Bill S.1053

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 297        FILED ON: 1/6/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1053

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James B. Eldridge

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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 eliminate the waiting period for insurance coverage for seasonal employees of the Commonwealth rehired

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PETITION OF:

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act to eliminate the waiting period for insurance coverage for seasonal employees of the Commonwealth re-hired .


 

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

Sec tion 1. 

Section 2 (b) of Chapter 32A shall be amended to include the following sentence after the words “emergency employees” in line 17:-
      “Seasonal employees who are hired annually and who are entitled to insurance shall be eligible for insurance coverage from the first day of their second and subsequent seasons of employment.”