Massachusetts H 2626: An Act relative to employees of the Department of Fire Services

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2967 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2626

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul J. Donato
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to employees of the Department of Fire Services.
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PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Paul J. Donato 35th Middlesex 2/18/2021
Brian W. Murray 10th Worcester 2/23/2021
Lindsay N. Sabadosa 1st Hampshire 2/24/2021
Joanne M. Comerford Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester 3/4/2021
Hannah Kane 11th Worcester 3/15/2021
Carol A. Doherty 3rd Bristol 5/10/2021
Jessica Ann Giannino 16th Suffolk 12/8/2021

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2967 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2626
By Mr. Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2626) of Paul J. Donato
and others for legislation to place certain employees in the Department of Fire Services in Group
4 of the contributory retirement system for public employees. Public Service.

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2237 OF 2019-2020.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act relative to employees of the Department of Fire Services.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:

1 SECTION 1. Section 3 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016
2 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 330, after the word “affairs” the
3 following words:- , full time employees of the department of fire services in the executive office
4 of public safety and security, provided they have previously been full time members of a fire
5 department of any city, town, fire district, Devens, the 104th Fighter Wing Fire Department or
6 the Massachusetts Military Reservation Fire Department, for ten years of more, and had
7 previously been classified in group 4.
8 SECTION 2. Section 3 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 20146
9 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in lines 331 and 332 after the word “marshal” in

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10 each instance, the following words:- "deputy state fire marshal and the director of the training
11 division"