Bill Text: MA S1050 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Further regulate the appointment of police officers
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/8 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room A1 [S1050 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1050-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Benjamin B. Downing
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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 further regulating the appointment of police officers.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Benjamin B. Downing |
Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S02831 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act further regulating the appointment of police officers.
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. Section 58 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out in the last sentence the word “twenty-first” and inserting in place thereof the following word: - “nineteenth.”
SECTION 2. Section 58 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, is hereby further amended by adding: - “No person shall be eligible for original appointment to the position of police officer in any city or town until that person has reached the age of twenty-one.”
