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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4070 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2570
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David Biele
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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 special state police officers.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Biele4th Suffolk1/17/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4070 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2570
By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2570) of David
Biele relative to special state police officers. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to special state police officers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 22C of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
2 Section 74. (a) The colonel may appoint as special state police officers retired uniformed
3members who, as the colonel deems necessary, may perform police details or any police duties
4arising therefrom during the course of police detail work, whether or not related to the detail
5work.
6 (b) Retired uniformed members appointed as special state police officers under this
7section shall:
8 (i) have retired prior to the date of the appointment as a special state police officer;
9 (ii) have a state police discharge status of honorable;
10 (iii) be deemed by the colonel necessary, suitable, qualified and fit to perform the same
11essential functions and duties as uniformed members of the department; 2 of 2
12 (iv) be certified by the police officer standards and training commission pursuant to
13section 4 of chapter 6E;
14 (v) be subject to or exempt from department rules as determined by the colonel; and
15 (vi) be equipped, trained and deployed as determined by the colonel.
16 (c) Appointed retired uniformed members shall, in accordance with sections 91 and 91A
17of chapter 32, be at-will employees subject to appointment and removal by the colonel in a
18manner consistent with sections 52 and 53 and shall be appointed for a term of 1 year subject to
19renewal in the colonel’s sole discretion. Appointed retired uniformed members shall not be
20subject to the civil service law or rules, shall not be entitled to any benefits of such law or rules,
21but shall, in the performance of assigned duties and for the purposes of section 9A of chapter
22258, be deemed a member of the department.