SENATE DOCKET, NO. 986        FILED ON: 2/9/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1661

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

William N. Brownsberger

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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 civil service resident preference.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

 

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

4/1/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 986        FILED ON: 2/9/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1661

By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1661) of William N. Brownsberger and Michael J. Barrett for legislation relative to civil service resident preference.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1474 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 civil service resident preference.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 58 of Chapter 31 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the third paragraph, the following new sentence:-

“By a vote of the legislative body, a city or town shall consider an applicant as having resided in that city or town for one year immediately prior to the date of the examination, if the applicant so chooses if they have obtained a high school diploma from a school in that city or town or resided in that city or town when they received their high school diploma.”