishing retirement parity for long term public defenders
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[{'Id': 'J_L1', 'Name': 'Jay D. Livingstone', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_L1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T15:19:15.8'}]
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By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2592) of Jay D. Livingstone for legislation to establish retirement parity for long term public defenders. Public Service.
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Section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "attorneys”, in line 328, the following words:-
, attorneys, investigators, social workers and social service advocates who have been employed by the Committee for Public Counsel Services for 10 years or more.
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{'Id': 'JJM2', 'Name': 'John J. Mahoney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JJM2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T13:11:59.033'}
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[{'Id': 'JJM2', 'Name': 'John J. Mahoney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JJM2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T13:11:59.0333333'}, {'Id': 'DMD1', 'Name': 'Daniel M. Donahue', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DMD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-04-19T09:34:40.0166667'}]
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By Representative Mahoney of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2593) of John J. Mahoney relative to group insurance costs for certain public retirees. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 6 of chapter 32A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the fourth sentence thereof the following new sentence: -
For active and retired employees, their dependents and the survivors of deceased employees, including municipal subscribers, the maximum amount of deductibles and copayments for covered services during an enrollment year in a plan shall not exceed $2,500 for individual coverage and $5,000 for family coverage.
SECTION 2. Section 9 of Chapter 32A is hereby amended by inserting the following new paragraph at the end thereof:-
Any and all excess premium payments made by the Commonwealth and or its employees and retirees shall remain in the trust fund, to be utilized for the purposes of paying the out of pocket expenses in excess of the limitations established in Section 6 up to the combined medical and pharmaceutical maximums established pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , 42 U.S.C. §18001 et seq. (2010) or improving insurance benefits for its employees and retirees. Premium payments pursuant to this section shall include sums appropriated by the General Court or paid by the insured for self-insured products offered by the group insurance commission.
SECTION 3. Subsection (b) Section 22 of Chapter 32B is hereby amended by striking the first paragraph and inserting the following new paragraph:-
(b) An appropriate public authority may increase the dollar amounts for copayments, deductibles, tiered provider network copayments and other cost-sharing plan design features; provided that, for subscribers enrolled in a non-Medicare plan, such features do not exceed plan design features offered by the commission pursuant to section 4 or 4A of chapter 32A in a non-Medicare plan with the largest subscriber enrollment and, for subscribers enrolled in a Medicare plan under section 18A, such features do not exceed plan design features offered by the commission pursuant to section 4 or 4A of chapter 32A in a Medicare plan with the largest subscriber enrollment; provided that for active and retired employees, their dependents and the survivors of deceased employees the maximum amount of health insurance deductibles and copayments for covered services during an enrollment year in a plan shall not exceed those offered by the commission; provided, however, that the public authority need only satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) of section 21 the first time changes are implemented pursuant to this section; and provided, further that the public authority meet its obligations under subsections (b) to (h), inclusive, of section 21 each time an increase to a plan design feature is proposed.
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An Act relative to the disability or death caused by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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Whipps', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SLG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T09:53:50.28'}, {'Id': 'PLC1', 'Name': 'Peter Capano', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PLC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T09:53:47.67'}, {'Id': 'AJP1', 'Name': 'Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AJP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T09:53:44.3733333'}, {'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T09:53:40.01'}, {'Id': 'JSC1', 'Name': 'Josh S. Cutler', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JSC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T09:53:35.9766667'}, {'Id': 'SGX1', 'Name': 'Steven George Xiarhos', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SGX1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T09:53:34.0733333'}, {'Id': 'CAD1', 'Name': 'Carol A. Doherty', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CAD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T09:53:31.54'}, {'Id': 'BWM1', 'Name': 'Brian W. Murray', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BWM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T09:53:28.2766667'}, {'Id': 'JAG1', 'Name': 'Jessica Ann Giannino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T09:53:26.4633333'}, {'Id': 'JPL1', 'Name': 'Jack Patrick Lewis', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T09:53:22.3233333'}, {'Id': 'MRP0', 'Name': 'Marc R. Pacheco', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MRP0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T09:53:20.51'}, {'Id': 'G_C2', 'Name': 'Gerard J. Cassidy', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/G_C2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T09:53:13.9333333'}, {'Id': 'RMH2', 'Name': 'Ryan M. Hamilton', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RMH2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T09:53:03.8333333'}, {'Id': 'WCG1', 'Name': 'William C. Galvin', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WCG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T15:36:39.19'}, {'Id': 'E_U1', 'Name': 'Erika Uyterhoeven', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/E_U1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T15:36:15.2066667'}, {'Id': 'TJW1', 'Name': 'Thomas P. Walsh', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TJW1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T09:50:16.4533333'}, {'Id': 'RME1', 'Name': 'Rodney M. Elliott', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RME1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T11:15:46.3466667'}, {'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T11:15:37.6133333'}, {'Id': 'J_S2', 'Name': 'Jon Santiago', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_S2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-06T15:42:50.3766667'}, {'Id': 'HEK1', 'Name': 'Hannah Kane', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/HEK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T14:29:40.1766667'}, {'Id': 'C_H1', 'Name': 'Christopher Hendricks', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/C_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T15:08:04.5766667'}, {'Id': 'MMD1', 'Name': 'Michelle M. DuBois', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MMD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-14T10:26:13.16'}, {'Id': 'CMG1', 'Name': 'Colleen M. Garry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CMG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-14T10:42:35.8933333'}, {'Id': 'DFC1', 'Name': 'Daniel Cahill', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DFC1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-17T13:13:34.8566667'}, {'Id': 'JDZ1', 'Name': 'Jonathan D. Zlotnik', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JDZ1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-02T10:36:05.9133333'}, {'Id': 'MSV1', 'Name': 'Marcus S. Vaughn', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MSV1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-03T10:40:32.08'}, {'Id': 'AMS2', 'Name': 'Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AMS2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-08T14:13:12.71'}, {'Id': 'PSS1', 'Name': 'Priscila S. Sousa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PSS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-08-22T11:29:17.91'}, {'Id': 'AXV1', 'Name': 'Andres X. Vargas', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AXV1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-09-26T09:43:25.8733333'}]
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By Representative McGonagle of Everett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2594) of Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr., and others relative to a post-traumatic stress disorder presumption for certain retirement benefits. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 94B the following section:-
Section 94C. (a) As used in this section the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:
“Post-traumatic stress disorder”, a disorder that meets the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress, specified by the American Psychiatric Association in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders, or most recently published edition.
