HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 593        FILED ON: 1/25/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2629

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Shawn Dooley

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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 call and volunteer firefighters and EMTs.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/25/2021

Alyson M. Sullivan

7th Plymouth

2/26/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 593        FILED ON: 1/25/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2629

By Mr. Dooley of Norfolk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2629) of Shawn Dooley and Alyson M. Sullivan relative to call and volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2239 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 call and volunteer firefighters and EMTs.

 

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 111F of chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “fighter”, in line 16, the following words:- ;provided, however, that if the incapacitated firefighter is a call, volunteer, reserve or auxiliary firefighter, the amount payable by the city, town or district shall be equal to the annual entry level income for all occupations in the commonwealth on the date of the incapacity, as determined by the department of labor and workforce development.

SECTION 2. Section 111M of said chapter 41, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “personnel”, in line 15, the following words:- ;provided, however, that if the incapacitated emergency medical personnel is a call, volunteer, reserve or auxiliary emergency medical personnel, the amount payable by the city, town or district shall be equal to the annual entry level income for all occupations in the commonwealth on the date of the incapacity, as determined by the department of labor and workforce development.