SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all appointive boards and commissions in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts established by the Massachusetts general laws, including boards and commissions of a political subdivision of the state, if not otherwise provided by law, shall adopt policies and practices designed to increase the geographic representation on their boards and commissions.
(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, and pursuant to any established appointment procedures of individual boards or commissions in the commonwealth, geographic representation shall be considered in any subsequent appointments made after January 1, 2021, to any public boards and commissions in the commonwealth.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2021.
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