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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 599 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2492 |
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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 F. Rush |
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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 appropriate notice for changes to Veterans’ district agreements. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael F. RushNorfolk and Suffolk 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 599 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2492 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Rush, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2492) of Michael F. Rush for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation relative to appropriate notice for changes to Veterans’ district agreements. Veterans |
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| 20 | 20 | | and Federal Affairs. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 2351 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 appropriate notice for changes to Veterans’ district agreements. |
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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 10 of Chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph, and inserting in place thereof, the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3following:- |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 “Two or more adjoining towns, or two or more adjoining municipalities only one of |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5which is a city, may, in a city by vote of the city council thereof, and in a town by vote of the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6selectmen thereof, form a district for the purposes set forth in the first paragraph of this section, |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7including the appointment and compensation of a director of veterans' services, for the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8enforcement therein of such purposes and of such other provisions of law as it may be his duty to |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9enforce. Any constituent city or town by vote may withdraw from the district at the end of any |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10fiscal year of such city or town if such withdrawal is voted in the manner aforesaid not less than 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11one hundred and eighty days prior to the end of such fiscal year and notice of such vote is filed |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12with the other municipalities comprising the district.” |
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