SENATE DOCKET, NO. 788 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 183
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jennifer L. Flanagan
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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 to enable municipal and regional planning agency employees to fully participate in gaming policy advisory committees.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Jennifer L. Flanagan | Worcester and Middlesex |
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Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 2/3/2017 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
Carole A. Fiola | 6th Bristol | 2/3/2017 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 2/3/2017 |
Solomon Goldstein-Rose | 3rd Hampshire | 2/3/2017 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 788 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 183
By Ms. Flanagan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 183) of Jennifer L. Flanagan, Kimberly N. Ferguson, Jason M. Lewis, Carole A. Fiola and other members of the General Court for legislation to enable municipal and regional planning agency employees to fully participate in gaming policy advisory committees. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act to enable municipal and regional planning agency employees to fully participate in gaming policy advisory 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 1. Section 68 of chapter 23K of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end the following paragraph:
(f) A municipal employee serving as a member of an advisory committee or subcommittee created by this section shall not violate section 4 of Chapter 268A by expressing the views of his employing municipality or regional planning agency during committee or subcommittee meetings or by receiving his usual compensation as a municipal employee or by performing the usual duties of his municipal employment, including acting as an agent or attorney for the municipality or regional planning agency, in relation to particular matters in which he participated or which are, or in the prior year have been a subject of his official responsibility as a member of the advisory committee or subcommittee or which are pending before the advisory committee or subcommittee.