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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1314 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 487 |
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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 | | Mark C. Montigny |
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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 councils on aging. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Mark C. MontignySecond Bristol and PlymouthRebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex1/29/2025Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester2/3/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1314 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 487 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 487) of Mark C. Montigny, |
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| 19 | 19 | | Rebecca L. Rausch and Joanne M. Comerford for legislation relative to councils on aging. Elder |
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| 20 | 20 | | Affairs. |
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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 councils on aging. |
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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 1. Section 8B of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in lines 2 and 3, after the words “carrying out |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3programs” the following words:- and deliver services. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 SECTION 2. Said section 8B of chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5by striking out, in line 3, the words “problems of the aging” and inserting in place thereof the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6following words:- needs of older adults. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7 SECTION 3. Said section 8B of chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8by striking out, in line 9, the words “such clerks” and inserting in place thereof the following |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9word:- staff. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10 SECTION 4. Said section 8B of chapter 40, as so appearing, is hereby further amended |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11by inserting, in lines 9 and 10, after the words “as it may require” the following words:- ; 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12provided, that if the council is an advisory council, the director may appoint staff and other |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13employees as it may require consistent with municipal needs. |
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