HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 702 FILED ON: 1/14/2019 HOUSE ...... No. 2156

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ______

PRESENTED BY:

James Arciero ______

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. ______

PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED: 2nd Middlesex 1/14/2019 Paul Larkham New England Police Benevolent 1/14/2019 Association, Inc. Tackey Chan 2nd Norfolk 1/28/2019 9th Norfolk 1/29/2019 Colleen M. Garry 36th Middlesex 1/18/2019 Thomas A. Golden, Jr. 16th Middlesex 1/30/2019 Patrick Joseph Kearney 4th Plymouth 1/14/2019 18th Middlesex 1/23/2019 Frank A. Moran 17th Essex 1/24/2019 David M. Nangle 17th Middlesex 1/23/2019 Tram T. Nguyen 18th Essex 1/25/2019 David Allen Robertson 19th Middlesex 1/23/2019 Daniel J. Ryan 2nd Suffolk 1/30/2019 7th Bristol 1/15/2019 Michael J. Soter 8th Worcester 1/16/2019 José F. Tosado 9th Hampden 1/15/2019 33rd Middlesex 1/24/2019

1 of 2 Timothy R. Whelan 1st Barnstable 1/21/2019

2 of 2 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 702 FILED ON: 1/14/2019 HOUSE ...... No. 2156 By Mr. Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2156) of James Arciero and others relative to retirement and disability benefits of University of Massachusetts police officers. Public Service.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

______In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court (2019-2020) ______

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

11 Massachusetts Port Authority and Massachusetts military reservation shall be fire districts,” the

1 of 2 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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