“Mental health professional”, a person with professional training, experience and demonstrated competence in the treatment and diagnosis of mental conditions, who is certified or licensed to provide mental health care services and for whom diagnosis of mental conditions are within their scope of practice, including a physician, nurse with recognized psychiatric specialties, psychiatrist, psychologist, clinical social worker, mental health counselor or alcohol and drug abuse counselor.
(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary relative to the non-contributory or contributory retirement system, any condition of impairment of health caused by post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosed by a mental health professional resulting in total or partial disability or death of: (1) a full-time uniformed member of a paid police department, paid fire department, paid municipal emergency medical service department, the police department of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the state police or the public works building police, (2) any employee in the department of correction or a county correctional facility whose regular or incidental duties require the care, supervision or custody of prisoners, criminally insane persons or defective delinquents, (3) any permanent crash crewmen, crash boatman, fire controlman or assistant fire controlman employed at the General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, (4) the members of the 104th fighter wing fire department or (5) members of the Massachusetts military reservation fire department, shall if they successfully passed a physical examination on entry into said service, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of said condition, shall be presumed to have been suffered in the line of duty, unless it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the post-traumatic stress was caused by non-service connected risk factors or non-service connected exposure.
(c) Any person first diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder within 5 years of the last date on which said person actively served shall be eligible to apply for benefits pursuant to this section, and if granted, said benefits shall be payable as of the date on which the employee last received regular compensation.
(d) Post-traumatic stress disorder shall not be presumed to have been suffered in the line of duty of it results from any disciplinary action, work evaluation, job transfer, layoff, demotion, termination, resignation, retirement or similar bona fide personnel action taken in good faith by the employer.
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[{'Id': 'JDM1', 'Name': 'Joseph D. McKenna', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JDM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:48:52.1533333'}, {'Id': 'PKF1', 'Name': 'Paul K. Frost', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PKF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:48:57.2466667'}]
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{'Id': 'PKF1', 'Name': 'Paul K. Frost', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PKF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T12:48:52.153'}
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By Representatives McKenna of Webster and Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2595) of Joseph D. McKenna and Paul K. Frost (by vote of the town) relative to employment within the police department of the town of Oxford. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
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SECTION 1. Section 3-3-1 of the charter of the town of Oxford, which is on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth, as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out the words “election officers,” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- election officers; and.
SECTION 2. Said section 3-3-1 is hereby further amended by striking out the words “; and (e) the Chief of Police and other police officers”.
SECTION 3. Section 5-3-9 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words “and (h)” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- (h) the police chief and, upon the recommendation of the police chief, all other sworn members of the police department; and (i).
SECTION 4. Section 3 of chapter 6 of said charter is hereby amended by adding the following section:- 6-3-2: There shall be a police department under the supervision of an office to be known as the chief of police. The chief of police shall have the authority, duties and responsibilities set forth in section 97A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws; provided, however, that the provisions of said section 97A of said chapter 41 requiring and authorizing the board of selectmen to appoint and remove the chief of police and other officers, to fix their compensation and to approve regulations governing the police department shall not apply.
SECTION 5. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, section 97 of chapter 41 of the General Laws shall no longer apply in the town of Oxford.
SECTION 6. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the positions of patrolman, sergeant, lieutenant and chief in the town of Oxford police department shall be exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws.
SECTION 7. Section 6 shall not impair the civil service status of a person holding the position of patrolman, sergeant, lieutenant or chief within the town of Oxford police department on the effective date of this act except for the purpose of promotion.
SECTION 8. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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An Act to study the modernization of retirement systems for future state employees
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[{'Id': 'JDM1', 'Name': 'Joseph D. McKenna', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JDM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-11T20:17:32.5966667'}]
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By Representative McKenna of Webster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2596) of Joseph D. McKenna for an investigation by a special commission relative to the feasibility of replacing the defined benefit pension plan for public employees with a defined contribution plan for future employees. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. There is hereby established a special commission to study pension reform in the commonwealth. Said commission is hereby authorized and directed to conduct an investigation into the feasibility of replacing the commonwealth’s defined benefit pension plan with a defined contribution plan for future employees. The special commission shall submit a report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, and the chief justice of the supreme judicial court setting forth the special commission’s findings, along with its recommendations and specific legislative proposals, no later than one year after the special commission’s appointment. The special commission shall dissolve upon completion of its duties and obligations, as indicated by submission of its findings and recommendations.
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An Act correcting credible service in the retirement system for elected officials
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[{'Id': 'JDM1', 'Name': 'Joseph D. McKenna', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JDM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T14:05:49.2666667'}]
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By Representative McKenna of Webster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2597) of Joseph D. McKenna relative to credible service in the retirement system for elected officials. Public Service.
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Chapter 32, section4(2)(c) of the General Laws as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding in line 3 after the word “Part-time,” the word “elected,”;
And further, by adding in line 5 after the word “Membership” the following words “or in the case of an elected official, did not exercise his right to become a retirement system member,”
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An Act relative to updating judicial retirement benefits
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[{'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T16:07:26.2066667'}, {'Id': None, 'Name': 'Deborah B. Goldberg', 'Type': 3, 'Details': None, 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T14:26:00.5566667'}, {'Id': 'RME1', 'Name': 'Rodney M. Elliott', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RME1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-28T12:59:16.19'}]
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By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2598) of Paul McMurtry and Deborah B. Goldberg (Treasurer and Receiver General) relative to updating judicial retirement benefits. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out section 65C and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 65C: Joint and Survivor Allowance
(1) A chief justice, justice, associate justice, judge, associate judge, or special justice, hereinafter in this section called judge, who is retired or who resigns and who is entitled to a pension or retirement allowance for life under the provisions of section sixty-five A, sixty-five B sixty-five D, sixty-five F, or sixty-five I may elect to receive, in lieu thereof, a pension or retirement allowance for life at a lesser annual rate with provision that upon his death, there shall be paid to such surviving eligible beneficiary as such member shall have nominated in his written election of this option, two-thirds of such pension or retirement allowance for life at a lesser annual rate provided, however, that if such eligible beneficiary dies on or after the date such lesser retirement allowance becomes effective and before the death of such member, such member thereafter shall be paid a full retirement allowance and may not choose another option. Such full retirement allowance shall be determined by multiplying the amount of the lesser retirement allowance at the time of the death of such eligible beneficiary by a fraction the numerator of which is the yearly amount of the full retirement allowance which such member would have received at the time his retirement allowance became effective, and the denominator of which is the yearly amount of the lesser retirement allowance which such member received at the time his retirement allowance first became effective. The yearly amount of such lesser retirement allowance shall be determined so that the value, on the date such allowance becomes effective, of the prospective payments to such member and to such eligible beneficiary shall be the actuarial equivalent of the value on such date of the full retirement allowance; provided, however, that the yearly amount of such lesser retirement allowance shall be decreased to reflect the costs to the system of providing full retirement allowances in accordance with the first sentence of this paragraph. Such election shall be in writing on a prescribed form and filed with the appropriate retiring authority at the time of retirement or resignation or within thirty days thereafter. The computation of said actuarial equivalent shall be subject to supervision and verification in accordance with the provisions of section twenty-one by the actuary appointed by the public employee retirement administration commission.
