Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2378 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3299 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2378
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Paul McMurtry
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9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to the POST Commission.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk1/20/2023Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth2/16/2023 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3299 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2378
18	18	By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2378) of
19	19	Paul McMurtry and Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to the Massachusetts peace officer standards
20	20	and training commission. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
24	24	(2023-2024)
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26	26	An Act relative to the POST Commission.
27	27	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
28	28	of the same, as follows:
29	29	1 SECTION 1: Section 2 of Chapter 6E of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing
30	30	2in the 2020 official edition, is hereby amended by striking Section 2 in its entirety and adding in
31	31	3place thereof the following:
32	32	4 Section 2. (a) There shall be a Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training
33	33	5Commission consisting of 11 members: 3 of whom shall be appointed by the governor, 1 of
34	34	6whom shall be a police chief, 1 of whom shall be a retired justice of the superior court and 1 of
35	35	7whom shall be a social worker appointed from a list of 5 nominations submitted by the National
36	36	8Association of Social Workers, Inc., Massachusetts chapter; 3 of whom shall be appointed by the
37	37	9attorney general, 1 of whom shall be a law enforcement officer below the rank of sergeant who is
38	38	10a labor union representative appointed from a list of 3 nominations submitted by the Chair of the
39	39	11Massachusetts Law Enforcement Policy Group, 1 of whom shall be a law enforcement officer
40	40	12appointed from a list of 5 nominations submitted by the Massachusetts Association of Minority 2 of 2
41	41	13Law Enforcement Officers, Inc. and 1 of whom shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in
42	42	14the commonwealth appointed from a list of 5 nominations submitted by the civil rights and social
43	43	15justice section council of the Massachusetts Bar Association; and 3 of whom shall be appointed
44	44	16jointly by the governor and attorney general, 1 of whom shall be appointed from a list of 5
45	45	17nominations submitted by the Massachusetts commission against discrimination.; and 2 of whom
46	46	18shall be appointed by the Massachusetts District Attorney’s Association, 1 of whom shall be a
47	47	19sworn member of the Department of State Police who is appointed from a list of 2 nominations
48	48	20submitted by the President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts, and 1 of whom shall
49	49	21be a Juvenile Diversion Program professional appointed from a list of 2 nominations approved
50	50	22by a majority of the Board of the Massachusetts District Attorney’s Association.