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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2798 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3290 |
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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 | | Michelle L. Badger |
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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 the executive session interview process. |
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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:Michelle L. Badger1st Plymouth1/16/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2798 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3290 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Badger of Plymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3290) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Michelle L. Badger for legislation to further regulate meetings of public bodies in executive |
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| 20 | 20 | | sessions. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to the executive session interview process. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Section 21 of chapter 30A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended in |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2subsection (a) by deleting paragraph 8 and inserting in place thereof the following:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 8. To consider or interview applicants, including the preparation of interview questions |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4for employment or appointment by a preliminary screening committee if the chair declares that |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5an open meeting will have a detrimental effect in obtaining qualified applicants; provided, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6however that this clause shall not apply to any meeting, including meetings of a preliminary |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7screening committee, to consider and interview applicants who have passed a prior preliminary |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8screening; nothing in this section shall prohibit all members of a school committee, city council, |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9town council, select board, or board of alderman from participating as members of the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10preliminary screening committee meeting in executive session for the purposes of this section. |
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