HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2028        FILED ON: 1/15/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3284

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James C. Arena-DeRosa

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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 public hiring preference for veterans, peace corps, americorps and commonwealth corps workers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

1/15/2025

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

2/10/2025


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2028        FILED ON: 1/15/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3284

By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3284) of James C. Arena-DeRosa and Samantha Montaño relative to public hiring preference for veterans, peace corps, americorps and commonwealth corps workers.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act relative to public hiring preference for veterans, peace corps, americorps and commonwealth corps workers.

 

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

Chapter 7 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 10 of chapter 238 of the acts of 2024, is hereby further amended by inserting after section 4T the following section:-

Section 4U. The human resources division shall establish a program for agency heads and department heads as defined in section 1 of chapter 29 that shall identify, recruit, hire, develop, promote and retain military veterans and alumni of: (i) the Peace Corps of the United States; (ii) AmeriCorps; and (iii) commonwealth student corps established under chapter 192 of the acts of 2007 in non-civil service public hiring practices. The human resources division shall provide agency heads or department heads with a certificate confirming a person is a military veterans or an alumnus of the Peace Corps of the United States, AmeriCorps and commonwealth student corps.