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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2395 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2299 |
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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 | | Kristin E. Kassner |
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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 regarding land use board training. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kristin E. Kassner2nd Essex1/16/2025Vanna Howard17th Middlesex3/7/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2395 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2299 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Kassner of Hamilton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2299) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Kristin E. Kassner and Vanna Howard relative to education and training for members of local |
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| 20 | 20 | | planning boards and zoning boards of appeals. Municipalities and Regional Government. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3553 OF 2023-2024.] |
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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-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act regarding land use board training. |
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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 3 of chapter 23B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2is hereby amended by inserting after clause (v) the following subsection:- (w) establish, conduct |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3and maintain an annual program of education, self-evaluation, and training for members of local |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4planning boards, special permit granting authorities, and zoning boards of appeals, at no cost to |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5municipalities; provided, however, that the department shall consult with the Massachusetts |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6Association of Planning Directors, Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Agencies, |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7and American Planning Association - Massachusetts Chapter, and Massachusetts Citizen Planner |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8Training Collaborative regarding development of the program to provide such education, self- |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9evaluation, and training. Training shall cover special permits, subdivision control, variances, fair |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10housing and any other laws that govern the role and responsibility of said board. To the extent 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11practicable, the education, self-evaluation, and training programs shall be offered online and in |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12various locations throughout the commonwealth, at various times of the year. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13 Every member of local planning boards, special permit granting authorities, and zoning |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14boards of appeals shall, within 60 days after becoming a board member, and every 2 years |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15thereafter, complete the education, self-evaluation, and training program, either online or in- |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16person. Upon completion of the program, the member shall provide notice of such completion to |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17the town or city clerk, such notice to be retained for 6 years. |
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