No person shall be eligible for nomination as beneficiary under the joint and survivor allowance under this section unless such person is the spouse, former spouse who has not remarried, child, father, mother, sister or brother of such member.
If a spouse receiving an allowance as beneficiary under this option dies leaving any children of the deceased member and of such spouse who are under age eighteen, such amount as would have been paid to such spouse shall be divided into such number of equal shares as there are such children, and each such share shall be paid to a guardian for the benefit of each such child until the child reaches age eighteen.
(2) At any time prior to his retirement a judge upon his written notice on a prescribed form filed with the state retirement board prior to his death, may nominate an eligible beneficiary as set forth under subdivision (1) of this section, who if such member dies before being retired shall receive the yearly amount of the joint and survivor allowance to which such member would have been entitled had his retirement taken place on the date of his death.
If a judge, who would be entitled, upon resigning, to a pension or retirement allowance for life under sections sixty-five A, sixty-five B or sixty-five D, dies before resigning, the provisions of paragraph (d) of subdivision (2) or section 12 of chapter 32 shall apply.
If a judge forty-five years of age or over but under the age of seventy who would be entitled, upon resigning, to a pension or retirement allowance for life under section sixty-five A or sixty-five D except for not having attained age seventy, or if a judge forty-five years of age or over but under the age of sixty-five, who would be entitled upon resigning to a pension or retirement allowance under said section sixty-five A or sixty-five D, except for not having attained age sixty-five, or if a judge fifty-five years of age or over but under age sixty-five, who would be entitled upon resigning to a pension or retirement allowance for life under section sixty-five B, except for not having attained age sixty-five dies before resigning, the judge's eligible beneficiary shall receive a pension or retirement allowance for life computed as provided in the second paragraph except that, in making such computation the proportion of the annual rate of salary payable to a judge under section sixty-five A or sixty-five D or the proportion of the average yearly earning for the required years of service payable to a judge under section sixty-five B shall be reduced by one per cent for each year or part thereof by which the date of death precedes the attainment of the age at which the judge would have received, upon resigning, his pension or retirement allowance for life under section sixty-five A, sixty-five B or sixty-five D, respectively.
Pensions under this section payable to surviving beneficiaries shall be paid from the same source and in the same manner as the salaries of like judicial officers of the court from which the judge was retired or resigned or of which he was a judge at the time of his death are paid. Retirement allowances under this section payable to surviving beneficiaries of judges subject to the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of section sixty-five D shall be paid pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (h) of section sixty-five D.
The provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section shall not apply to a surviving spouse unless such surviving spouse and such deceased judge were living together at the time of such judge's death or, if living apart, they were living apart, in the opinion of the appropriate retiring authority, for justifiable cause other than desertion or moral turpitude on the part of such surviving spouse. Payments under said second and third paragraphs shall terminate upon the remarriage of such surviving spouse.
In determining whether a judge who was appointed prior to January second, nineteen hundred and seventy-five, has served in any office or offices at least ten years continuously and would be for the purposes of the second or third paragraphs of this section, entitled to a pension for life under section sixty-five A or sixty-five B the period, not exceeding one year, of his wartime service as defined in section one of chapter thirty-one, whether before or after his appointment as a judge, shall be added to and deemed continuous with the period of his service in any such office or offices.
In determining whether a judge who was appointed prior to January second, nineteen hundred and seventy-five, has served in any such office or offices at least ten years continuously and would be, for the purposes of the second or third paragraph of this section, entitled to a pension for life under section sixty-five A or sixty-five B, each three years spent by him in the service of the commonwealth or of any county, city or town thereof shall count as one year of creditable service and each such year so credited, but in no event to exceed more than four years of such creditable service, shall be added to and deemed continuous with the period of his service in any such office or offices.
If a judge subject to the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of section sixty-five D dies before resigning or before retiring and if the eligible beneficiary is not entitled to a pension or retirement allowance under the provisions of this section, or if a judge subject to the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of said section sixty-five D dies before resigning or before retiring and if there is no eligible beneficiary who is eligible to receive a pension or retirement allowance under the provisions of this section, all funds previously withheld and deducted under the provisions of paragraph (b) of said section sixty-five D plus interest shall be returned to the estate of the deceased.
SECTION 2. Paragraph (h) of section 65D of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, after the first sentence, the following sentence: - “Payments of such retirement allowances and pensions shall be made as provided in sections twelve and thirteen.”
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An Act relative to veteran buy backs
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{'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T10:45:55.277'}
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[{'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T10:45:55.2766667'}]
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By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2599) of Paul McMurtry relative to applications for public employee retirement system creditable service buy backs for veterans. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. The fourth paragraph of paragraph (h) of subdivision (1) of section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, members in service of a retirement system eligible for creditable service under this paragraph may make application for said creditable service at any time.
SECTION 2. Section 3 of chapter 71 of the acts of 1996, as most recently amended by section 2 of chapter 468 of the acts of 2002, is hereby amended by striking out the second and third paragraphs.
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Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to voting rights
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[{'Id': 'E_U1', 'Name': 'Erika Uyterhoeven', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/E_U1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T10:29:29.73'}, {'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T12:30:14.18'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T12:30:14.18'}, {'Id': 'M_C1', 'Name': 'Mike Connolly', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/M_C1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-04T20:16:47.8566667'}, {'Id': 'S_M1', 'Name': 'Samantha Montaño', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-10T11:01:18.4433333'}, {'Id': 'JBE0', 'Name': 'James B. Eldridge', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JBE0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-13T13:28:30.39'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-16T16:08:22.5133333'}]
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By Representative Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, House, No. 26) of Erika Uyterhoeven and others for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to voting rights of certain persons incarcerated in correctional facilities due to felony convictions. Election Laws.
