Bill > H4475

This bill authorizes the town of Norwood to appoint retired police officers as special police officers under specific conditions. Specifically, the town's general manager can appoint retired police officers to perform police details and other related police duties, but only if those retired officers previously served as regular police officers who retired in good standing from a Massachusetts community through superannuation (a type of retirement based on age or length of service). The legislation modifies an existing law from 2010 that was previously amended in 2014, expanding the town's flexibility in hiring retired police officers for supplemental law enforcement work. The bill would take effect immediately upon passage, and it has received local approval, indicating support from the town of Norwood for this change in hiring practices.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4475