Bill H.2570 186th (2009 - 2010)

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2048        FILED ON: 1/9/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2570

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John F. Quinn

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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 to provide funding of certain collective bargaining agreements.

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PETITION OF:

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2697 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act to provide funding of certain collective bargaining agreements .


 

              Be it enacted by the Sen ate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter one hundred and fifty E of the Massachusetts General Laws, Section 7, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is further amend ed as follows:—

In paragraph (b) by deleting the first sentence and substituting the following sentence:—

(b) The employer, other than the state lottery commission, shall submit to the appropriate legislature body within thirty days after the date on whi ch the agreement is executed by the parties, a request for an appropriation necessary to fund the cost items contained therein; provided, that if the General Court is not in session at that time, such request shall be submitted at the next session thereof.

SECTION 2. Said Chapter one hundred fifty E is further amended in Section 7, paragraph (c) by deleting the first sentence and substituting the following sentence:—

(c) the provisions of this paragraph shall apply to the state lottery commission.