H 4474

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5087  FILED ON: 8/27/2025
 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4474
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  PRESENTED BY:
  James J. O'Day
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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 provisional employees of the city of Worcester and exempting certain
  positions from the civil service law.
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  PETITION OF:
NAME:  DISTRICT/ADDRESS:  DATE ADDED:
James J. O'Day  14th Worcester  8/27/2025
Michael O. Moore  Second Worcester  8/28/2025
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  HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5087  FILED ON: 8/27/2025
      HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4474
     By Representative O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4474)
     of James J. O'Day and Michael O. Moore (with the approval of the city council) relative to
     provisional employees of the city of Worcester and exempting certain positions from the civil
     service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
  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 provisional employees of the city of Worcester and exempting certain
     positions from the civil service law.
  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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the personnel
 2   administrator shall certify any active employee, who has served in a civil service position in the
 3   city of Worcester as a provisional employee or under a provisional promotion for at least 6
 4   months prior to June 1, 2025, to permanent civil service status in that position.
 5  SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all civilian
 6   employee positions of the city of Worcester, including in the school department, shall be exempt
 7   from chapter 31 of the General Laws, subject to section 3.
 8  SECTION 3. Nothing in this act shall impair the civil service status of a tenured
 9   employee holding a civil service position in the city of Worcester as of the effective date of this
10   act.
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11  SECTION 4. This act shall not apply to police officers and firefighters of the city of
12   Worcester.
13  SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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