MA S1078

Bill

MA S1078

Providing for the improvement of required standards of Clerk Magistrates

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 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 proposes that all newly appointed Clerk Magistrates must have a graduate law degree from an accredited law school. The bill also encourages current Clerk Magistrates without a law degree to earn one within seven years, offering a 10% upward bonus incentive for doing so. Additionally, the bill requires all Clerk Magistrates, both new and current, to undergo additional and regular training as specified by regulations 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 S2665 (on 02/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1078

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1078
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1078.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1474	Relative to transparency in clerk magistrate hearings	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H543	To promote social-emotional learning	No further action taken	Similar To
H610	Requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation	No further action taken	Similar To
S1490	Relative to smoking cessation agents	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S1603	Requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Accompanied a study order, see S2766	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
S1909	Relative to a social equity training and technical assistance fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	Similar To
S2042	Providing training for boards and commissions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2409	Relative to reimbursement for annual training for armed forces members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2494	Relative to the training, assessment, and assignment of qualified school interpreters in educational settings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2665	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1474

Relative to transparency in clerk magistrate hearings

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H543

To promote social-emotional learning

No further action taken

Similar To

H610

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

No further action taken

Similar To

S1490

Relative to smoking cessation agents

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S1603

Requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence

Accompanied a study order, see S2766

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

S1909

Relative to a social equity training and technical assistance fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2743

Similar To

S2042

Providing training for boards and commissions

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

Similar To

S2409

Relative to reimbursement for annual training for armed forces members

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

Similar To

S2494

Relative to the training, assessment, and assignment of qualified school interpreters in educational settings

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

Similar To

S2665

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

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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