Bill Text: MA S1199 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to the sanctity of collective bargaining
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-02 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Senate Committee On Ways and Means [S1199 Detail]
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James E. Timilty
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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 the sanctity of collective bargaining .
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
James E. Timilty |
Bristol and Norfolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01647 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 the sanctity of collective bargaining .
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 7(d) of chapter 150E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (q), the following new subsection:-
“(r ) sections one through thirty-one, inclusive, of chapter twenty-two C; provided, however, that any provision of the collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant to chapter 150E by the Commonwealth and the employee organization representing the bargaining unit of the non-commissioned officers of the department of state police which conflicts with any provision of chapter twenty-two C can be suspended in the event of and only for the duration of an emergency which requires such suspension. For purposes of the sub-section, an emergency is defined as a condition in which the safety of the public is in imminent danger, such as a threat to life or health or where immediate law enforcement intervention is required to maintain or restore such public safety.”