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Article III of the Amendments to the Constitution, as amended, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “, excepting persons who are incarcerated in a correctional facility due to a felony conviction, and”, inserted by Article CXX of the Amendments to the Constitution.
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[{'Id': 'G_C2', 'Name': 'Gerard J. Cassidy', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/G_C2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T12:32:03.7233333'}]
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By Representative Cassidy of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 260) of Gerard J. Cassidy relative to credit card surcharges. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
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Subsection (a) of Section 28A of Chapter 140D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting in place thereof the following 2 paragraphs: -
(1) With respect to sales transactions nothing in this section shall prohibit any seller from offering a discount on any transaction to induce payment by cash, check, debit card or similar means rather than by charge card or credit card. No seller may offer any such discount unless such seller posts a notice disclosing such discount. Such seller shall clearly and conspicuously post such notice on the seller’s premises for in-person transactions, shall post such notice on the Internet website or digital payment application before completing any online transaction or transaction that is processed by way of digital payment application, and shall verbally provide such notice before completing any oral transaction, including, but not limited to, and telephonic transaction.
(2) No seller in any sales transaction may impose a surcharge on a buyer who elects to use any method of payment, including but not limited to, cash, check, a credit card, or electronic means.
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An Act relative to veteran judges' pensions
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{'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T11:09:47.917'}
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[{'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T11:09:47.9166667'}]
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By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2600) of Paul McMurtry relative to veteran judges' pensions. Public Service.
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Notwithstanding sections 65A, 65B and 65D of chapter 32 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, a retired chief justice, justice, associate justice, judge, associate judge, or special justice, hereinafter referred to as a judge, who: (i) is a veteran who served in the armed forces of the United States, (ii) was called into duty in the armed forces of the United States while seated as a judge, and served at least 90 days in active duty in the armed forces of the United States while seated as a judge, (iii) retired at the age of 70 under Article LVIII of the Amendments to the Constitution with at least 10 years of continuous judicial service or resigned after serving in office for at least 15 years continuously and attaining the age of 65 years, and (iv) currently receives a pension related to such service as a judge, shall be eligible for an increase in their pension to receive a pension for life at an annual rate equal to three fourths of the current annual rate of regular compensation of a judge currently serving in the same or similar position as the retired judge held at the time of their retirement, calculated as of the date of the application for pension increase, beginning on the date such application was approved by the retirement board pursuant to the second paragraph. A judge who retired at age 70 under Article LVII of the Amendments to the Constitution with less than 10 years of continuous judicial service who otherwise meets the requirements of this act shall be eligible to receive an increase in their pension by calculating such pension based on the current annual rate of regular compensation of a judge currently serving in the same or similar position as the retired judge held at the time of their retirement, calculated as of the date of the application for pension increase, beginning on the date such application was approved by the retirement board pursuant to the second paragraph.
Within 30 days after the effective date of this act, the state retirement board shall notify all retired judges collecting a pension pursuant to chapter 32 of the General Laws, in writing by certified mail, of the opportunity to apply for an increase in their pension pursuant to this act. Said judges shall have 30 days after receipt of said notice to make application for such pension increase, which shall include information, as the retirement board deems necessary, to determine eligibility pursuant to this act. The retirement board shall make a determination on any application submitted pursuant to this act within 30 days after receipt of such application, and shall notify the applicant of such determination in writing not later than 10 days after such determination is made.
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[{'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T11:20:01.7433333'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T11:40:01.07'}]
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By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2601) of Paul McMurtry and Vanna Howard relative to public safety line of duty benefits. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Subsection (c) of section 100A of chapter 32, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 15, the words “and who is not subject to chapter 152”, and inserting at the end of said subsection the following sentence:- “The family of a deceased public safety employee, who is subject to chapter 152, shall have the option to receive either the killed in the line of duty benefit or to receive benefits pursuant to chapter 152.”
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An Act relative to state police pensions
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[{'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T11:43:08.0633333'}]
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By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2602) of Paul McMurtry relative to state police pensions. Public Service.
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Section 26 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking paragraph (c) and inserting the following:
(c) Upon retirement under the provisions of this subdivision, a member shall receive a retirement allowance to become effective on the date of the member’s retirement. Payments under such retirement allowance shall be made as provided for in sections twelve and thirteen and the normal yearly amount thereof shall be equal to sixty percent of the average annual rate of the member’s regular compensation during the twelve-month period of his creditable service immediately preceding the date the member’s retirement allowance becomes effective; provided further that the total amount of the allowance shall be increased by one-twelfth of three percent for each full month of service in excess of twenty years of service and prior to the last day of the month in which such member will reach the age of fifty-five; provided, further, that such retirement allowance shall in no case exceed seventy-five percent of such regular compensation; and provided, further, that if a member shall reach the member’s fifty-fifth birthday and shall not have completed such twenty years of service, the amount of his retirement allowance shall be calculated by subtracting from such normal yearly amount one-twelfth of three percent for each full month of service that the member’s service is less than twenty years. Any member retired under the provision of this subdivision who is a veteran as defined in section one shall receive an additional yearly retirement allowance of fifteen dollars for each year of creditable service or fraction thereof; provided, that the total amount of said additional retirement allowance shall not exceed three hundred dollars in any case.
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An Act further regulating the retirement benefits of certain public safety employees
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[{'Id': 'P_M1', 'Name': 'Paul McMurtry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/P_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-20T13:01:43.9633333'}]
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By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2603) of Paul McMurtry for legislation to further regulate the retirement benefits of certain public safety employees. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Subdivision (3) of section 21 of Chapter 32, as amended by section 1 of chapter 17 of the acts of 1997, is hereby further amended by inserting after paragraph (f) the following paragraph:
(g) the review and analysis of information required under section twenty-six A as it relates to the employees contribution rate changes and benefit changes under said section 26A. Such analysis shall focus on the contributions made by members and the normal cost of benefit, plus any other liabilities determined by the actuary to be a result of such benefit changes under said section 26A. Beginning January first, two thousand and four and every five years thereafter, the actuary shall forward to the respective system such analysis.
