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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2235 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2610
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Rady Mom
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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 police and fire department hiring lists.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Rady Mom18th Middlesex1/19/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2235 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2610
By Representative Mom of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2610) of Rady
Mom relative to the minority preference for police and fire department hirings in cities and
towns. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2738 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 police and fire department hiring lists.
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 chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to
2the contrary, in any city or town implementing a minority preference for police and fire
3department hiring, Asian applicants shall be considered minority applicants and shall be treated
4the same as other minority applicants under the city or town’s minority preference, until the
5percentage of Asian police officers and firefighters in relation to the total number of police
6officers and firefighters, reasonably reflects the percentage of Asian residents of the city or town.