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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3179 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2033
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David Biele
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to reimbursement of training expenses for peace officers.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Biele4th Suffolk1/19/2023Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W.
Tompkins
20 Bradston Street, Boston, MA 021181/20/2023Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk2/27/2023Jessica Ann Giannino16th Suffolk2/27/2023Christopher J. Worrell5th Suffolk2/27/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3179 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2033
By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2033) of David
Biele and others relative to reimbursement of training expenses for peace officers.
Municipalities and Regional Government.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to reimbursement of training expenses for peace officers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary and unless otherwise provided
2in an employment contract, if any city, town or political subdivision of the commonwealth
3employs a peace officer and said peace officer is hired by another city, town or political
4subdivision of the commonwealth within 12 months after completing mandated or formalized
5training requirements, then the total expense of training, including salary paid during training,
6shall be reimbursed by the hiring city, town, or political subdivision of the commonwealth to the
7city, town, or political subdivision of the commonwealth which provided for said peace officer's
8training.
9 In order to receive reimbursement, a city, town, or political subdivision of the
10commonwealth must provide documentation that the peace officer in question signed an
11acknowledgment of terms or an employment contract specifying the provisions set forth herein.