SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1446        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1721

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Marc R. Pacheco

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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 exempting certain positions in the city of Taunton from civil service status.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Marc R. Pacheco

Third Bristol and Plymouth

Norman J. Orrall

12th Bristol

Carol A. Doherty

3rd Bristol

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1446        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1721

By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1721) of Marc R. Pacheco, Norman J. Orrall, Carol A. Doherty and Patricia A. Haddad (with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to exempt certain positions in the city of Taunton from civil service status.  Public Service.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 3001 OF 2021-2022.]

 

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 exempting certain positions in the city of Taunton from civil service status.

 

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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all cafeteria positions in the school department in the city of Taunton, including, but not limited to, senior cook, cook, helper, cashier, satellite lunch room supervisor, head start cook/supervisor, production manager and head cashier, shall be exempt from chapter 31 of the General Laws.

SECTION 2. The school department of the city of Taunton shall report on the hiring procedures, including required level of experience, for cafeteria positions, including, but not limited to, senior cook, cook, helper, cashier, satellite lunch room supervisor, head start cook/supervisor, production manager and head cashier, in the city to the joint committee on public service not more than 1 year from the effective date of this act.

SECTION 3. Section 1 shall apply to employees in the cafeteria positions subject to said section 1 who were hired on July 1, 2019 and thereafter.

SECTION 4. Section 2 shall take effect upon its passage.