Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S1527 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 107 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1527
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Anne M. Gobi
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to the appointment of Special State Police officers.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Anne M. GobiWorcester and Hampshire 1 of 2
16	16	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 107 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
17	17	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1527
18	18	By Ms. Gobi, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1527) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation
19	19	relative to the appointment of Special State Police officers. Public Safety and Homeland
20	20	Security.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
24	24	(2023-2024)
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26	26	An Act relative to the appointment of Special State Police officers.
27	27	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
28	28	of the same, as follows:
29	29	1 Chapter 22C of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 51 the
30	30	2following section:-
31	31	3 Section 51A. The colonel may appoint as special state police officers retired uniformed
32	32	4members who, as the colonel deems necessary, may perform police details or any police duties
33	33	5arising therefrom during the course of police detail work, whether or not related to the detail
34	34	6work.
35	35	7 Retired uniformed members appointed under this section shall:
36	36	8 (i) have retired by reason of superannuation not more than 3 years prior to the date of the
37	37	9appointment as a special state police officer;
38	38	10 (ii) have a state police discharge status of honorable; 2 of 2
39	39	11 (iii) be deemed necessary, suitable, qualified and fit to perform the same essential
40	40	12functions and duties as uniformed members of the department;
41	41	13 (iv) be certified by the police officer standards and training commission pursuant
42	42	14to section 4 of chapter 6E;
43	43	15 (v) be subject to or exempt from department rules as determined by the colonel;
44	44	16 (vi) be equipped, trained and deployed as determined by the colonel; and
45	45	17 (vii) not have reached the age of 68 as of the date of appointment.
46	46	18 Retired uniformed members appointed shall, in accordance with sections 91 and 91A of
47	47	19chapter 32, be at-will employees subject to appointment and removal by the colonel in a manner
48	48	20consistent with sections 52 and 53 of this chapter and shall be appointed for a term of 1 year
49	49	21subject to renewal in the colonel's sole discretion. Such retired uniformed members shall not be
50	50	22subject to the civil service law or rules, shall not be entitled to any benefits of such law or rules,
51	51	23but shall, in the performance of assigned duties and for the purposes of section 9A of chapter
52	52	24258, be deemed a member of the state police.