Bill Text: MA H3587 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Establish a regionalization advisory commission
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 10/6 at 10:00 AM in Hearing Room B2 [H3587 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3587-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Stephen R. Canessa
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act establishing a regionalization advisory commission.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Stephen R. Canessa |
12th Bristol |
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John F. Quinn |
9th Bristol |
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Thomas J. Calter |
12th Plymouth |
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Robert M. Koczera |
11th Bristol |
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Scott P. Brown |
Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex |
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Antonio F.D. Cabral |
13th Bristol |
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Stephen L. DiNatale |
3rd Worcester |
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Walter F. Timilty |
7th Norfolk |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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Jennifer M. Callahan |
18th Worcester |
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Mary E. Grant |
6th Essex |
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Paul McMurtry |
11th Norfolk |
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Karen E. Spilka |
Second Middlesex and Norfolk |
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Susan C. Fargo |
Third Middlesex |
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Cory Atkins |
14th Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act establishing a regionalization advisory commission.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. There is hereby established a commission to be known as the Massachusetts Regionalization Advisory Commission to consist of 15 members one of whom shall be the secretary of health and human services or his designee, the secretary of energy and environmental affairs or his designee, the secretary of public safety or his designee, the secretary of transportation or his designee, the secretary of labor and workforce development or his designee, the secretary of elder affairs or his designee, the secretary of veteran’s services or his designee, the secretary of education or his designee, the secretary of administration and finance or his designee, the secretary of housing and economic development or his designee, the president of the senate or his designee, the speaker of the house of representatives or his designee and 3 person to be appointed by the governor who shall be persons with practical experience with either municipal government and services, municipal agreements, shared services and/or regionalism. Each member of the commission shall serve without pay.
The commission shall review all aspects of regionalization including possible opportunities, benefits, and challenges within the commonwealth. The commission would review all services that would affect the community and region, including but not limited to: education, public safety, public health, public works, housing, veteran’s services, elder services, municipal finance and structure, and transportation.
The commission shall report their findings and make recommendations for regionalizing services simultaneously to both the governor and general court within 6 months of the creation of this commission.
