MA H3753

Bill

Regarding preference for Boston high school graduates for the position of police officer in the city of Boston

Introduced
05/10/2021

In Committee
05/10/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to preference for Boston high school graduates for the position of police officer in the city of Boston. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill establishes a preference for Boston high school graduates in the hiring of police officers in the city of Boston. Specifically, it requires that the names of Boston high school graduates be placed on the eligible list for police officer positions in the city of Boston ahead of other applicants, except for disabled veterans, veterans, and widows/widowed mothers of veterans killed in action or died from a service-related disability. The bill also maintains the Boston Police Commissioner's authority to appoint individuals to the police force from the cadet program without certification from the eligible list, and continues to give preference to individuals who have resided in Boston for at least 3 years prior to the civil service examination.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Brandy Fluker Oakley (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4960 (on 07/05/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3753

(25 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3753
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3753.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
H2736	Relative to correct inequities regarding the retirement of state-employed and special authority-employed police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	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
H3221	Designating the Boston cream pie cupcake as the official cupcake of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5334	Similar To
H3395	Providing for a study to be conducted on the cost feasibility of implementing a ferry service to Long Island in Boston Harbor	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
H3914	Designating a certain playground on the Esplanade in the city of Boston as the Gronk Playground	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 109 of the Acts of 2022	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
H4111	Authorizing the city of Boston to establish an alternative superannuation retirement benefit program	Accompanied H19	Similar To
H4960	Public service matters	No further action taken	Replaced by
H847	Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long and Moon Islands	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
H865	Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	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
S1739	Relative to residency	No further action taken	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
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
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
S2876	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Rowley	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 292 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S33	Directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Daryle Lamonica	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
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

H2736

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

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

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

H3221

Designating the Boston cream pie cupcake as the official cupcake of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H5334

Similar To

H3395

Providing for a study to be conducted on the cost feasibility of implementing a ferry service to Long Island in Boston Harbor

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

H3914

Designating a certain playground on the Esplanade in the city of Boston as the Gronk Playground

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 109 of the Acts of 2022

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

H4111

Authorizing the city of Boston to establish an alternative superannuation retirement benefit program

Accompanied H19

Similar To

H4960

Public service matters

No further action taken

Replaced by

H847

Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long and Moon Islands

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

Similar To

H865

Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

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

S1739

Relative to residency

No further action taken

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

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

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

S2876

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

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 292 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S33

Directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Daryle Lamonica

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

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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