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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 721 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1519 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Paul R. Feeney |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to ensure pay parity for county sheriffs' correction officers and jail officers. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Paul R. FeeneyBristol and NorfolkNick CollinsFirst SuffolkHannah Kane11th Worcester1/30/2023Ryan C. FattmanWorcester and Hampden2/24/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 721 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1519 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1519) of Paul R. Feeney, Nick |
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| 19 | 19 | | Collins, Hannah Kane and Ryan C. Fattman for legislation to ensure pay parity for county |
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| 20 | 20 | | sheriffs' correction officers and jail officers. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 1587 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act to ensure pay parity for county sheriffs' correction officers and jail officers. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Section 17 of Chapter 37 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, The Correction Officers and |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4Jail Officers working in the fourteen (14) County Sheriffs' Offices throughout the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall re‐titled Correction Officer I, II and III or Jail Officer I, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6II, and III, and be paid base salaries according to the corresponding salary Grade in State |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7Bargaining Unit 4 covering the Department of Correction job titles of Correction Officer I, II, or |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8III. County Sheriffs’ Office, Correction Officers and Jail Officers shall be slotted into such Unit |
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| 39 | 39 | | 94 titles according to where the core duties and responsibilities of such Correction Officers and |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10Jail Officers within the County Sheriffs’ Offices most closely approximate the core duties and 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11responsibilities of the corresponding Department of Correction CO I, II, and III titles. The |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12foregoing compensation adjustment shall be structured so that the salary rates for Sheriffs' Office |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13Correction Officer I, II, III and Jail Officer I, II, III equalize with the general Department of |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14Corrections base salary rates in through equal annual increments over the three fiscal years after |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15next following the passage of this legislation by the General Court and its enactment by the |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16Governor. Upon the enactment of this legislation, County Sheriffs will not be required to bargain |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17under G. L. Chapter 150E with public employee organizations representing County Sheriffs |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18Correction Officers I, II and III or Jail Officers I, II and III over base salary rates for such |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19Officers covering the three fiscal year period in which such Officers are receiving salary rates |
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| 50 | 50 | | 20pursuant to this legislation, but shall otherwise remain obligated to comply with collective |
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| 51 | 51 | | 21bargaining agreements, if any, covering such Officers and, in all other respects, except as |
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| 52 | 52 | | 22otherwise provided herein, shall remain obligated to comply with their obligations under Chapter |
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| 53 | 53 | | 23150E with respect to such Officers and the public employee labor organizations representing |
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| 54 | 54 | | 24such Officers during such three fiscal year period. Following the three fiscal year period covered |
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| 55 | 55 | | 25by this legislation, Chapter 150E shall once again fully apply to County Sheriffs as it relates to |
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| 56 | 56 | | 26Correction Officers I, II, and III and Jail Officers I, II and III in all respects, including but not |
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| 57 | 57 | | 27limited to the negotiation of base salary rates with public employee organizations representing |
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| 58 | 58 | | 28them. |
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