Bill > H460

This bill aims to ensure career prosecutors, referred to as assistant district attorneys, receive adequate compensation by establishing minimum annual salary requirements based on their years of experience, with higher salaries for those with three, five, seven, and ten years of experience, all subject to available funding. It also sets minimum salaries for victim-witness advocates and child interview specialists, with an increase for those with three years of experience in those roles. The bill clarifies that certain employment laws, specifically sections nine A and forty-five of chapter thirty, chapter thirty-one, and chapter one hundred and fifty E, will not apply to assistant district attorneys, who are also required to dedicate their full time to their duties and are prohibited from practicing law privately. Additionally, the bill repeals several existing sections of chapter 12 of the General Laws, which likely pertain to the previous salary structures or appointment processes for these positions.