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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3187 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2683 |
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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 | | David Allen Robertson |
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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 relative to legacy firefighters. |
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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:David Allen Robertson19th Middlesex1/16/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3187 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2683 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2683) |
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| 19 | 19 | | of David Allen Robertson for legislation to designate certain firefighters who have completed |
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| 20 | 20 | | twenty years of service as legacy firefighters. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 2393 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 relative to legacy firefighters. |
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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 Chapter 48 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 90 the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2following section: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 Section 91: The Department of Fire Services shall recognize firefighters who have |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4completed twenty years of service within the state of Massachusetts to be considered for the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5designation of “Legacy Firefighter.” Additionally, firefighters who cannot complete 20 years of |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6service due to premature medical retirement shall also be considered for the designation. It shall |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7be the responsibility of the individual to apply for this designation. Eligible individuals shall |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8provide a notarized letter (hereafter referred to as “Certificate of Service”) verifying their |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9completion of twenty or more years of service from the city, town, or department or combination |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10thereof in which they served in order to be considered for the designation. Additionally, eligible 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11members’ Certificate of Service shall necessarily include verification of a clean conduct record |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12with the department in which they completed their years of service in order to become a recipient |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13of the “Legacy Firefighter” designation. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14 Recipients of the “Legacy Firefighter” designation shall receive: (1) A certificate issued |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15by the Department of Fire Services honoring them as a “Legacy Firefighter,” (2) a campaign |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16ribbon or like insignia officially recognizing them as such, and (3) upon their passing, a |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17medallion emblazoned with the same design as previously mentioned to be situated at their place |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18of rest. |
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