SENATE DOCKET, NO. 412 FILED ON: 1/16/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1014
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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: |
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Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex |
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Shawn Dooley | 9th Norfolk | 1/30/2017 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 2/1/2017 |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 2/1/2017 |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden | 2/1/2017 |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | 2/3/2017 |
Paul W. Mark | 2nd Berkshire | 2/3/2017 |
Harold P. Naughton, Jr. | 12th Worcester | 2/3/2017 |
Thomas J. Calter | 12th Plymouth | 2/3/2017 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 412 FILED ON: 1/16/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1014
By Ms. Gobi, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1014) of Anne M. Gobi, Shawn Dooley, Todd M. Smola, Colleen M. Garry 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 SENATE, NO. 977 OF 2015-2016.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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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 2014 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 striking the words "capacity as a volunteer member of a fire department or ambulance department" in lines 5 and 6 and inserting in place thereof the following words:- "work at an emergency shelter, or his capacity as a volunteer member of a fire department or ambulance department."
SECTION 3. Said section 177B of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph 2 by inserting after the word “emergency medical technician”, the following words:- "or emergency responder".