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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 209 FILED ON: 1/12/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2358 |
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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 | | John C. Velis |
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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 promoting equality in veterans' bonus eligibility. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :John C. VelisHampden and HampshireDeborah B. Goldberg, Treasurer |
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| 16 | 16 | | and Receiver General |
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| 17 | 17 | | TreasurerJack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex1/24/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 209 FILED ON: 1/12/2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2358 |
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| 20 | 20 | | By Mr. Velis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2358) of John C. Velis, Deborah B. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Goldberg, Treasurer and Receiver General and Jack Patrick Lewis for legislation to promote |
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| 22 | 22 | | equality in veterans' bonus eligibility. Veterans and Federal Affairs. |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act promoting equality in veterans' bonus eligibility. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. Paragraph (1), subsection (b) of section 78 of chapter 10 of the General |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 124 of the acts of 2020, is hereby amended by |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3inserting after the word “however” the following words:- any veteran discharged or released |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4under other than honorable conditions due to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5expression, or HIV status, based on such veteran’s DD-214 form or equivalent documentation, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6shall be eligible for a bonus under this section; provided further, |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 SECTION 2. Subsection (g) of said section 78 is hereby further amended by striking the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8word “service” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- service, unless any veteran is |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9discharged or released under other than honorable conditions yet deemed eligible pursuant to |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10paragraph (1), subsection (b) of this section. |
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