Amendment ID: S2262-8

Amendment 8

Waiver of Charter Regulations

Messrs. Tarr and Montigny move to amend the bill by inserting, after Section__, the following new Section:-

“SECTION__.  Section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection:

(nn) The board shall promulgate regulations for implementation and enforcement of this section. The board shall also develop procedures and guidelines for the waiver of any regulations implementing this section; provided, that no waivers shall be issued except at the written request of the charter applicant or at the written request of the board itself, both of which shall only be for exceptional circumstances.  Said waiver must be accompanied by a written explanation of the reasons for the waiver, and may only be issued by a 2/3 vote of the board.”