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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2445 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2509
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul J. Donato
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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 employees of the Department of Fire Services.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Paul J. Donato35th Middlesex1/19/2023Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk2/7/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2445 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2509
By Representative Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2509) of
Paul J. Donato and Paul McMurtry for legislation to place certain employees in the Department
of Fire Services in Group 4 of the contributory retirement system for public employees. Public
Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2626 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 relative to employees of the Department of Fire Services.
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 3 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 330, after the word “affairs” the
3following words:- , full time employees of the department of fire services in the executive office
4of public safety and security, provided they have previously been full time members of a fire
5department of any city, town, fire district, Devens, the 104th Fighter Wing Fire Department or
6the Massachusetts Military Reservation Fire Department, for ten years of more, and had
7previously been classified in group 4.
8 SECTION 2. Section 3 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 20146
9Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in lines 331 and 332 after the word “marshal” in 2 of 2
10each instance, the following words:- "deputy state fire marshal and the director of the training
11division"