SENATE DOCKET, NO. 935        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 977

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Anne M. Gobi

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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 providing for the protection of emergency responders from dismissal.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

Jennifer L. Flanagan

Worcester and Middlesex

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 935        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 977

By Ms. Gobi, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 977) of Anne M. Gobi, Gailanne M. Cariddi, Sal N. DiDomenico, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation to prohibit disciplinary actions by employers on employees serving as volunteer emergency responders.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1726 OF 2013-2014.]

 

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 providing for the protection of emergency responders from dismissal.

 

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 177B of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “ambulance department” each time it appears, the following words:- or emergency responders.

SECTION 2. The first paragraph of said section 177B of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “his” the following words:- work at an emergency shelter.

SECTION 3. Said section 177B of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “emergency medical technician”, the following words:-or emergency responder.