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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 76 FILED ON: 1/6/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1853 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Josh S. Cutler |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to the Department of Unemployment Assistance Advisory Council. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Josh S. Cutler6th Plymouth1/6/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/25/2023Mindy Domb3rd Hampshire2/22/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/27/2023Shirley B. Arriaga8th Hampden2/28/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 76 FILED ON: 1/6/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1853 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Cutler of Pembroke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1853) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Josh S. Cutler and others relative to the Department of Unemployment Assistance Advisory |
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| 20 | 20 | | Council. Labor and Workforce Development. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to the Department of Unemployment Assistance Advisory Council. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 9N of chapter 23 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3thereof the following paragraph:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 (a) There shall be in the department of unemployment assistance, but not subject to the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5control of the director of unemployment assistance, a state advisory council of seven members |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6appointed by the governor, including at least 1 member from each list of nominees submitted by |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7the following organizations: the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8AFL–CIO, the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation, and the Retailers Association of |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9Massachusetts. The governor shall from time to time designate one of the members as chairman. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10Of the members originally appointed, two members shall be chosen for a term of four years, and |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11the remaining members shall be chosen for a term of six years; and thereafter as their terms |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12expire the governor shall appoint members for terms of six years. Vacancies shall be filled by 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13appointment by the governor, with like advice and consent, for the remainder of the unexpired |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14term, except that if the governor fails to fill such vacancy within sixty days after such vacancy |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15exists, such vacancy shall be filled forthwith by a majority vote of all the remaining members of |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16the advisory council for the remainder of the unexpired term. All members shall serve until the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17qualification of their respective successors. The council shall meet at least six times a year. Each |
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| 46 | 46 | | 18of the members of the council shall receive the sum of one hundred dollars as compensation for |
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| 47 | 47 | | 19each day's attendance at meetings of the council; provided, that the total amount paid hereunder |
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| 48 | 48 | | 20to any such member shall not exceed three thousand dollars in any calendar year. Members of |
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| 49 | 49 | | 21the council shall receive their traveling and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance |
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| 50 | 50 | | 22of their duties. The director of unemployment assistance shall provide for the council suitable |
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| 51 | 51 | | 23meeting quarters and such clerical and other assistance as the council may deem necessary. Said |
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| 52 | 52 | | 24offices and the incumbents thereof shall not be subject to chapter thirty-one and the rules and |
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| 53 | 53 | | 25regulations made thereunder. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 26 SECTION 2. Said section 9N of said chapter 23 is hereby further amended by inserting |
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| 55 | 55 | | 27after the last paragraph the following paragraph:- |
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| 56 | 56 | | 28 (c) The state advisory council shall be subject to sections 18 through 25, inclusive, of |
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| 57 | 57 | | 29chapter 30A of the general laws. |
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| 58 | 58 | | 30 SECTION 3. Section 62 of chapter 151A of the General Laws is hereby amended by |
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| 59 | 59 | | 31striking out, in line 28, the words “commerce and labor”, and inserting in place thereof the |
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| 60 | 60 | | 32following words:- labor and workforce development |
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