H 2943

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2332  FILED ON: 1/16/2025
 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2943
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  PRESENTED BY:
  Orlando Ramos
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
        An Act relative to employment benefits of certain employees of the Department of
  Developmental Services.
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  PETITION OF:
NAME:  DISTRICT/ADDRESS:  DATE ADDED:
Orlando Ramos  9th Hampden  1/16/2025
Michael D. Brady  Second Plymouth and Norfolk  3/19/2025
Kathleen R. LaNatra  12th Plymouth  6/2/2025
James C. Arena-DeRosa  8th Middlesex  10/18/2025
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  HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2332  FILED ON: 1/16/2025
      HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2943
     By Representative Ramos of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2943) of
     Orlando Ramos relative to employment benefits of certain employees of the Department of
     Developmental Services. Public Service.
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
  (2025-2026)
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     An Act relative to employment benefits of certain employees of the Department of
     Developmental Services.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
     of the same, as follows:
 1  Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting
 2   after the word “prisoners” in line 252 the following words:
 3  employees of the Department of Developmental Services and Massachusetts Commission
 4   for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing holding the positions of Human Services Coordinator A/B or
 5   Human Services Coordinator I, Human Services Coordinator C or Human Services Coordinator
 6   II, Human Services Coordinator D or Human Services Coordinator III, Residential Supervisors
 7   A/B or Residential Supervisors I, Residential Supervisors C or Residential Supervisors II, and
 8   Residential Supervisors D or Residential Supervisors III, as well as other DDS positions that
 9   provide care, custody and supervision to individuals with developmental disabilities, who are
10   employed in such capacities for 10 years or more.
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