HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1141 FILED ON: 1/15/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2173
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Daniel Cahill
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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 timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Daniel Cahill | 10th Essex | 1/15/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1141 FILED ON: 1/15/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2173
By Mr. Cahill of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2173) of Daniel Cahill relative to the payment of police officers under certain public construction projects. Public Service. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2657 OF 2017-2018.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel.
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 39M of Chapter 30 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraph at the end thereof:-
“In order to ensure the timely and consistent payment for police details assigned to public works projects performed under this chapter, the project awarding authority shall assume direct responsibility for maintaining police detail records, receiving invoices from, and making direct payments to those entities providing such paid details. The cost of police details shall not be included as part of the bid submitted by any offerer responding to a bid solicitation conducted in accordance with this chapter. This paragraph shall be referenced or included as part of the bid documents for public works projects.”