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H2781 • 2025

An Act relative to the Department of Youth Services

An Act relative to the Department of Youth Services

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Sponsor
Tackey Chan
Last action
2026-03-25
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the Department of Youth Services

An Act relative to the Department of Youth Services By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the Department of Youth Services By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2781) of Tackey Chan and David Holway relative to the retirement group of certain employees of the Department of Youth Services.
  • Public Service.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-25 House

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

  2. 2026-01-15 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-10-02 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the Department of Youth Services
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2781) of Tackey Chan and David Holway relative to the retirement group of certain employees of the Department of Youth Services. Public Service.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2781

Section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “prisoners;” in line 275 the following words:- employees of the Department of Youth Services holding the position of Assistant Program Director (administrative officer 3), Program Director (administrative officer 4), or Casework Manager (administrative officer 4) who have been employed in such capacities for 10 years or more.

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