HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2927        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2429

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Edward F. Coppinger

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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 critical incident intervention by emergency service providers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Edward F. Coppinger

10th Suffolk

2/18/2021

Larry Calderone

Boston Police Patrolmen's Association, Inc. 9-11 Shetland Street Boston, MA 02119

2/18/2021

Donald Caisey

Boston Police Detective Benevolent Society 434 Hyde Park Avenue Roslindale, MA

2/18/2021

John E. Nelson

Mass Coalition of Police PO Box 768, Millbury, MA 01527

2/18/2021

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

2/26/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2927        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2429

By Mr. Coppinger of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2429) of Edward F. Coppinger and others relative to providing critical incident intervention services for emergency service providers.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2036 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to critical incident intervention by emergency service providers.

 

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to provide forthwith critical incident intervention services for emergency service providers, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
 

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: Chapter 233, Section 20N(a) of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the definition “Emergency Service Provider” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:- “Emergency service provider”, an active or retired law enforcement officer, police officer, state police trooper, sheriff or deputy sheriff, firefighter, state or municipal police criminalist, crime scene personnel, police dispatcher or 911 operator, or emergency medical personnel.