Bill H.735

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 769 FILED ON: 1/19/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 735

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

William M. Straus

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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 to provide funding of certain collective bargaining agreements.

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PETITION OF:

Name:	District/Address:	Date Added:
William M. Straus	10th Bristol	1/19/2011
John P. Fresolo	16th Worcester	2/1/2011

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 769 FILED ON: 1/19/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 735

By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 735) of William M. Straus and John P. Fresolo relative to requests for funding for certain public employee collective bargaining agreements. Public Service.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act to provide funding of certain collective bargaining agreements.

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. Chapter one hundred and fifty E of the Massachusetts General Laws, Section 7, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is further amended as follows:—

In paragraph (b) by deleting the first sentence and substituting the following sentence:—

(b) The employer, other than the state lottery commission, shall submit to the appropriate legislature body within thirty days after the date on which the agreement is executed by the parties, a request for an appropriation necessary to fund the cost items contained therein; provided, that if the General Court is not in session at that time, such request shall be submitted at the next session thereof.

SECTION 2. Said Chapter one hundred fifty E is further amended in Section 7, paragraph (c) by deleting the first sentence and substituting the following sentence:—