HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2359        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2616

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to civil service preference for a certain firefighter in the town of Milton..

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, a son or daughter of Robert Byron, who was injured in the performance of his duty as a firefighter in the town of Milton, who passes the required written and physical examination for entrance to the firefighter service shall have his or her name certified for original appointment to the firefighter service before all other persons on the eligible list for appointment; but if more than 1 person is eligible pursuant to this act, the names of such persons shall be certified in order of their respective scores on the open competitive civil service examination for firefighter.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.