Consolidated Amendment "A" to H4167
Consolidated Amendment
Fiscal Note: $62,909,996
Amendments: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 42, 43, 46, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61
Mr. Michlewitz of Boston and others move to amend the bill in section 2, in item 1599-2302, by striking out, in line 24, the figure “$10,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $12,000,000.
And moves to further amend the bill in said section 2 by striking out item 1599-4449 in its entirety.
And moves to further amend the bill, in section 2A, in item 1599-0514, by striking out, in line 95, the word “new”.
And moves to further amend the bill, in said section 2A, in said item 1599-0514, by striking out, in line 104, the words “including, but not limited to, shelter, food and other services”, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- delineated by municipality, including, but not limited to, shelter, food, education and other services.
And moves to further amends the bill in section 2A by inserting after item 1599-2301 the following item:-
1599-4449 For a reserve to meet the costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by the collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Higher Education and the Massachusetts Community College Council…………...…$26,233,522
And moves to further amend the bill in section 2A, by inserting after item 4400-1031 the following item:-
4400-1032 For supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for persons that satisfy all eligibility requirements of the program except requirements related to immigration status; provided, that to be eligible for benefits under this item individuals shall reside in the commonwealth under the color of law or are humanitarian paroles, as defined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection………………………………………………………………………$6,000,000
And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the following section:-
SECTION 4A. Section 17 of chapter 37 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
The sheriffs of the counties of Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk and the former counties of Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and Worcester shall each receive a salary of $195,000.
And moves to further amend the bill, in section 71, by striking out, in line 745, the figure “32A”, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 23A.
And moves to further amend the bill, in section 72, by striking out, in line 750, the figure “$10,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $12,000,000.
And moves to further amend the bill, in section 74, by striking out, in line 758, the figure “$258,002,361” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $311,912,357.
And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after section 74 the following 2 sections:-
SECTION 74A. Item 4000-0300 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “inclusion for children” the following words:- ; provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the establishment of a career pathway program to support certified nurses’ aides, home health aides, homemakers and other entry-level workers in long-term care facilities to become licensed practical nurses.
SECTION 74B. Said item 4000-0300 of said section 2 of said chapter 28 is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$141,994,304” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $142,994,304.
And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after section 76 the following 7 sections:-
SECTION 76A Notwithstanding section 28 of chapter 53 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the state primary in 2024 shall be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.
SECTION 76B. Notwithstanding section 3 of chapter 53 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, a person whose name is not printed on the September 3, 2024 state primary ballot as a candidate for an office, but who receives sufficient votes to nominate the person for the office, shall file in the office of the state secretary a written acceptance of the nomination and a receipt from the state ethics commission verifying that a statement of financial interest has been filed pursuant to chapter 268B of the General Laws not later than 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 5, 2024.
SECTION 76C. Notwithstanding sections 11, 13 and 53A of chapter 53 of the General Laws and section 5 of chapter 55B of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, objections to and withdrawals from nominations made at the September 3, 2024 state primary shall be filed with the state secretary not later than 12:00 P.M. on Friday, September 6, 2024.
SECTION 76D. Notwithstanding section 14 of chapter 53 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, any vacancies from the September 3, 2024 state primary caused by death, withdrawal or ineligibility under section 76C shall be filled by an executive committee, determined by the state party committee of the same political party who made the original nomination.
SECTION 76E. Notwithstanding section 15 of chapter 53 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, when a nomination is made to fill a vacancy caused by the death, withdrawal or ineligibility of a candidate from the September 3, 2024 state primary, the certificate of nomination shall be on a form prescribed by the state secretary, signed by the executive committee appointed by the state committee of the same political party as provided for in section 76D and filed with the state secretary not later than 5:00 P.M. on Monday, September 9, 2024.
SECTION 76F. Notwithstanding section 135 of chapter 54 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, a petition for a recount of the September 3, 2024 state primary shall be filed with the appropriate local election officials not later than 5:00 P.M. on Friday, September 6, 2024 and all recounts shall be completed and notice of the results shall be sent to the state secretary not later than 5:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 14, 2024.
Petitions for districtwide and statewide recounts of the September 3, 2024 state primary shall be submitted to the appropriate local election officials for certification not later than 12:00 P.M. on Friday, September 6, 2024 and local election officials shall complete certification not later than 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Thereafter, certified petitions shall be filed with the secretary of state not later than 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. If the state secretary determines that the contest is eligible for a statewide or districtwide recount, the state secretary shall notify the local election officials who shall complete the recount and shall notify the state secretary of the results of the recount not later than 5:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 14, 2024.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 135 of chapter 54 of the General Laws, a board of registrars must only provide 2 days’ notice of the date, time and location of the recount to each candidate for the office for which the recount has been petitioned. Electronic notice shall be sufficient.
SECTION 76G. Notwithstanding sections 8 to 10, inclusive, of chapter 55B of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the state ballot law commission shall notify candidates of any objections filed to nominations at the September 3, 2024 state primary not later than 5:00 P.M. on Friday, September 6, 2024. Notice of the commission hearings shall be given by telephone and electronic mail. Hearings on objections shall be held on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 and decisions shall be rendered not later than 5:00 P.M. on Monday, September 16, 2024.
And moves to further amend the bill by inserting after section 80 the following 2 sections:-
SECTION 80A. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, local election officials shall transmit absentee ballots to voters covered under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. section 20302 et seq., whose applications were received at least 45 days before the November 5, 2024 state election, not later than Saturday, September 21, 2024.
SECTION 80B. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the state secretary may add or change any dates relating to the nominations made at the September 3, 2024 state primary that the state secretary considers necessary for the orderly administration of the November 5, 2024 state election by providing notice of the change to the state parties and any affected person, by filing notice with the state secretary’s rules and regulations division, by posting on the state secretary’s website and by whatever other means the state secretary considers appropriate.
And moves to further amend the bill, in section 91, by striking out the word “NAGE”, in line 1053, and inserting in place thereof the following word:- NCEU.
And moves to further amend the bill, in said section 91, by striking out the words “and (89) the agreement between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Coalition of Public Safety, Unit 5”, in lines 1066 to 1068, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following words:-
(89) the agreement between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Coalition of Public Safety, Unit 5;
(90) the agreement between the board of higher education and the Massachusetts Teachers Association/National Education Association Associated Professional Administrators, Unit APA;
(91) the agreement between the board of higher education and the Massachusetts Teachers’ Association/National Education State College Faculty, Unit MSC; and
(92) the agreement between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the New England Police Benevolent Association, Inc., Unit 4A.