SENATE DOCKET, NO. 271        FILED ON: 1/27/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1748

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael O. Moore

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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 the health and welfare of the University of Massachusetts police.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 271        FILED ON: 1/27/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1748

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1564 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 the health and welfare of the University of Massachusetts police.

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 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of ''Offense-based tracking number'' the following definition:-

“Sixty-second, “police officer”, “policeman”, or “permanent member of any police force”, shall include without limitation, any police officer appointed by the University of Massachusetts.

SECTION 2. Section 94 of chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority” the following words:- or of the University of Massachusetts police department.

SECTION 3. The first paragraph of section 111F of chapter 41, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the fourth sentence and following sentence:- The provisions of this section shall apply in all aspects to any University of Massachusetts police officer.