SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1781 FILED ON: 1/13/2009
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1073
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John A. Hart, Jr.
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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
f
urther r
egulating
EMS benefits.
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PETITION
OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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John A. Hart, Jr.
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First Suffolk
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John A. Hart, Jr.
First Suffolk
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01492 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act further regulating EMS benefits.
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.
Chapter
32, section 100 of the General Laws, as appearing in 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “death,” in line 14, the following:- or if an emergency medical technician is killed or sustains injuries in the performance of his
duties which result in his death;"
SECTION 2.
Chapter 32, section 100 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is further amended by striking every instance where the following phrase appears: "firefighter, police officer or corrections officer" and inserting in place thereof
the phrase:- "firefighter, police officer, corrections officer or municipal or public emergency medical technician."
SECTION 3.
Chapter 32, Section 100A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking every i
nstance where the following phrase appears:- "firefighter, police officer or corrections officer" and inserting in place the following
phrase:- "firefighter, police officer, corrections officer or municipal or public emergency medical technician."
