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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Colleen M. Garry
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the health and welfare of the University of Massachusetts police.
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PETITION OF:
NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Colleen M. Garry 36th Middlesex 1/13/2021
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2156 OF 2019-2020.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act relative to the health and welfare of the University of Massachusetts police.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014
2 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph:-
3 “Sixtieth “Police officer”, “policeman”, or “permanent member of a police force”, shall
4 include without limitation, any police officer appointed by the University of Massachusetts.
5 SECTION 2. Section 94 of chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting
6 after the words “Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority,” the following words:- or of the
7 University of Massachusetts police department.
8 SECTION 3. Section 111F of chapter 41of the General Laws, is hereby amended by
9 inserting after the word:- “General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, and members
10 of the Massachusetts military reservation fire department, for the purposes of this section the
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11 Massachusetts Port Authority and Massachusetts military reservation shall be fire districts,” the
12 following:- The provisions of this section shall also apply in all aspects to any University of
13 Massachusetts police officer.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 4-7