SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1858        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1711

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Richard J. Ross

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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 transparency in government with regard to consultant expenses.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

Viriato M. deMacedo

Plymouth and Barnstable


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1858        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1711

By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1711) of Richard J. Ross, Carolyn C. Dykema, James B. Eldridge, Angelo M. Scaccia and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to transparency in government with regard to consultant expenses.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to transparency in government with regard to consultant 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 14C of chapter 7, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following section:-

(i) The secretary shall list the salaries of all experts, technical consultants and other assistants in executive offices, as defined in section 7 of chapter 6a, in the category “Employee Payroll”. The salary shall be listed under the expert, technical consultant or other assistant’s name, and not under the vendor’s name.

Section 2. Section 7 of chapter 6A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following section:-

The salaries of experts, technical consultants and other assistants shall not be paid out of the executive office’s operating budget. All expenses must be funded by a separate line-item, as defined in section 1 of chapter 29.