MA S972

Bill

MA S972

Providing for the improvement of required standards of Clerk Magistrates

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide for the improvement of required standards of Clerk Magistrates. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve the required standards for Clerk Magistrates in Massachusetts. It establishes a new educational requirement that all Clerk Magistrates appointed after the implementation of the act must have a graduate law degree from an accredited law school. Additionally, the bill encourages current Clerk Magistrates without a law degree to earn one within seven years, offering a 10% upward incentive bonus if they do so. The bill also requires all Clerk Magistrates to receive additional and regular update training as specified by regulations to be created by the Attorney General in conjunction with the relevant supervising justices.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Jason Lewis (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2496 (on 02/03/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S972

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S972
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S972.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1366	Relative to transparency in clerk magistrate hearings	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1694	Relative to nondiscrimination training in the workplace	Hearing rescheduled to 06/25/2019 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-1	Similar To
H2022	Relative to jet ski safety	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2290	Relative to firefighter training	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2958	To regulate the training and supervision of snowmobiles	Accompanied a study order, see H4772	Similar To
H475	Requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation	Accompanied a new draft, see H4292	Similar To
S1088	Expanding the community college training incentive program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1288	Supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1307	Resolve establishing a sexual assault counselor certification task force	Accompanied a new draft, see S2692	Similar To
S1310	Relative to smoking cessation agents	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1383	Relative to requirements for public safety departments	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2496	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1366

Relative to transparency in clerk magistrate hearings

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1694

Relative to nondiscrimination training in the workplace

Hearing rescheduled to 06/25/2019 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-1

Similar To

H2022

Relative to jet ski safety

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2290

Relative to firefighter training

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2958

To regulate the training and supervision of snowmobiles

Accompanied a study order, see H4772

Similar To

H475

Requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation

Accompanied a new draft, see H4292

Similar To

S1088

Expanding the community college training incentive program

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1288

Supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S1307

Resolve establishing a sexual assault counselor certification task force

Accompanied a new draft, see S2692

Similar To

S1310

Relative to smoking cessation agents

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S1383

Relative to requirements for public safety departments

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2496

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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