SECTION 2. Subdivision (1) of section 22 of chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (b) as amended by section 176 of chapter 151 of the acts of 1996, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
(b) The treasurer or other disbursing officer in charge of payroll in any governmental unit to which a system pertains, and the treasurer or other disbursing officer in charge of payrolls in any free public library the employees of which are eligible for membership in a system, shall, upon written notice from the board, withhold on each pay day five per cent of the regular compensation of each employee who is a member in service of the system, which is received on such day by such member on account of service rendered to him on or after January 1, 1946, and not later than the date on his attaining the maximum age for his group, in the case of an employees who entered the service of the commonwealth or a political subdivision thereof prior to January 1, 1975; withhold on each pay day seven per cent of the regular compensation of each employee who is a member in service of the system, which is received on such day by such member on account of service rendered by him on or after January 1, 1975, and not later than the date of his attaining the maximum age for his group, in the case of an employee who entered the service of the commonwealth or a political subdivision thereof on or after January 1, 1975, but prior to January 1, 1984; and withhold on each pay day eight per cent of the regular compensation of each employee who is a member in service of the system, which is received on such day by such member on account of service rendered by him on or after January 1, 1984, and not later than the date of his attaining the maximum age for his group in the case of an employee who entered the service of the commonwealth or a political subdivision thereof on or after January 1, 1984, but before July 1, 1996; and withhold on each pay day nine per cent of the regular compensation of each employee who is a member in service of the system, which is received on such day by such member on account of service rendered by him on or after July 1, 1996, and not later than the date of his attaining the maximum age for his group in the case of an employee who entered the service of the commonwealth or a political subdivision thereof on or after July 1, 1996; and withhold on each pay day twelve per cent of the regular compensation of each employee who is a member of the state police appointed pursuant to section 10 of chapter 22C, and is a member in service of the system, which is received on such day by such member on account of service rendered by him on or after July 1, 1996, and not later than the date of his attaining the maximum age for his group in the case of such employee who entered the service of said state police on or after July 1, 1996; and withhold on each pay day twelve per cent of the regular compensation of each employee who is eligible to receive benefits provided for pursuant to section 26A; provided, however, that in the case of any teacher such withholding shall be made upon written notice from the school committee, board of trustees or other employing authority, to the treasurer or other disbursing officer of the political subdivision by which such teacher is employed.
SECTION 3. Chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section twenty-six the following section:-
Section 26A. (1) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:-
“Public Safety Officer” a probation officer; or trial court officer; or a police officer; or a corrections officer; or a firefighter; or an environmental police officer.
(2) Any public safety officer employed as of the effective date of this act shall be retired by the appropriate retirement board upon his attaining age sixty-five; provided that any such public safety officer who has performed service as a public safety officer for not less than twenty years but including creditable service granted by paragraph (h) of subdivision (1) of section four and who has not attained the age of sixty-five may elect to retire pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision.
Any public safety officer employed after the effective date of this act shall be retired by the appropriate retirement board upon his attaining age sixty-five; provided that any such public safety officer who has performed service as a public safety officer for not less than twenty years but including creditable service granted by paragraph (h) of subdivision (1) of section four and who has not attained the age of sixty-five shall be retired pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision.
(3) Upon retirement under the provisions of this subdivision, a member shall receive a retirement allowance to become effective on the date of his retirement. Payments under such retirement allowance shall be made as provided for in sections twelve and thirteen and the normal yearly amount thereof shall be equal to sixty percent of the average annual rate of his regular compensation received by such member during any period of three consecutive years of creditable service for which such rate of compensation was the highest, or on the average annual rate of regular compensation received by such member during the period or periods, whether consecutive or not, constituting his last three years of creditable service preceding his retirement, whichever is the greater, provided, that the total amount of the allowance shall be increased by one-twelfth of three percent for each full month of service in excess of twenty years of service; provided, however, that such retirement allowance shall in no case exceed seventy-five percent of such regular compensation. Any such member retired under the provision of this subdivision who is a veteran as defined in section one shall receive an additional retirement allowance of fifteen dollars for each year of creditable service or fraction thereof; provided, that the total amount of said additional retirement allowance shall not exceed three hundred dollars in any case.
(4) Any provision of sections one to twenty-eight, inclusive, which are inconsistent with any provision of this section, shall not apply to any member so classified under this section; provided however that any member with less than twenty years of creditable service as a public safety officer upon retirement shall be retired in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a) and (b) of subdivision (2) of section five of chapter 32, and subject to the limitation set forth in paragraphs (c) and (d) of said subdivision (2), and shall be based on such member's age and number of years and full months of creditable service on the date the retirement allowance become effective.
(5) The actuary, acting under the provisions of paragraph (g) of subdivision (3) of section twenty one, shall require each board to obtain certain information from each member eligible for the retirement benefit under this section, including the name, date of birth, prior contribution rate, date of hire and any other information required by the actuary for the purposes of the report required under said paragraph (g).
SECTION 4. Any member of a retirement system who meets the definition of public safety officer as defined by section twenty-six A of chapter thirty-two on the effective date of this act may elect in writing to participate in the alternative public safety retirement benefit provided under said section twenty-six A within two hundred and seventy days of the date this act takes effect. Any such election shall become effective on the first day of pay period next following such election, and shall constitute a waiver of any retirement benefits provided under section five or section ten of chapter thirty-two. Any member making such an election shall be required to make a minimum of three years' of retirement contributions at the rate of twelve percent; provided, however that if said member chooses to retire before he has made said three years of contributions at twelve percent, said member shall pay into the annuity savings fund or have deducted from his retirement allowance an amount equal to the contributions that would have been made had such member remained in service for three years at the rate of regular compensation from which he retired. The election by an eligible member to participate in the alternative public safety retirement benefit provided for under said section twenty-six A shall be irrevocable.
SECTION 5. The additional contributions required under paragraph (b1/2) of subdivision (1) of section 22 shall not apply to any public safety officer as defined by section twenty-six A of said chapter thirty-two.
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage and continue for a period of five years.
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[{'Id': 'RAM1', 'Name': 'Rita A. Mendes', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RAM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-12T15:03:35.14'}, {'Id': 'MMD1', 'Name': 'Michelle M. DuBois', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MMD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-07T21:16:23.0833333'}, {'Id': 'CRF1', 'Name': 'Christopher Richard Flanagan', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CRF1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-14T08:56:30.3733333'}, {'Id': 'PJK1', 'Name': 'Patrick Joseph Kearney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PJK1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-16T15:00:21.6833333'}, {'Id': 'DAL1', 'Name': 'David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DAL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-25T14:23:39.2166667'}, {'Id': None, 'Name': 'Paul W. Jacques', 'Type': 3, 'Details': None, 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-12T15:12:24.57'}]
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By Representative Mendes of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2604) of Rita A. Mendes and others relative to mandatory coverage for certain health screenings for firefighters. Public Service.
