Bill Text: MA H3782 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: The fiscal authority of decertified libraries

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-24 - Read second and ordered to a third reading [H3782 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3782-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mark V. Falzone

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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 Regarding the Fiscal Authority of Decertified Libraries.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Mark V. Falzone	9th Essex
Jennifer M. Callahan	18th Worcester
Christine E. Canavan	10th Plymouth

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act Regarding the Fiscal Authority of Decertified Libraries.

                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

            Chapter 44 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new section:--

Section 73: In the event that a library is not certified by the Board of Library Commissioners as specified in Section 19B of Chapter 78 of the General Laws the sole fiscal authority of the library shall rest with the library’s local Board of Trustees as defined in Section 10 of Chapter 78 of the General Laws.