MA S2507

Bill

MA S2507

Exempting the position of deputy superintendent of police in the city of Lowell from the civil service law

Introduced
11/17/2016

In Committee
12/22/2016

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to exempt the position of deputy superintendent of police in the city of Lowell from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received]

AI Summary

This bill proposes to exempt the position of deputy superintendent of police in the city of Lowell from civil service law, which is a system designed to ensure fair and merit-based hiring and promotion in government jobs. Specifically, it amends chapter 31 of the General Laws, meaning that the hiring and promotion for this particular police leadership role in Lowell will no longer be governed by the standard civil service procedures. However, the bill includes a provision to protect the civil service status of anyone already holding the deputy superintendent position when the law takes effect, unless they are serving in an acting or temporary capacity, ensuring that current employees are not negatively impacted by this change.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Eileen Donoghue (D)*,

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (on 12/22/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2507

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2507	11/23/2016
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2507.pdf	11/23/2016

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
S1281	Relative to community corrections programs administered by the Office of Community Corrections	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1326	Relative to emergency first responder notification	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1396	To provide retirement benefits for veterans	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1411	Relative to MassPort officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1413	Improving the Massachusetts Port Authority Employees retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see S2314	Similar To
S1427	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the civil service exam	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1454	Relative to sunsetting tax expenditures	Accompanied a study order, see S2290	Similar To
S1484	Establishing a municipal gas tax reimbursement	Accompanied a study order, see S2290	Similar To
S1537	Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S1549	Establishing a municipal gas tax exemption	Accompanied a study order, see S2290	Similar To
S1583	Providing for a tax exemption on the sale of recycled materials	Accompanied a study order, see S2290	Similar To
S2268	Relative to a certain residential tax exemption in the city of Chelsea	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 245 of the Acts of 2016	Similar To
S26	Exempting the police department in the town of Burlington from the civil service law.	Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed	Similar To
S27	Exempting the police department in the town of Westwood from the provisions of the civil service law.	Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed	Similar To
S317	Relative to childhood immunizations	Accompanied a study order, see S2345	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

S1281

Relative to community corrections programs administered by the Office of Community Corrections

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1326

Relative to emergency first responder notification

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1396

To provide retirement benefits for veterans

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1411

Relative to MassPort officers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1413

Improving the Massachusetts Port Authority Employees retirement system

Accompanied a study order, see S2314

Similar To

S1427

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the civil service exam

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1454

Relative to sunsetting tax expenditures

Accompanied a study order, see S2290

Similar To

S1484

Establishing a municipal gas tax reimbursement

Accompanied a study order, see S2290

Similar To

S1537

Providing volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians with a local option real estate tax exemption

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S1549

Establishing a municipal gas tax exemption

Accompanied a study order, see S2290

Similar To

S1583

Providing for a tax exemption on the sale of recycled materials

Accompanied a study order, see S2290

Similar To

S2268

Relative to a certain residential tax exemption in the city of Chelsea

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 245 of the Acts of 2016

Similar To

S26

Exempting the police department in the town of Burlington from the civil service law.

Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed

Similar To

S27

Exempting the police department in the town of Westwood from the provisions of the civil service law.

Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed

Similar To

S317

Relative to childhood immunizations

Accompanied a study order, see S2345

Similar To

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