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H2570 • 2025

An Act relative to special state police officers

An Act relative to special state police officers

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Sponsor
David Biele
Last action
2025-08-21
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to special state police officers

An Act relative to special state police officers By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to special state police officers By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2570) of David Biele relative to special state police officers.
  • Public Safety and Homeland Security.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-21 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-05-02 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to special state police officers
By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2570) of David Biele relative to special state police officers. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2570

Chapter 22C of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 74. (a) The colonel may appoint as special state police officers retired uniformed members who, as the colonel deems necessary, may perform police details or any police duties arising therefrom during the course of police detail work, whether or not related to the detail work.

(b) Retired uniformed members appointed as special state police officers under this section shall:

(i) have retired prior to the date of the appointment as a special state police officer;

(ii) have a state police discharge status of honorable;

(iii) be deemed by the colonel necessary, suitable, qualified and fit to perform the same essential functions and duties as uniformed members of the department;

(iv) be certified by the police officer standards and training commission pursuant to section 4 of chapter 6E;

(v) be subject to or exempt from department rules as determined by the colonel; and

(vi) be equipped, trained and deployed as determined by the colonel.

(c) Appointed retired uniformed members shall, in accordance with sections 91 and 91A of chapter 32, be at-will employees subject to appointment and removal by the colonel in a manner consistent with sections 52 and 53 and shall be appointed for a term of 1 year subject to renewal in the colonel’s sole discretion. Appointed retired uniformed members shall not be subject to the civil service law or rules, shall not be entitled to any benefits of such law or rules, but shall, in the performance of assigned duties and for the purposes of section 9A of chapter 258, be deemed a member of the department.

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