SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1395 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1460
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce E. Tarr
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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 promoting staffing efficiency and uniformity at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex |
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Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/24/2019 |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | 1/24/2019 |
Viriato M. deMacedo | Plymouth and Barnstable | 1/31/2019 |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
James M. Murphy | 4th Norfolk | 1/31/2019 |
Donald F. Humason, Jr. | Second Hampden and Hampshire | 1/31/2019 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden | 1/31/2019 |
Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
John C. Velis | 4th Hampden | 1/31/2019 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 2/1/2019 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 2/1/2019 |
Bruce J. Ayers | 1st Norfolk | 2/1/2019 |
Bud L. Williams | 11th Hampden | 2/1/2019 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1395 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1460
By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1460) of Bruce E. Tarr, Timothy R. Whelan, Randy Hunt, Viriato M. deMacedo and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to promoting staffing efficiency and uniformity at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
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 promoting staffing efficiency and uniformity at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital.
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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary there shall be a Staffing Study to Promote Efficiency and Uniformity at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital.
The Department of Correction, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association, shall undertake a study to determine the appropriate staffing levels and appropriate funding levels at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital so that the Department of Correction would solely staff the facility relative to inpatient overnight services.
The study shall look at appropriate staffing at existing facility and include a staffing plan for the new Shattuck Hospital.
The study shall develop a staffing plan that would provide for the staffing of the Shattuck Hospital to be solely personnel from the Department of Correction and no longer require employees of county corrections to provide security at the facility. The study shall include but not be limited to establishing the staffing needs to staff the facility and appropriate funding. A report and recommendation shall be filed with the Senate Ways and Means, House Ways and Means, the clerks of the house and senate, and the Executive Office of Administration and Finance within three months of the passage of this legislation.