SENATE DOCKET, NO. 3113        FILED ON: 8/4/2025

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2582

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kelly A. Dooner and Lisa Field

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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:

 

Kelly A. Dooner

Third Bristol and Plymouth

 

Lisa Field

3rd Bristol

8/4/2025


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 3113        FILED ON: 8/4/2025

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2582

By Mrs. Dooner and Ms. Field of Taunton, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2582) of Kelly A. Dooner and Lisa Field (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. 1721 OF 2023-2024.]

 

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 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.