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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 878 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2634
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Edward R. Philips
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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 victim witness advocate retirement classification.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Edward R. Philips8th Norfolk1/11/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 878 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2634
By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2634) of
Edward R. Philips relative to victim witness advocate retirement classification. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2753 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 victim witness advocate retirement classification.
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: Group 2 of paragraph (g) of subdivision (2) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the
2General Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 139 of the acts of 2012, is hereby further
3amended by inserting after the words “employees of the trial court of the commonwealth who
4hold the position of chief probation officer, assistant chief probation officer, probation officer in
5charge or probation officer, chief court officer, assistant chief court officer or court officer” the
6following words:- employees holding the title of victim witness advocate as defined by section 1
7of chapter 258B who have been employed in such capacity for ten years or more;