Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S1646 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 513 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1646
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Sal N. DiDomenico
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 police cadets in the city of Everett.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk 1 of 2
16	16	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 513 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
17	17	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1646
18	18	By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1646) of Sal N. DiDomenico
19	19	(with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation relative to police cadets in the city
20	20	of Everett. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
21	21	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
22	22	SEE SENATE, NO. 3071 OF 2021-2022.]
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
24	24	_______________
25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
26	26	(2023-2024)
27	27	_______________
28	28	An Act relative to police cadets in the city of Everett.
29	29	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
30	30	of the same, as follows:
31	31	1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding chapter 31 of the General Laws, a person who has
32	32	2completed not less than 2 years of service as a police cadet on the police department of the city
33	33	3of Everett pursuant to section 21A of chapter 147 of the General Laws may, subject to a program
34	34	4established by the appointing authority of the city, and approved by the personnel administrator
35	35	5and the Municipal Police Training Committee, be appointed to fill a vacancy on a position in the
36	36	6lowest grade in the police department of the city without certification from an eligible list
37	37	7prepared pursuant to said chapter 31; provided, however, that such person is either on a police
38	38	8entrance eligible list prepared under said chapter 31 or passes a police entrance examination to
39	39	9be given by the personnel administrator for civil service. Such program shall include provisions
40	40	10for appointment as police cadets in said city and an eligible list prepared after a competitive 2 of 2
41	41	11examination under the supervision of the Chief of Police of said city. Appointments from this list
42	42	12may, in the discretion of the appointing authority, be made on a selective basis for the purposes
43	43	13of affirmative action in the employment of females and minorities as police cadets.
44	44	14 SECTION 2. If any federal or state, administrative or court order requires the listing of
45	45	15candidates on separate groups, each group to be listed according to the law of the
46	46	16commonwealth, then this act shall be subject to such listing.
47	47	17 SECTION 3. Not more than 33 1/3 per cent of the total appointments to the regular police
48	48	18force of the city of Everett in any calendar year shall be made pursuant to this act. The
49	49	19appointing authority of the city shall report in writing any appointment made pursuant to this act
50	50	20to the personnel administrator in the Human Resources Division.
51	51	21 SECTION 4. The provisions of section 61 of chapter 31 of the General Law shall apply
52	52	22to appointments made under this act.
53	53	23 SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.