HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2387        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2540

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Dylan Fernandes

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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 fair worker representation on joint purchasing group committees.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Dylan Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

1/19/2017

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

 

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

 

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

 

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

 

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

 

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

 

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

 

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

 

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

 

Brian Murray

10th Worcester

 

Juana B. Matias

16th Essex

 

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

 

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

 

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2387        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2540

By Mr. Fernandes of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2540) of Dylan Fernandes and others relative to joint purchasing group committee membership.  Public Service.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to fair worker representation on joint purchasing group committees.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 12 of Chapter 32B of the General Law, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of paragraph 2 the following:- Should a governmental agency enter into a trust or joint purchase agreement, a board and steering committee shall be established, including members of the appropriate public authorities, a minimum of one quarter (25%) of the members shall come from labor representatives elected from a list of representatives nominated by the collective bargaining units and a retiree from one of the governmental units appointed by the Retired State, County and Municipal Association of Massachusetts. All members will be considered voting members.