AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE CITY OF BROCKTON
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 section 26B of chapter 111 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the city of Brockton may appoint a commissioner of public health who shall have control over the city’s health and human services department and who shall: (i) be the holder of a graduate degree in medicine, public health, public administration or a related field, with at least 2 years full-time administrative experience in the organization, management or delivery of public health or health care services; or (ii) have any equivalent combination of education and experience in health or health care.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, October 12, 2023.