MA S2479

Bill

MA S2479

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

Introduced
06/17/2021

In Committee
06/21/2021

Crossed Over
09/16/2021

Passed
09/20/2021

Dead

Signed/Enacted/Adopted
09/22/2021

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

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

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers to perform police details or other duties. The special police officers would have the same powers as regular Gloucester police officers, but would not be subject to certain civil service laws and age restrictions. The police chief would have the authority to establish rules and requirements for the special police officers, including pay rates, training, and medical examinations. The special police officers would be subject to certain laws regarding worker's compensation and earnings restrictions for retired public employees.

Sponsors (2)

Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2021 (on 09/22/2021)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2479

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2479
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2479.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
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
H4017	Establishing a special commission to examine the Department of Public Health’s nursing home licensure process and requirements	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4085	Authorizing the town of Brookline's Transportation Board to revoke special speed regulations previously approved in compliance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Section 18 on any public ways under town jurisdiction and return the way to the statutory speed limit established under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Sections 17 and 17C	Accompanied a study order, see H4943	Similar To
S2491	Amending the Town Administrator Special Act to change the name of the Hingham board of selectmen to the Hingham select board	New draft substituted, see S2588	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
S42	Relative to increasing city of Gloucester parking fines	New draft substituted (Tarr), see S2978	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

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

H4017

Establishing a special commission to examine the Department of Public Health’s nursing home licensure process and requirements

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4085

Authorizing the town of Brookline's Transportation Board to revoke special speed regulations previously approved in compliance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Section 18 on any public ways under town jurisdiction and return the way to the statutory speed limit established under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Sections 17 and 17C

Accompanied a study order, see H4943

Similar To

S2491

Amending the Town Administrator Special Act to change the name of the Hingham board of selectmen to the Hingham select board

New draft substituted, see S2588

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

S42

Relative to increasing city of Gloucester parking fines

New draft substituted (Tarr), see S2978

Similar To

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