Massachusetts 194th General Court Status: Introduced 1 D cosponsors

H2698 — An Act relative to public safety retention in gateway municipalities

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  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 194th General Court. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

An Act relative to public safety retention in gateway municipalities

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This bill establishes a public safety employee retention program for gateway municipalities, providing grants for public safety departments that offer retention incentives to their employees.

  • Chapter 41, Section 108Q

    (a) For the purposes of this section the following words shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meaning: “Gateway municipality”, a municipality with a population greater than 35,000 and less than 250,000 with a median household income below the commonwealth's average and a rate of educational attainment of a bachelor's degree or above that is below the commonwealth's average. “Public safety department”, a functional division of a gateway municipality that provides fire fighting, law enforcement, ambulance, medical or other emergency services. “Secretary”, the secretary of public safety. (b) There is hereby established a public safety employee retention program offering grants for improvements to public safety departments in gateway municipalities that offer retention incentives to their employees. (c) A public safety department in a gateway municipality shall be eligible for a grant pursuant to this section if it offers any of the following incentives to its employees: (1) competitive wages; (2) regular cost-of-living adjustments to wages; (3) retention bonuses; (4) lateral hiring incentives; (5) optional training in addition to trainings required by law; and (6) any other retention incentive approved by the secretary. (d) The amount of any grant awarded pursuant to this section shall be proportional to the number of qualifying retention incentives listed in subsection (c). (e) Grant monies awarded to public safety departments in gateway municipalities pursuant to this section may be used for: (1) the employment of additional public safety department employees; or (2) any other purpose approved by the secretary.

    This creates a new section that outlines a program for grants to retain public safety employees in designated municipalities.

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Frequently asked questions

What does H2698 do?
An Act relative to public safety retention in gateway municipalities
Who sponsors H2698?
H2698 is sponsored by Alan Silvia (Democrat).
What is the current status of H2698?
This bill died with 194th General Court. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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