Massachusetts 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S1646 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/16/2023

                    1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 513       FILED ON: 1/17/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1646
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________
PRESENTED BY:
Sal N. DiDomenico
_________________
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 police cadets in the city of Everett.
_______________
PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 513       FILED ON: 1/17/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1646
By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1646) of Sal N. DiDomenico 
(with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation relative to police cadets in the city 
of Everett. Public Service.  [Local Approval Received.]
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 3071 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
_______________
An Act relative to police cadets in the city of Everett.
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. Notwithstanding chapter 31 of the General Laws, a person who has 
2completed not less than 2 years of service as a police cadet on the police department of the city 
3of Everett pursuant to section 21A of chapter 147 of the General Laws may, subject to a program 
4established by the appointing authority of the city, and approved by the personnel administrator 
5and the Municipal Police Training Committee, be appointed to fill a vacancy on a position in the 
6lowest grade in the police department of the city without certification from an eligible list 
7prepared pursuant to said chapter 31; provided, however, that such person is either on a police 
8entrance eligible list prepared under said chapter 31 or passes a police entrance examination to 
9be given by the personnel administrator for civil service. Such program shall include provisions 
10for appointment as police cadets in said city and an eligible list prepared after a competitive  2 of 2
11examination under the supervision of the Chief of Police of said city. Appointments from this list 
12may, in the discretion of the appointing authority, be made on a selective basis for the purposes 
13of affirmative action in the employment of females and minorities as police cadets.  
14 SECTION 2. If any federal or state, administrative or court order requires the listing of 
15candidates on separate groups, each group to be listed according to the law of the 
16commonwealth, then this act shall be subject to such listing. 
17 SECTION 3. Not more than 33 1/3 per cent of the total appointments to the regular police 
18force of the city of Everett in any calendar year shall be made pursuant to this act. The 
19appointing authority of the city shall report in writing any appointment made pursuant to this act 
20to the personnel administrator in the Human Resources Division. 
21 SECTION 4. The provisions of section 61 of chapter 31 of the General Law shall apply 
22to appointments made under this act. 
23 SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.