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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul McMurtry

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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 POST Commission.

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PETITION OF:

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to the POST Commission.

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 2 of Chapter 6E of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 official edition, is hereby amended by striking Section 2 in its entirety and adding in place thereof the following:

Section 2. (a) There shall be a Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission consisting of 11 members: 3 of whom shall be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a police chief, 1 of whom shall be a retired justice of the superior court and 1 of whom shall be a social worker appointed from a list of 5 nominations submitted by the National Association of Social Workers, Inc., Massachusetts chapter; 3 of whom shall be appointed by the attorney general, 1 of whom shall be a law enforcement officer below the rank of sergeant who is a labor union representative appointed from a list of 3 nominations submitted by the Chair of the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Policy Group, 1 of whom shall be a law enforcement officer appointed from a list of 5 nominations submitted by the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers, Inc. and 1 of whom shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in the commonwealth appointed from a list of 5 nominations submitted by the civil rights and social justice section council of the Massachusetts Bar Association; and 3 of whom shall be appointed jointly by the governor and attorney general, 1 of whom shall be appointed from a list of 5 nominations submitted by the Massachusetts commission against discrimination.; and 2 of whom shall be appointed by the Massachusetts District Attorney’s Association, 1 of whom shall be a sworn member of the Department of State Police who is appointed from a list of 2 nominations submitted by the President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts, and 1 of whom shall be a Juvenile Diversion Program professional appointed from a list of 2 nominations approved by a majority of the Board of the Massachusetts District Attorney’s Association.