SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1409 FILED ON: 1/21/2011 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1629 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Bruce E. Tarr _______________ 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 controlling fixed costs of state government. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Bruce E. Tarr |
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| Paul Adams | 17th Essex | Richard T. Moore |
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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1409 FILED ON: 1/21/2011 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1629 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1629) of Bruce E. Tarr, Paul Adams and Richard T. Moore for legislation to control fixed costs of state government. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act controlling fixed costs of state government.
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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the human resources division shall institute a hiring freeze on all executive branch appointments. State agencies may petition the human resource division for approval to rehire not more than ten percent of positions that become open through attrition during the hiring freeze. The hiring freeze shall remain in effect until the size of the executive branch workforce returns to 2004 levels. SECTION 2. This act will take effect on July 1, 2011. |
