SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1313        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2279

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Nick Collins

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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 structure of the Fiscal Management and Control Board.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1313        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2279

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 structure of the Fiscal Management and Control Board.

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

Subsection (b) of section 200 of chapter 46 of the acts of 2015 is hereby amended by striking out the first 2 sentences and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:

(b) The control board shall consist of 7 members: 6 persons to be appointed by the governor, 3 of whom shall be members of the board, 1 of whom shall have experience in transportation finance, 1 of whom shall have experience in mass transit operation and 1 of whom shall be a municipal official representing a city or town located in the area constituting the authority, as defined in section 1 of chapter 161A; and 1 person to be appointed by the mayor of the city of Boston. Each member shall serve for the entire time that the control board exists unless removed with or without cause by the governor, except in the case of the member appointed by the mayor of the city of Boston, who shall serve for the entire time that the control board exists unless removed with or without cause by the mayor of the city of Boston.