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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patrick M. O'Connor

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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 raising the entrance age of police officers.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 343        FILED ON: 1/12/2025

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1712 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 relative to raising the entrance age of police officers.

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

Section 58A of chapter 31 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4 the words “position of firefighter or police officer if such person has reached his thirty-second birthday on the date of the entrance examination” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , position of firefighter if such person has reached his thirty-second birthday and police officer if such person has reached his fortieth birthday on the date of the entrance examination.