HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3314 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2979
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Joseph F. Wagner
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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 passage of the accompanying:
An Act providing stability in police employment.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Joseph F. Wagner | 8th Hampden |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3314 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2979
By Mr. Wagner of Chicopee, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2979) of Joseph F. Wagner relative to the reemployment list for permanent police officers. Public Service. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 2634 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act providing stability in police employment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 40 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:-
Once a person on a reemployment list has been appointed as a permanent police officer in another department, that person shall not be eligible for placement on an eligible list for the position of police officer in the police department from which such person became separated, nor shall such person be eligible for transfer to such former department, for five years following such reemployment.
