SENATE DOCKET, NO. 301        FILED ON: 1/28/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1750

 

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 line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

 

Steven G. Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

2/24/2021

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

3/1/2021

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

3/1/2021

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

3/1/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 301        FILED ON: 1/28/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1750

By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1750) of Michael O. Moore, Steven G. Xiarhos, Hannah Kane, Christopher Hendricks and others for legislation relative to line of duty death benefits for police officers employed by private colleges and universities.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1561 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 line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers.

 

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. Definitions

“Private college or private university”, under this act shall mean any campus or other property of an educational institution of higher learning within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, excluding any College or University under the control of the trustees of the University of Massachusetts.

“Special state police officer”, under this act shall mean any person employed on a full-time basis by a covered private college or private university as a special state police officer, who has been assigned to and has satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study approved by the municipal police training committee or its equivalent.

SECTION 2. Subsection (c) of section 100A of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is amended by inserting after the words “of Chapter 15A,”  the following words:-

employee of a private college or university holding special police officer powers.