SENATE DOCKET, NO. 305        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 913

 

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 the state wildfire team.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Stephen M. Brewer

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 305        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 913

By Mr. Brewer, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 913) of Stephen M. Brewer for legislation relative to the state wildfire team.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 669 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 the state wildfire team.

 

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 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 52A1/2, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, the following section:-

Section 52A3/4. Any member of the State Wildfire Team who, in order to serve as a member of the State Wildfire Team, not exceeding 21 days in any one calendar year, leaves a position in the employ of the commonwealth or of any city or town in the commonwealth, other than a temporary position, and who shall give limited notice to his employer of the date of departure and the date of return for the purposes of serving as a member of the State Wildfire Team, and of the satisfactory completion of such service immediately thereafter, and who is still qualified to perform the duties of such position, shall be entitled to be restored to his previous, or a similar, position with the same status, pay and seniority, and such period of absence for said service shall be construed as an absence with leave and, within the discretion of the employer, said leave may be with or without pay.

Such absence for serving as a member of the State Wildfire Team shall not affect the employee’s right to receive normal vacation, sick leave, bonus, advancement and other advantages of his employment normally to be anticipated in his particular position.