Bill > S27

This bill exempts the police department in the town of Westwood from the civil service law, which is a set of rules governing public employment to ensure fairness and merit-based hiring and promotion. Specifically, it amends Chapter 31 of the General Laws to exclude Westwood's police department from these regulations. However, the bill includes a provision to protect the civil service status of current uniformed police officers in Westwood who already hold such status on the date the bill becomes law, meaning their existing protections will not be affected. The bill will become effective immediately upon its passage.