Bill Text: MA S1169 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to presenting civil service exam results in tenths of a percentage and by highest score first
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 [S1169 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1169-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Morrissey, Michael (SEN)
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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 relative to presenting civil service exam results in tenths of a percentage and by highest score first.
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
Morrissey, Michael (SEN) |
Norfolk and Plymouth |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01595 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to presenting civil service exam results in tenths
of a percentage and by highest score first.
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 59, of chapter 31 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the following sentence:-
The competitive examination results presented to a city and town shall be in sequential order based on the exam score with the highest score listed first and each exam taker’s score shall be rounded to the tenth decimal point.