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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 848 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1665 |
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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 exempting the city of Attleboro from the provisions of chapter 31 of the General Laws as |
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| 13 | 13 | | they concern the recruitment and hiring of full-time permanent police officers. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Paul R. FeeneyBristol and Norfolk 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 848 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1665 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1665) of Paul R. Feeney (with |
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| 20 | 20 | | approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to exempt the city of Attleboro from the |
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| 21 | 21 | | provisions of chapter 31 of the General Laws as they concern the recruitment and hiring of full- |
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| 22 | 22 | | time permanent police officers. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 2653 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 25 | 25 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 29 | 29 | | _______________ |
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| 30 | 30 | | An Act exempting the city of Attleboro from the provisions of chapter 31 of the General Laws as |
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| 31 | 31 | | they concern the recruitment and hiring of full-time permanent police officers. |
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| 32 | 32 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 33 | 33 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law or rule to the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2contrary, the City of Attleboro shall be exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws concerning |
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| 36 | 36 | | 3the recruiting and hiring for the position of permanent full-time police officer; furthermore, |
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| 37 | 37 | | 4following (1) an original appointment as a permanent full-time police officer and graduation |
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| 38 | 38 | | 5from a police academy, or (2) a permanent full-time position transfer from another police |
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| 39 | 39 | | 6department, said police officer shall engage in the actual performance of the duties of such |
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| 40 | 40 | | 7position for a probationary period of twelve (12) months; whereupon after completion of the |
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| 41 | 41 | | 8probationary period, or extended probationary period, the police officer shall be considered a |
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| 42 | 42 | | 9full-time tenured civil service employee in said position under chapter 31 of the General Laws. 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 10 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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