SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1357 FILED ON: 2/16/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2125
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Walter F. Timilty
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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 creation of the Massachusetts Board of Public Safety Building Authority.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Walter F. Timilty | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth |
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Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 2/25/2021 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 4/26/2021 |
Marc R. Pacheco | First Plymouth and Bristol | 6/10/2021 |
Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 1/27/2022 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1357 FILED ON: 2/16/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2125
By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2125) of Walter F. Timilty and Lindsay N. Sabadosa for legislation to the create the Massachusetts Board of Public Safety Building Authority. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1917 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 creation of the Massachusetts Board of Public Safety Building Authority.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
The General Laws are hereby amended by inserting after chapter 40W the following chapter:-
CHAPTER 40X.
SECTION 1. (a) There shall be a body politic and corporate and a public instrumentality to be known as the Massachusetts Public Safety Building Authority, an independent public authority not subject to the supervision and control of any other executive office, department, commission, board, bureau, agency or political subdivision of the commonwealth except as specifically provided in any general or special law. The exercise by the authority of the powers conferred by this chapter shall be considered to be the performance of an essential public function.
(b) The authority shall consist of the state treasurer, who shall serve as chairperson, the secretary of administration and finance in coordination with the secretary of public safety, and 4 additional members appointed by the state treasurer, 2 of whom shall have practical experience in public safety facilities planning, school building construction, or architecture and public safety building design, and 2 of whom shall be persons in the field of public safety with demonstrated knowledge of Massachusetts public safety and other relevant federal and state public safety standards, each of whom shall serve a term of 2 years; but, a person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired term.