SENATE DOCKET, NO. 647 FILED ON: 1/19/2011 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 245 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Bruce E. Tarr _______________ 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: An Act relative to waiver of charter regulations. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Bruce E. Tarr |
[District]
| Michael R. Knapik |
[District]
| Robert L. Hedlund |
[District]
| Richard J. Ross | Norfolk, Bristol, and Middlesex |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 647 FILED ON: 1/19/2011 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 245 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 245) of Bruce E. Tarr, Michael R. Knapik, Robert L. Hedlund and Richard J. Ross for legislation relative to waiver charter regulations. Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to waiver of charter regulations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 89 of Chapter 71 of the general laws is hereby amended by adding at the end thereto the following new subsection: (nn) The board shall promulgate regulations for implementation and enforcement of this section. The board shall also develop procedures and guidelines for the waiver of any regulations implementing this section; provided, that no waivers shall be issued except at the written request of the charter applicant or at the written request of the board itself, both of which shall only be for exceptional circumstances. Said waiver must be accompanied by a written explanation of the reasons for the waiver, and may only be issued by a 2/3 vote of the board. |
