SENATE DOCKET, NO. 25        FILED ON: 1/9/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1426

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jason M. Lewis

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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 collective bargaining rights for employees of the committee for public counsel services.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Sonia Chang-Diaz

Second Suffolk

 

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

1/10/2017

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

1/12/2017

Michael J. Rodrigues

First Bristol and Plymouth

2/2/2017

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

1/19/2017

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

1/19/2017

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/19/2017

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

1/23/2017

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/23/2017

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/24/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

1/24/2017

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

1/25/2017

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

1/25/2017

Carmine L. Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/26/2017

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/26/2017

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/30/2017

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

2/2/2017

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

1/30/2017

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

1/30/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/30/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/30/2017

Kenneth J. Donnelly

Fourth Middlesex

1/31/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

2/1/2017

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2017

Jennifer L. Flanagan

Worcester and Middlesex

2/1/2017

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

2/2/2017

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

2/2/2017

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

2/2/2017

Russell E. Holmes

6th Suffolk

2/2/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/2/2017

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

2/2/2017

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Joseph A. Boncore

First Suffolk and Middlesex

2/3/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

2/3/2017

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/3/2017

Eileen M. Donoghue

First Middlesex

2/3/2017

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/3/2017

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

2/3/2017

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

2/3/2017

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

2/3/2017

Linda Dorcena Forry

First Suffolk

2/3/2017

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

2/3/2017

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

2/3/2017

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/3/2017

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/13/2017

Adam G. Hinds

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

2/15/2017

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

4/24/2017

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

4/24/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 25        FILED ON: 1/9/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1426

By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1426) of Jason M. Lewis, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Jay R. Kaufman, Daniel J. Ryan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to collective bargaining rights for employees of CPCS.  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 the collective bargaining rights for employees of the committee for public counsel services.

 

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 1 of chapter 150E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding to the end of the seventh paragraph, titled "Employer" or "public employer", the following sentence:- In the case of employees of the committee for public counsel services, employer shall mean the committee for public counsel services or its designee.

Section 2. Section 7 of chapter 150E of the General Laws as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition is hereby amended by striking the word "or" before the word “commission” and inserting after the word “commission” in line 15 the following words:- or the committee for public counsel services.

Section 3. Section 7 of chapter 150E of the General Laws as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition is hereby amended by striking the word "and" before the words “the state lottery commission” and inserting after the word “commission” in line 32 the following words:- and committee for public counsel services.