Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2616 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/16/2023

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 638       FILED ON: 1/15/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2616
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tram T. Nguyen
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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 the human resource division’s civil service unit.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tram T. Nguyen18th Essex1/14/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex1/26/2023Steven Ultrino33rd Middlesex1/26/2023Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden1/27/2023James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol1/27/2023Brian W. Murray10th Worcester1/29/2023Gerard J. Cassidy9th Plymouth1/30/2023Ryan M. Hamilton15th Essex1/30/2023Marc R. PachecoThird Bristol and Plymouth1/31/2023Erika Uyterhoeven27th Middlesex2/1/2023Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex2/2/2023Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex2/13/2023Paul R. FeeneyBristol and Norfolk3/2/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 638       FILED ON: 1/15/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2616
By Representative Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2616) of 
Tram T. Nguyen and others that the Executive Office for Administration and Finance fund the 
civil service unit of the Human Resource Division. Public Service.
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 the human resource division’s civil service unit.
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 5 of Chapter 31 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 
2official edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
3 (q) The executive office for administration and finance shall be directed to appropriately 
4fund the human resource division’s civil service unit such that the civil service unit may maintain 
5a budget to permit it to continue to provide an independent and objective process of resolving 
6appeals and disputes, and also better advertise, communicate, and market opportunities for 
7careers in public service.