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Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 101A the following section:-
Section 101B. (a) Any permanent, full-time, call, volunteer, intermittent, part-time or reserve firefighter may participate in any bladder, cervical, lung or testicular cancer screening or evaluation upon the referral of such firefighter’s primary care physician.
Such screenings or evaluations shall be deemed to be medically necessary for the purposes of coverage by any insurance plan, including but not limited to, any such firefighter insured under chapter 32A, 175, 176A, 176B or 176G or any other general or special law.
(b) Screening or evaluation services performed under this section shall be covered by such insurance plan for the cost of the screening or evaluation and shall not be subject to any co-payment, deductible, coinsurance or other cost-sharing requirement.
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An Act expanding access to the civil service examination
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[{'Id': 'J_M1', 'Name': 'Joan Meschino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/J_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-13T17:56:09.6833333'}, {'Id': 'JAG2', 'Name': 'Judith A. Garcia', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JAG2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-21T14:20:29.5433333'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-09T10:53:59.9866667'}, {'Id': 'S_M1', 'Name': 'Samantha Montaño', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-08T15:31:31.7633333'}]
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By Representative Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2605) of Joan Meschino, Samantha Montaño and Vanna Howard relative to expanding access to civil service examinations. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Clause (n) of section 5 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the administrator shall waive all costs and fees associated with taking a civil service examination for all persons 18 years of age or younger.
SECTION 2. Section 58 of said chapter 31, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
No person shall be certified for original appointment to the position of firefighter or police officer in a city or town which has not accepted sections 61A and 61B if that person has reached 32 years of age on or before the final date for the filing of applications, as stated in the examination notice, for the examination used to establish the eligible list from which the certification is to be made. No person shall be eligible to take an examination for original appointment to the position of firefighter or police officer in a city or town if: (i) the applicant will not have reached 17 years of age on or before the final date for the filing of applications for the examination, as so stated; and (ii) the applicant will not have reached 18 years of age on or before the date of the examination. No person shall be eligible for original appointment to the position of police officer in a city or town until that person has reached the age of 21.
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By Representative Mirra of Georgetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2606) of Lenny Mirra relative to student loan payments for those working in law enforcement. Public Service.
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Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Commonwealth shall cover student loan payments for any individual who, having attained a criminal justice degree or law enforcement certificate from a Massachusetts state college, university, or community college, is currently working for a law enforcement agency, municipal police department, or the state police in the Commonwealth.
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An Act regarding free tuition for students seeking a degree in criminal justice
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By Representative Mirra of Georgetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2607) of Lenny Mirra for legislation to authorize tuition reimbursements for students seeking a degree in criminal justice. Public Service.
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Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, an individual pursuing a degree in criminal justice or a certificate in law enforcement at any college or university in the Commonwealth shall receive from the Commonwealth full tuition reimbursement for his or her course of studies.
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By Representative Mirra of Georgetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2608) of Lenny Mirra relative to retirement benefits for certain elected officials. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 5 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after subsection (a), the following new subsection:-
(a ½) State officials, elected to the office by popular vote, on or after April 2, 2012, must, in order to be eligible for retirement under superannuation, have attained 67 years of age and have a minimum of 10 years of creditable service.
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An Act relative to correct inequities regarding the retirement of state-employed and special authority-employed police officers
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By Representative Mom of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2609) of Rady Mom relative to the retirement group of University of Massachusetts, Massport police, and state university and community college police. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 253, the words “University of Massachusetts police”.
SECTION 2. Section 3 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “chief of security for the University of Massachusetts medical school of supervising agent”, in lines 322 through 324, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “University of Massachusetts, Massport police, and state university and community college police.”
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By Representative Cassidy of Brockton (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 261) of Joseph Golden for legislation to establish a board of examiners of motor vehicle mechanics. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
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Chapter 13 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 110. (a) There shall be within the division of professional licensure a board of examiners of motor vehicle mechanics to consist of the commissioner of public safety or his designee, the director of professional licensure or his designee and 5 persons, residents of the commonwealth, to be appointed by the governor for terms of 3 years, 4 of whom shall be motor vehicle mechanics with at least 10 years of practical experience and who are wage earners, and 1 of whom shall be a representative of the public and subject to section 9B.
(b) No member shall serve for more than 2 consecutive and complete 3-year terms. As the term of the office of a member expires, a successor shall be appointed in like manner for a term of 3 years. The governor may fill a vacancy in the board for the unexpired portion of the term.
(c) The board shall annually elect from among its members a chairman and vice-chairman. The board shall meet at least 4 times annually and may hold additional meetings as necessary to discharge its duties. Members shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reasonable travel expenses. The members of the board shall be public employees for the purposes of chapter 258 for all acts or omissions within the scope of their duties as board members.
(d) The board shall have the following powers and duties: (i) establish such qualifications for the licensing of motor vehicle mechanics as may be necessary for the welfare of the public and the motor vehicle repair industry; provided that no individual shall be licensed as a motor vehicle mechanic without first receiving certification as provided for by the board; (ii) to adopt rules and regulations governing the licensure of motor vehicle mechanics, and business entities and schools teaching auto mechanic work; (iii) to establish standards of professional and ethical conduct; (iv) to establish standards for continuing education reflecting acceptable national standards; and (v) in conjunction with the division of professional licensure, to investigate complaints, conduct inspections, request and review business records of licensees, and set and administer penalties as defined in sections 61 to 65E, inclusive, of said chapter 112.
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An Act relative to police and fire department hiring lists
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[{'Id': 'R_M2', 'Name': 'Rady Mom', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/R_M2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-19T11:43:32.4566667'}]
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By Representative Mom of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2610) of Rady Mom relative to the minority preference for police and fire department hirings in cities and towns. Public Service.
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Notwithstanding chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, in any city or town implementing a minority preference for police and fire department hiring, Asian applicants shall be considered minority applicants and shall be treated the same as other minority applicants under the city or town’s minority preference, until the percentage of Asian police officers and firefighters in relation to the total number of police officers and firefighters, reasonably reflects the percentage of Asian residents of the city or town.
