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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 62 FILED ON: 1/7/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1786 |
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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 | | Michael D. Brady |
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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 employees of the Commonwealth who are required to respond to emergencies |
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| 13 | 13 | | or work in hazardous environments. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 62 FILED ON: 1/7/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1786 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Mr. Brady, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1786) of Michael D. Brady for |
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| 20 | 20 | | legislation relative to benefits of employees who are required to respond to emergencies or work |
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| 21 | 21 | | in hazardous environments. Public Service. |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 1615 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act relative to employees of the Commonwealth who are required to respond to emergencies |
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| 30 | 30 | | or work in hazardous environments. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 32 | 32 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 Chapter 32, Section 3(2)(g) is hereby amended by adding the following at the beginning |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2of Group 2. Employees of the Commonwealth who are required to respond to emergencies or |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3work in hazardous environments; employees of the Commonwealth who are required to respond |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4and inspect hazardous material spills or who are required to inspect such areas or whose duties |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5require one to be present where such hazardous materials, including asbestos and radioactive |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6materials, are stored, used, emitted, and or manufactured or where contamination from such has |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7occurred; employees of the Commonwealth who work in laboratories handling biological or |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8other dangerous materials associated with blood-born, viral or other possible communicable |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9and/or dangerous substances; employees of the Commonwealth whose duties include the use of |
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| 42 | 42 | | 10scuba diving equipment or work as aerial foresters or crewmen. State Employees who engage in 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 11homeland security duties, MEMA and emergency response actions associated with public safety, |
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| 44 | 44 | | 12environmental protection and public health. |
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