MA S1754

Bill

Relative to completing police reform by providing equity to state-employed and special authority law enforcement officers in the Commonwealth

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to complete police reform by providing equity to state-employed and special authority law enforcement officers in the Commonwealth. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill aims to provide equity to state-employed and special authority law enforcement officers in the Commonwealth. The key provisions include: 1. Defining "police officer" to include officers appointed by the University of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, Massachusetts Port Authority, and campuses of state universities and community colleges. 2. Amending the retirement laws to include these additional categories of law enforcement officers, allowing them to be eligible for the same retirement benefits as other police officers in the state. 3. Establishing a retirement incentive program for University of Massachusetts police, environmental police, Massachusetts Port Authority police, and campus police of state universities and community colleges, allowing them to receive a combination of additional years of creditable service and age upon retirement. Overall, this bill seeks to extend the same rights and benefits to a broader range of state-employed and special authority law enforcement officers, promoting equity within the law enforcement community in the Commonwealth.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Mike Moore (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2679 (on 02/10/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1754

(23 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1754
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1754.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2714	Allowing the town of Wakefield to employ retired police officers as special police officers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H2765	Relative to injured and incapacitated state-employed police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2786	Providing for a fair and equitable group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses	No further action taken	Similar To
H2806	Relative to the retirement of University of Massachusetts police	No further action taken	Similar To
H3754	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Arlington	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3911	Exempting all police officers in the town of Palmer police department from the provisions of civil service law	No further action taken	Similar To
H3971	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4838	Similar To
H4838	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 121 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S1610	Providing mental wellness training for police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1618	Relative to public safety on private college and university campuses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1707	Relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1716	Relative to retirement boards	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1744	Relative to the active service buy-back program for firefighters and police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1750	Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1751	Granting a certain classification and early retirement creditable service to trial court chief probation officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1753	Relative to the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1756	Relative to pensions for children of public safety officers killed in the line of duty	Accompanied a study order, see S2771	Similar To
S1792	Relative to correct inequities regarding the retirement of state-employed and special authority-employed police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2398	Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2425	Relative to retirement benefits for veterans	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2479	Authorizing the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S2679	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 matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S34	To allow the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers	Reprinted as amended, see S2479	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2714

Allowing the town of Wakefield to employ retired police officers as special police officers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H2765

Relative to injured and incapacitated state-employed police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2786

Providing for a fair and equitable group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses

No further action taken

Similar To

H2806

Relative to the retirement of University of Massachusetts police

No further action taken

Similar To

H3754

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

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3911

Exempting all police officers in the town of Palmer police department from the provisions of civil service law

No further action taken

Similar To

H3971

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4838

Similar To

H4838

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 121 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S1610

Providing mental wellness training for police officers

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

Similar To

S1618

Relative to public safety on private college and university campuses

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

Similar To

S1707

Relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1716

Relative to retirement boards

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1744

Relative to the active service buy-back program for firefighters and police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1750

Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1751

Granting a certain classification and early retirement creditable service to trial court chief probation officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1753

Relative to the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1756

Relative to pensions for children of public safety officers killed in the line of duty

Accompanied a study order, see S2771

Similar To

S1792

Relative to correct inequities regarding the retirement of state-employed and special authority-employed police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S2398

Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters

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

Similar To

S2425

Relative to retirement benefits for veterans

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

Similar To

S2479

Authorizing the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S2679

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 matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S34

To allow the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers

Reprinted as amended, see S2479

Similar To

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