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

Chapter 22C of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 13, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 13. Any uniformed member of the state police who has served for 1 year or more and against whom charges have been preferred shall be tried by a board to be appointed by the colonel or, at the request of the officer, may be tried by a board consisting of the colonel. Any person aggrieved by the finding of such a trial board may appeal the decision of the trial board under sections 41 to 45, inclusive of chapter 31. A uniformed officer of the state police who has been dismissed from the force after trial before such a trial board, or who resigns while charges to be tried by a trial board are pending against him, shall not be reinstated by the colonel.

This Bill having been returned by the Lieutenant-Governor, Acting Governor with her objections thereto in writing (see House 4834) has been passed by the House of Representatives, notwithstanding said objections, two-thirds of the House (117 yeas to 35 nays) having agreed to pass the same.

Senate, February 12, 2002.

Passed by the Senate, notwithstanding the objections of the Lieutenant-Governor, Acting Governor, two-thirds of the members present (32 yeas to 2 nays) having approved the same.