Massachusetts H 2337: An Act relative to the use of hoisting equipment in Chapter 74 vocational technical education

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1595 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2337

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patricia A. Haddad
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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 the use of hoisting equipment in Chapter 74 vocational technical education.
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PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Patricia A. Haddad 5th Bristol 1/18/2023
Jack Patrick Lewis 7th Middlesex 1/26/2023
Priscila S. Sousa 6th Middlesex 2/15/2023
Christopher Richard Flanagan 1st Barnstable 3/1/2023
Patrick Joseph Kearney 4th Plymouth 3/22/2023
Steven S. Howitt 4th Bristol 3/27/2023
Marcus S. Vaughn 9th Norfolk 4/12/2023
Natalie M. Blais 1st Franklin 4/15/2023
Carole A. Fiola 6th Bristol 6/12/2023
Marc R. Pacheco Third Bristol and Plymouth 7/14/2023
Joanne M. Comerford Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester 9/8/2023
Lindsay N. Sabadosa 1st Hampshire 9/11/2023
David T. Vieira 3rd Barnstable 9/13/2023
Steven George Xiarhos 5th Barnstable 9/13/2023
Jacob R. Oliveira Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester 10/2/2023

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1595 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2337
By Representative Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2337) of
Patricia A. Haddad and others relative to the use of hoisting equipment in vocational technical
education. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to the use of hoisting equipment in Chapter 74 vocational technical education.

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 53 of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition,
2 is hereby amended by adding a new subsection (h):
3 (h) Any public high school that operates hoisting equipment as part of a vocational
4 technical education program approved under chapter 74, shall be exempt from this section if the
5 school has met the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (e) and the supervising
6 instructor is on site at all times of operation and holds a license issued by the division of
7 occupational licensure under this section and is designated as the responsible person in charge of
8 hoisting equipment during that period of operation.