SENATE DOCKET, NO. 307        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1269

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Stephen M. Brewer

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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 relative to providing the next of kin of a state police officer killed in the line of duty with a flag during the memorial service..

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Stephen M. Brewer

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

Geraldo Alicea

6th Worcester


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 307        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1269

By Mr. Brewer, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1269) of Alicea, Garballey and Brewer for legislation to provide the next of kin of a state police officer killed in the line of duty with a flag during the memorial service [Joint Committee on Public Service].

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1013 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to providing the next of kin of a state police officer killed in the line of duty with a flag during the memorial service..

 

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 89 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after the last paragraph of this section the following:- 

If a member of the State Police is killed, or dies from injuries received, or dies as a natural and proximate result of undergoing a hazard peculiar to his employment, while in the performance of his duty, their next of kin will receive a flag of the commonwealth during the memorial service.