HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1656 FILED ON: 1/13/2009
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2427
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul K. Frost
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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 enivironmental police candidates.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Paul K. Frost
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7th Worcester
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2534 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act regarding
environmental police candidates.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION X. Section 34B of Chapter 92 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
inserting at the end thereof the following:-
(e) Park Rangers assigned to the division of water supply protection
who are in good standing and meet the eligibility requirements for selection as an environmental police officer, as defined by the office of
law enforcement under the secretariat of environmental affairs, and who have passed a competitive civil service examination for appointment to the force of the environmental police, shall have his park ranger service considered as having met the minimum en
try level requirements for such position. Park rangers whose names currently appear on a certified civil service list for the position of environmental police officer at the time of the passage of this act shall be immediately eligible for appointment. Fo
r purposes of retirement, time served as a park ranger shall be deemed creditable service, following appointment as an environmental police officer
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