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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2098 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2553
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James K. Hawkins
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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 provide certain employees in the department of corrections with line of duty death
benefits.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol1/19/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2098 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2553
By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2553) of
James K. Hawkins for legislation to provide certain employees in the Department of Correction
with line-of-duty death benefits. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2672 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 provide certain employees in the department of corrections with line of duty death
benefits.
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 100A of Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws shall be
2amended by inserting the words "or Unit 8 employees within the Public Safety Secretariat" after
3the words "or corrections officer" in section (c) line 3, and section (d) line 6, line 7, line 9, line
411, and line 12.