Bill > H3395

This bill elevates the military division to an executive office within the state government, effectively creating a new cabinet-level department. The legislation amends Chapter 6A of the General Laws to establish an Executive Office of the Military Division, which will be supervised by the Adjutant General (the head of the state's National Guard), who will have the same powers and duties as a cabinet secretary. The bill includes comprehensive provisions for transferring employees, proceedings, rules, regulations, property, legal obligations, and functions between the existing Executive Office of Public Safety and Security and the new Executive Office of the Military Division. Importantly, the transfer provisions protect employees' civil service status, collective bargaining rights, compensation, seniority, and other employment benefits during this organizational transition. Existing contracts, petitions, investigations, and administrative orders will continue uninterrupted and be assumed by the new executive office. The bill aims to give the state's military division a more prominent role in state government by elevating its organizational status and providing a clear structural framework for its operations.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3395