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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1596 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2620
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James J. O'Day
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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 public higher education collective bargaining funding.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:James J. O'Day14th Worcester1/18/2023Mindy Domb3rd Hampshire1/26/2023Daniel M. Donahue16th Worcester1/26/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/14/2023James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex2/14/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1596 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2620
By Representative O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2620)
of James J. O'Day and others relative to public higher education collective bargaining funding.
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 public higher education collective bargaining funding.
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 6 of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
3 The operating budget in the current and ensuing fiscal years shall include the
4appropriation necessary to fund all incremental cost items for all years covered by any collective
5bargaining agreement to which either the board of trustees of the University of Massachusetts or
6the board of higher education is a party, separate and apart from any appropriation for the
7general maintenance of the University or public institutions of higher education where the board
8of higher education is the employer for purposes of collective bargaining under chapter 150E of
9the general laws, excluding grant funded and auxiliary enterprises accounts funded positions.
10 SECTION 2. Section 8 of chapter 32A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
11Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “and authorities”, in line 106, 2 of 2
12the following words:- , but not including Massachusetts public institutions of higher education
13employees paid for by student fees, tuition or state appropriation.
14 SECTION 3. Notwithstanding section 8 of chapter 32A of the General Laws or any other
15general or special law to the contrary, the cost of fringe benefits, including but not limited to the
16cost of pensions and health insurance, associated with employees of a public institution of higher
17education as defined in section 5 of chapter 15A shall be the obligation of the commonwealth,
18excluding grant funded and auxiliary enterprises accounts funded positions.