SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1223        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1752

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Brian A. Joyce

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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 eliminating the use of capital funds for operating and personnel expenses..

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1223        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1752

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1932 OF 2009-2010.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act eliminating the use of capital funds for operating and personnel expenses..

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 1 of chapter 16 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (e) and inserting in place thereof the following:-

(e) The commissioner shall terminate the usage of capital funds to pay for personnel and personnel-related costs, including payroll allocations for budgetary employees, fringe recovery and other charge-backs, within 5 years of the passage of this act.

                SECTION 2.  Section 1 of said chapter 16, as so appearing, is hereby further amend by inserting the following subsection:

(f) The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.