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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 414 FILED ON: 1/14/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1223
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce E. Tarr
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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 structure of the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and MiddlesexAdam Scanlon14th Bristol1/24/2023 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 414 FILED ON: 1/14/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1223
By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1223) of Bruce E. Tarr and Adam
Scanlon for legislation relative to the structure of the Commonwealth Employment Relations
Board. Labor and Workforce Development.
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 structure of the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board.
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. Subsection (a) of Section 9R of Chapter 23 of the General Laws is hereby
2repealed and replaced with the following:-
3 (a) There shall be in the department of labor relations a commonwealth employment
4relations board, in this and the following 5 sections called the ''board,'' consisting of 3 members
5to be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a representative of organized labor chosen
6from a list of 3 candidates provided by the president of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, 1 of whom
7shall be a representative of municipal management chosen from a list of 3 candidates provided
8by the Massachusetts Municipal Association, and 1 of whom shall be neutral. The board shall in
9no respect be subject to the jurisdiction of the executive office of labor and workforce
10development except to the extent of compliance with reasonable requests from the secretary for
11the sharing of information which does not interfere with the efficient and independent
12functioning of the board. Each member of the board shall be appointed for a term of 5 years; 2 of 2
13provided, however, that a term of appointment shall be shortened, if necessary, to ensure that the
14members' terms are staggered such that a term expires every 2 years. Any vacancy in the board
15shall be filled by appointment in like manner. No more than 2 members shall be from the same
16political party. Upon the expiration of the term of any member, her successor shall be appointed
17in like manner. Any member may be removed by the governor for neglect of duty or malfeasance
18in office, but for no other cause.