SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1391        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1599

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James T. Welch

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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 victim witness advocate retirement classification.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

James T. Welch

Hampden

 

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/31/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/1/2019

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

2/4/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1391        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1599

By Mr. Welch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1599) of James T. Welch, Todd M. Smola, David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and Daniel J. Hunt for legislation relative to victim witness advocate retirement classification.  Public Service.

 

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 victim witness advocate retirement classification.

 

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: Group 2 of paragraph (g) of subdivision (2) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 139 of the acts of 2012, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “employees of the trial court of the commonwealth who hold the position of chief probation officer, assistant chief probation officer, probation officer in charge or probation officer, chief court officer, assistant chief court officer or court officer” the following words:- employees holding the title of victim witness advocate as defined by section 1 of chapter 258B who have been employed in such capacity for ten years or more;