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An Act relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services
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[{'Id': 'MJM1', 'Name': 'Michael J. Moran', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T14:40:30.8833333'}, {'Id': 'LME0', 'Name': 'Lydia Edwards', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/LME0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-28T16:05:00.56'}, {'Id': 'MMD1', 'Name': 'Michelle M. DuBois', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MMD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-13T12:10:42.6233333'}, {'Id': 'RME1', 'Name': 'Rodney M. Elliott', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RME1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-24T19:10:08.5233333'}, {'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-24T19:10:08.5233333'}, {'Id': 'S_M1', 'Name': 'Samantha Montaño', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_M1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-01T17:11:23.5433333'}, {'Id': 'L_S1', 'Name': 'Lindsay N. Sabadosa', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/L_S1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-01T17:11:23.5433333'}, {'Id': 'BWM1', 'Name': 'Brian W. Murray', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BWM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-09T13:02:44.0766667'}, {'Id': 'JPL1', 'Name': 'Jack Patrick Lewis', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-15T15:59:20.11'}, {'Id': 'N_H1', 'Name': 'Natalie M. Higgins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/N_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-15T15:59:20.11'}, {'Id': 'R_M2', 'Name': 'Rady Mom', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/R_M2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-27T12:52:37.7'}, {'Id': 'RLR0', 'Name': 'Rebecca L. Rausch', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RLR0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-07-12T15:49:40.9433333'}]
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By Representative Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2611) of Michael J. Moran and others relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the Committee on Public Counsel Services. Public Service.
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Section one of chapter one hundred fifty E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding to the end of the seventh paragraph, titled "Employer" or "public employer", the following sentence:— In the case of employees of the committee for public counsel services, employer shall mean the committee for public counsel services or its designee.
Section 2:
Section seven of chapter one hundred fifty E of the General Laws as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition is hereby amended by striking the word "or" before the word “commission” and inserting after the word “commission” in line 15 the following words:— or the committee for public counsel Services.
Section 3:
Section seven of chapter one hundred fifty E of the General Laws as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition is hereby amended by striking the word "and" before the words “the state lottery commission” and inserting after the word “commission” in line 32 the following words:— and committee for public counsel services.
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{'Id': 'DKM1', 'Name': 'David K. Muradian, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DKM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T13:19:00.327'}
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[{'Id': 'DKM1', 'Name': 'David K. Muradian, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DKM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T13:19:00.3266667'}]
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By Representative Muradian of Grafton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2612) of David K. Muradian, Jr., relative to providing credible service for retirement purposes for VISTA volunteers. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Paragraph (r) of subdivision (1) of section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking, in line 351, the words “to the Peace Corps” and inserting in place thereof the following:- “in an approved federal service program”.
SECTION 2. Said paragraph (r) of subdivision (1) of section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 363, after the word “service.” the following: - “For the purposes of this paragraph, “a volunteer in an approved federal service program,” shall mean a volunteer or volunteer leader under part A of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, a full-time volunteer enrolled in a program under part A, B, or C of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or a volunteer or volunteer leader under the Peace Corps Act.”
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An Act relating to the retirement of Charles Bletzer, an employee of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth
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[{'Id': 'MJM2', 'Name': 'Mathew J. Muratore', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MJM2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-10T14:56:34.05'}, {'Id': 'KPL1', 'Name': 'Kathleen R. LaNatra', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/KPL1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T15:15:29.68'}]
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By Representative Muratore of Plymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2613) of Mathew J. Muratore and Kathleen R. LaNatra relative to the retirement of Charles Bletzer, an employee of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary affecting the noncontributory or contributory retirement system in the commonwealth, the state board of retirement shall provide Charles Bletzer, an employee of the Trial Court who is permanently incapacitated from performing the essential duties of his position, a superannuation retirement allowance as provided by sections 5 and 10 of chapter 32, at the rate of eighty percent of his high three-year average salary.
SECTION 2. In the event that the said Charles Bletzer elects to retire under option B or option C of paragraph (2) of section 12 of chapter 32, said superannuation retirement allowance shall be reduced pursuant to said election.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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An Act creating the office of senior justice in the judicial branch
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[{'Id': 'JMM1', 'Name': 'James M. Murphy', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JMM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-12T11:50:18.4166667'}]
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By Representative Murphy of Weymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2614) of James M. Murphy relative to the retirement earnings and benefits of certain senior justices. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 22 of chapter 211 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: - A chief justice or an associate justice who has served fifteen years in a judicial office shall be designated as a senior justice and receive an additional annual salary increment of $5,000. The office of senior justice shall be deemed a judicial office as comprehended under the provisions of Article I of Chapter 111 of Part the Second of the Constitution.
SECTION 2. Section 2 of chapter 211A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: - A chief justice or an associate justice who has served fifteen years in a judicial office shall be designated as a senior justice and receive an additional annual salary increment of $5,000. The office of senior justice shall be deemed a judicial office as comprehended under the provisions of Article I of Chapter 111 of Part the Second of the Constitution.
SECTION 3. Section 4 of chapter 211B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the third paragraph the following paragraph: - Any justice of the trial court who has served fifteen years in a judicial office shall be designated as a senior justice and receive and additional annual salary increment of $5,000. The office of senior justice shall be deemed a judicial office as comprehended under the provisions of Article I of Chapter 111 Part the Second of the Constitution.
SECTION 4. The provisions of this act shall be credited to the pension of the senior justice upon his or her retirement in accordance with the provisions of Section 65D of Chapter 32 of the General Laws.
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An Act exempting all positions in the fire department of the town of Hopedale from the civil service law
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[{'Id': 'BWM1', 'Name': 'Brian W. Murray', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BWM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T13:21:07.15'}, {'Id': 'RCF0', 'Name': 'Ryan C. Fattman', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RCF0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T13:27:28.7166667'}]
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{'Id': 'RCF0', 'Name': 'Ryan C. Fattman', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RCF0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-17T13:27:28.7'}
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By Representative Murray of Milford and Senator Fattman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2615) of Brian W. Murray and Ryan C. Fattman (by vote of the town) that the town of Hopedale be authorized to exempt all positions in the fire department of said town from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all positions in the fire department of the town of Hopedale shall be exempt from Chapter 31 of the General Laws.
