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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 755 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1742
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 the human resources division's civil service unit.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Walter F. TimiltyNorfolk, Plymouth and BristolVanna Howard17th Middlesex1/31/2023Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden1/31/2023Marc R. PachecoThird Bristol and Plymouth1/31/2023Paul R. FeeneyBristol and Norfolk3/2/2023 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 755 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1742
By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1742) of Walter F. Timilty, Vanna
Howard, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Marc R. Pacheco and others for legislation relative to the human
resources division's civil service unit. Public Service.
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 the human resources division's civil service unit.
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. Section 5 of Chapter 31 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
3 (q) The executive office for administration and finance shall be directed to appropriately
4fund the human resource division's civil service unit such that the civil service unit may maintain
5a budget to permit it to continue to provide an independent and objective process of resolving
6appeals and disputes, and also better advertise, communicate, and market opportunities for
7careers in public service.