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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 521 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1739
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Walter F. Timilty
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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 victim witness advocate retirement classification.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Walter F. TimiltyNorfolk, Plymouth and BristolJacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester1/18/2023 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 521 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1739
By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1739) of Walter F. Timilty and
Jacob R. Oliveira for legislation relative to victim witness advocate retirement classification.
Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1784 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to victim witness advocate retirement classification.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Group 2 of paragraph (g) of subdivision (2) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General
2Laws as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 269, after
3the words “employees of the trial court of the commonwealth who hold the position of chief
4probation officer, assistant chief probation officer, probation officer in charge or probation
5officer, chief court officer, assistant chief court officer or court officer” the following words:- ";
6employees holding the title of victim witness advocate as defined by section 1 of chapter 258B
7who have been employed in such capacity for ten years or more"