SECTION 2. This act shall not impair the civil service status of a person holding a position described in Section 1 on the effective date of this act.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2, no appointments or promotions made after the effective date of this act will be governed in any way by Chapter 31 of the General Laws.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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An Act relative to the human resource division’s civil service unit
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[{'Id': 'TTN1', 'Name': 'Tram T. Nguyen', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/TTN1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-14T21:32:34.5566667'}, {'Id': 'G_C2', 'Name': 'Gerard J. Cassidy', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/G_C2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T11:40:18.59'}, {'Id': 'RME1', 'Name': 'Rodney M. Elliott', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RME1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T10:05:04.73'}, {'Id': 'PRF0', 'Name': 'Paul R. Feeney', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/PRF0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-02T14:25:34.1033333'}, {'Id': 'CMG1', 'Name': 'Colleen M. Garry', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/CMG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-13T11:43:43.3966667'}, {'Id': 'RMH2', 'Name': 'Ryan M. Hamilton', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/RMH2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-30T18:14:57.6566667'}, {'Id': 'JKH1', 'Name': 'James K. Hawkins', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JKH1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-27T12:54:53.8866667'}, {'Id': 'V_H1', 'Name': 'Vanna Howard', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/V_H1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:32:31.5466667'}, {'Id': 'BWM1', 'Name': 'Brian W. Murray', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/BWM1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-29T23:22:53.69'}, {'Id': 'MRP0', 'Name': 'Marc R. Pacheco', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/MRP0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-31T11:26:07.1866667'}, {'Id': 'AJP1', 'Name': 'Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AJP1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-27T11:49:21.0733333'}, {'Id': 'S_G2', 'Name': 'Steven Ultrino', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/S_G2', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T16:36:30.3966667'}, {'Id': 'E_U1', 'Name': 'Erika Uyterhoeven', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/E_U1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-01T12:16:38.7966667'}, {'Id': 'T_V1', 'Name': 'Tommy Vitolo', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/T_V1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-03-16T09:14:26.0633333'}]
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By Representative Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2616) of Tram T. Nguyen and others that the Executive Office for Administration and Finance fund the civil service unit of the Human Resource Division. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 5 of Chapter 31 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 official edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
(q) The executive office for administration and finance shall be directed to appropriately fund the human resource division’s civil service unit such that the civil service unit may maintain a budget to permit it to continue to provide an independent and objective process of resolving appeals and disputes, and also better advertise, communicate, and market opportunities for careers in public service.
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An Act to provide retirement security to care workers
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[{'Id': 'JJO1', 'Name': "James J. O'Day", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JJO1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T01:03:01.0333333'}, {'Id': 'DMD1', 'Name': 'Daniel M. Donahue', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DMD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T19:57:13.0633333'}, {'Id': 'SND0', 'Name': 'Sal N. DiDomenico', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/SND0', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-26T19:57:13.0633333'}]
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By Representative O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2617) of James J. O'Day, Daniel M. Donahue and Sal N. DiDomenico relative to authorizing the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and the Department of Early Education and Care to establish an individual retirement account program for personal care attendants. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. (a) The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) - in consultation with MassHealth, the Personal Care Attendant Workforce Council, 1199SEIU, and SEIU 509 - shall develop and establish a 403(b) account or another substantially similar individual retirement account program for personal care attendants, as defined in section 70 of said chapter 118E. and for family child care providers, as defined in subsection (a) of section 17 of chapter 15D; Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 15D, sections 70-75 of chapter 118E, or any other special or general law to the contrary, the Department of Medical Assistance shall be deemed the Employer of said Personal Care Attendants for purposes of making contributions under this Act and the PCA Quality Workforce Council shall be deemed the Employer for purposes of collective bargaining under this Act , and the Department of Early Education and Care shall be deemed the Employer of all Family Child Care Providers, as defined in section 17(a) of chapter 15D, for purposes of this Act;
(b) In developing such individual retirement account program, EOHHS and EEC shall ensure at a minimum that the retirement security program:
(i) Allows all eligible individuals to contribute to the individual retirement account established under the program through payroll deductions and other means;
(ii) Allows for collective bargaining over and an ongoing stakeholder and governance role for labor organizations representing eligible workers on the establishment, implementation, operations, and adjustments of the individual retirement account program;
(iii) Includes an appointed 9-member governance board that shall include at least two representatives for the labor organization representing personal care attendants and two representatives for the labor organization representing family child care providers;
(iv) Establishes a minimum state employer contribution to an eligible individual’s retirement account, whereby an eligible individual’s state employer will contribute a set amount with each paycheck that is over and above regular wages but that may be a percentage of the employee’s wages;
(v) Establishes a minimum state employer matching contribution rate that provides a dollar-for-dollar matching state employer contribution equaling 100% of an employee’s contribution but that may be capped as a percentage of the employee’s own contribution;
(vi) Is professionally managed and administered in an efficient and cost-effective manner, and with no or limited fees charged to participating individuals; and
(vii) Establishes a union run retirement benefit orientation, including access to financial literacy programs.
SECTION 2. Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) shall establish the individual retirement account program as outlined above and procedures for enrollment of personal care attendants, as defined in section 70 of said chapter 118E. and family child care providers, as defined in subsection (a) of section 17 of chapter 15D, no later than one year from passage of this Act.
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An Act to ensure fairness in retirement benefits for certain employees of the Department of Correction
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[{'Id': 'JJO1', 'Name': "James J. O'Day", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JJO1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T01:10:03.61'}, {'Id': 'DMD1', 'Name': 'Daniel M. Donahue', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DMD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T12:51:32.9633333'}, {'Id': 'WCG1', 'Name': 'William C. Galvin', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/WCG1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-08T12:29:37.75'}, {'Id': 'AJS1', 'Name': 'Adam Scanlon', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/AJS1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-05-08T12:29:37.75'}]
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By Representative O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2618) of James J. O'Day and Daniel M. Donahue relative to retirement benefits for certain employees of the Department of Correction. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 325, after the words “assistant deputy superintendent” the following words:- correctional program officer A/B, C, D, or equivalent or successive titles who have been employed in such capacities or other Group 4 titles for 10 years or more
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An Act authorizing certain public employees’ creditable retirement service
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[{'Id': 'JJO1', 'Name': "James J. O'Day", 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/JJO1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-01-18T01:21:30.66'}, {'Id': 'DMD1', 'Name': 'Daniel M. Donahue', 'Type': 1, 'Details': 'http://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/193/LegislativeMembers/DMD1', 'ResponseDate': '2023-02-02T12:51:53.59'}]
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By Representative O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2619) of James J. O'Day and Daniel M. Donahue relative to authorizing certain public employees’ creditable retirement service. Public Service.
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SECTION 1. Section 4 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 378, the words “Peace Corps” and inserting in the place thereof the words:- Peace Corps, Vista or AmeriCorps
SECTION 2. Section 4 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 380, after the words “guidance counselor” the following words:- state employee
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