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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3180 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2687
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Steven George Xiarhos
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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 fair worker representation on joint purchasing group committees.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable1/20/2023Dylan A. FernandesBarnstable, Dukes and Nantucket1/28/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/2/2023Christopher Richard Flanagan1st Barnstable2/24/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3180 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2687
By Representative Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2687) of
Steven George Xiarhos and others relative to fair worker representation on joint purchasing
group committees. 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 fair worker representation on joint purchasing group committees.
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 12 of chapter 32B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of paragraph 2 the following:-
3"Should a governmental agency enter into a trust or joint purchase agreement, a board and
4steering committee shall be established, including members of the appropriate public authorities,
5a minimum of one quarter (25%) of the members shall come from labor representatives elected
6from a list of representatives nominated by the collective bargaining units and a retiree from one
7of the governmental units appointed by the Retired State, County, and Municipal Association of
8Massachusetts. All members will be considered voting members.