MA S1561

Bill

Relative to line of duty death benefits for police officers employed by private colleges and universities

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 relative to line of duty death benefits for police officers employed by private colleges and universities. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill aims to extend line of duty death benefits to police officers employed by private colleges and universities in Massachusetts. The bill defines "private college or private university" as any campus or property of a higher education institution in the state, excluding those under the control of the University of Massachusetts. It also defines "special state police officer" as a full-time employee of a covered private college or university who has completed a prescribed course of study approved by the municipal police training committee or its equivalent. The bill amends existing law to include these special police officers as eligible for line of duty death benefits.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (63)

Bruce Ayers (D), Jennifer Benson (D), Donnie Berthiaume (R), David Biele (D), Michael Brady (D), Paul Brodeur (D), Pete Capano (D), William Crocker (R), Mark Cusack (D), Julian Cyr (D), Angelo D'Emilia (R), Marjorie Decker (D), David DeCoste (R), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Shawn Dooley (R), Carolyn Dykema (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Paul Feeney (D), Kim Ferguson (R), Carole Fiola (D), Sean Garballey (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Anne Gobi (D), Carlos González (D), Ken Gordon (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Kevin Honan (D), Brad Jones (R), Louis Kafka (D), Hannah Kane (R), Patrick Kearney (D), Kathy LaNatra (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Liz Miranda (D), Mike Moore (D), Dave Muradian (R), Matt Muratore (R), Brian Murray (D), Harold Naughton (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Patrick O'Connor (R), Angelo Puppolo (D), Becca Rausch (D), Dave Robertson (D), Danny Ryan (D), Alan Silvia (D), Mike Soter (R), Bruce Tarr (R), Paul Tucker (D), Steve Ultrino (D), John Velis (D), Dave Vieira (R), Tom Walsh (D), Timothy Whelan (R), Susannah Whipps (I), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2545 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1561

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1561
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1561.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1333	Establishing penalties for the filing of false reports against police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1335	Relative to the penalty for resisting a police officer	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2076	Resolve providing for a “Special Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training” to study and make recommendations concerning the implementation of a Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) system	Accompanied H2146	Similar To
H2230	Relative to benefits for Bridgewater State University police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2314	Relative to public safety employee death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2317	Providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees	Accompanied S1554	Similar To
H3262	Relative to witness fees for retired police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3823	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Avon to serve as special police officers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H3824	Authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4022	Similar To
H396	Relative to school resource officers	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H4006	Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	Similar To
H4242	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Plymouth	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 98 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4273	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Weston	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S1508	To provide certain retirement benefits and medical benefits to the widow and children of Everett Firefighter Thaddeus M Baxter, Jr.	New draft substituted, see S2332	Similar To
S1596	Relative to line of duty death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S2200	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton	Accompanied a new draft, see S2240	Similar To
S2240	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2293	Relative to special police officers in the town of West Bridgewater	Accompanied a new draft, see S2361	Similar To
S2332	Authorizing the city of Everett to provide certain death, retirement and medical benefits to the widow and children of deceased firefighter Thaddeus M Baxter, Jr.	Enacted and laid before the Governor	Similar To
S2545	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service issues	Reported (in part) by S1477	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1333

Establishing penalties for the filing of false reports against police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1335

Relative to the penalty for resisting a police officer

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H2076

Resolve providing for a “Special Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training” to study and make recommendations concerning the implementation of a Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) system

Accompanied H2146

Similar To

H2230

Relative to benefits for Bridgewater State University police officers

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

Similar To

H2314

Relative to public safety employee death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2317

Providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees

Accompanied S1554

Similar To

H3262

Relative to witness fees for retired police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H3823

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Avon to serve as special police officers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H3824

Authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4022

Similar To

H396

Relative to school resource officers

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H4006

Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H5031

Similar To

H4242

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Plymouth

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 98 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4273

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Weston

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S1508

To provide certain retirement benefits and medical benefits to the widow and children of Everett Firefighter Thaddeus M Baxter, Jr.

New draft substituted, see S2332

Similar To

S1596

Relative to line of duty death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S2200

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton

Accompanied a new draft, see S2240

Similar To

S2240

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2293

Relative to special police officers in the town of West Bridgewater

Accompanied a new draft, see S2361

Similar To

S2332

Authorizing the city of Everett to provide certain death, retirement and medical benefits to the widow and children of deceased firefighter Thaddeus M Baxter, Jr.

Enacted and laid before the Governor

Similar To

S2545

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service issues

Reported (in part) by S1477

Replaced by

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