Massachusetts § 59D Limit on appointments from local public safety service register or cadet program

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§ 59D — Limit on appointments from local public safety service register or cadet program

Massachusetts § 59D

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title IVCIVIL SERVICE, RETIREMENTS AND PENSIONS

Ch. 31CIVIL SERVICE

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 31, § 59D (2026).

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[ Text of section added by 2024, 238, Sec. 147 effective November 20, 2024 until January 1, 2035. Repealed by 2024, 238, Sec.

148.See 2024, 238, Sec. 327.]Section 59D. The percentage of candidates appointed to a permanent position from a local public safety service register or a cadet program, pursuant to sections 59A to 59C, inclusive, shall not exceed, in the aggregate, more than 50 per cent of the appointing authority's overall appointments to the entry-level police and firefighter ranks during the time period established by the written agreement between the administrator and the appointing authority that authorizes the alternative appointment methodologies permitted by this chapter.

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[ Text of section added by 2024, 238, Sec. 147 effective November 20, 2024 until January 1, 2035. Repealed by 2024, 238, Sec. 148. See 2024, 238, Sec. 327.]Section 59D. The percentage of candidates appointed to a permanent position from a local public safety service register or a cadet program, pursuant to sections 59A to 59C, inclusive, shall not exceed, in the aggregate, more than 50 per cent of the appointing authority's overall appointments to the entry-level police and firefighter ranks during the time period established by the written agreement between the administrator and the appointing authority that authorizes the alternative appointment methodologies permitted by this chapter.

Nearby Sections

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§ 59

Municipal police officers and fire fighters; examinations; appointments and promotions

§ 59A

Registers of entry-level municipal police and firefighter candidates; original appointment; candidate requirements

§ 59B

Entry-level police cadet program

§ 59C

Appointment of fire cadets to civil service fire force

§ 59D

Limit on appointments from local public safety service register or cadet program

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