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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2420 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2498
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marjorie C. Decker
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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 to restore collective bargaining for teachers and other school employees.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Marjorie C. Decker25th Middlesex1/19/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/19/2023David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex2/6/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2420 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2498
By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2498) of
Marjorie C. Decker, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and David Paul Linsky relative to collective
bargaining rights of teachers and other school employees. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2616 OF 2021-2022.]
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 to restore collective bargaining for teachers and other school employees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 1J of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out clause (8) of subsection (d); and striking out
3in clause (9) of subsection (d) the words “of practices” each time they appear; and by striking out
4subsection (g); and by striking out the period at the end of the first sentence in subsection (i) and
5adding the words: “subject to Chapter 150E.”; and by striking out in the third paragraph of
6subsection (k) the second sentence; and by striking out clause (7) of subsection (o); and by
7striking out in clause (9) of sub-section (o) the words: “or practices” each time they appear; and
8by striking out the period at the end of the first sentence in subsection (s) and adding the words:
9“subject to Chapter 150E.”. 2 of 2
10 SECTION 2. Section 1K of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
11Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out clause (5) of subsection (d); and by striking
12out in clause (8) of subsection (d) the words “or practices” each time they appear; and by striking
13out subsection (e); and by striking out in line 323 of subsection (h) the words: “contracts,
14collective bargaining agreements or”.