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MA Gen L ch 13 § 104 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 104 - Board of Registration of Genetic Counselors; Election of Officers; Meetings; Reimbursement of Expenses

Section 104. The board shall, at its first meeting and annually thereafter, organize by electing from its membership a chairman, a vice-chairman and a secretary. Those officers shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified.  The board shall meet at least 2 times annually and may hold additional meetings at the call of the chairman or at such times as may be determined by the board. Board members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 105 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 105 - Board of Registration of Genetic Counselors; Powers and Duties

  Section 105. The board shall have the following powers and duties:  (a) to promulgate regulations and adopt such rules as are necessary to regulate genetic counselors;[ Subsection (b) effective until July 18, 2021. For text effective July 18, 2021, see below.]  (b) to recommend policy and budgetary matters to the division of professional licensure;[ Subsection (b) as amended by 2021, 39, Sec. 128 effective July 18, 2021. See 2021, 39, Sec. 23. For text effective until July 18, 2021, see above.]  (b) to recommend policy and budgetary matters to the department of public health;  (c) to receive, review, approve or disapprove applications for licensing, renewal and reinstatement and to issue those licenses;  (d) to establish administrative procedures for processing applications for licenses and license renewals and to hire or appoint such agents as are appropriate for processing applications for licenses and license renewals;  (e) to retain records of its actions and proceedings in accordance with public records laws;  (f) to establish specifications for the licensing examination, which may be or may include the complete certification examination given by the American Board of Genetic Counseling or the American Board of Medical Genetics, or its successor, and to provide or procure appropriate examination questions and answers and to establish examination procedures;  (g) to define by regulation the appropriate standards for education and experience necessary to qualify for licensing, including, but not limited to, continuing professional education requirements for licensed genetic counselors and provisional licensed genetic counselors, which shall be no less stringent than those of the American Board of Genetic Counseling, or its successor, and for the conduct and ethics which shall govern the practice of genetic counseling;  (h) to establish standards of supervision for students or persons in training to become qualified to obtain a license in the occupation or profession it represents;  (i) to fine, censure, revoke, suspend or deny a license, place on probation, reprimand or otherwise discipline licensees for violations of the code of ethics or the rules of the board in accordance with section 242 of chapter 112, but the board shall not have the power of subpoena.  (j) to summarily suspend the license of a licensee who poses an imminent danger to the public but a hearing shall be afforded to the licensee within 7 days of an action by the board to determine whether such summary action is warranted; and  (k) to perform such other functions and duties as may be required to carry out this section.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 106 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 106 - Board of Certification of Community Health Workers; Membership; Term; Removal and Vacancies

Section 106. There shall be a board of certification of community health workers, called the board in sections 106 to 108, inclusive. The board shall consist of 11 members who shall be residents of the commonwealth, 1 of whom shall be the commissioner of public health or the designee thereof, who shall serve as chair of the board, and 10 of whom shall be appointed by the governor. Of the appointed members of the board, 6 shall be appointed to ensure representation of all 6 geographic regions of the executive office of health and human services and shall include not fewer than 4 community health workers selected from recommendations offered by the Massachusetts Association of Community Health Workers; 1 shall represent a community health worker training organization; 1 shall represent the Massachusetts Public Health Association; 1 shall represent the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans; 1 shall represent the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers; 1 shall represent a community-based community health worker employer; and 1 shall represent the public, subject to section 9B of chapter 13, and shall be familiar with community health worker services. Board members initially appointed to the board as community health workers shall be persons who are eligible for board certification as community health workers and shall obtain such certification within a time frame specified in regulations adopted by the board.  The term of office of each appointed member of the board shall be 3 years, except that of the initially appointed members of the board of which 3 members shall be appointed for terms of 1 year, 3 members for terms of 2 years, and 3 members for terms of 3 years, at least 1 of which is a community health worker. No member shall be appointed to more than 2 consecutive full terms; provided, however, a member appointed for less than a full term may serve 2 full terms and a former member shall again be eligible for appointment after a lapse of 1 or more years. Upon the expiration of his term of office, a member of the board shall continue to serve until the appointment of a successor. Any member of the board may be removed by the governor for neglect of duty, misconduct, malfeasance or misfeasance in office after being given a written statement of the charges against him and sufficient opportunity to be heard thereon. Upon the death, resignation or removal for cause of any member of the board, the governor shall fill the vacancy for the remainder of that member's term.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 107 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 107 - Board of Certification of Community Health Workers; Meetings; Officers; Quorum; Records; Expenses; Staffing

Section 107. The board shall meet at least quarterly or more often upon the call of the chair at such times and places as the chair shall designate. The board shall, at its first meeting and annually thereafter, elect from among its members a vice-chair and a secretary. Such officers shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified. A quorum of the board shall consist of a majority of the members. The board shall keep records and minutes as are necessary to carry out its duties and as otherwise required by law. Board members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. The board shall be supported with a director, administrative assistant and such other professional staff and operating expenses as are required to discharge its duties.
MA Gen L ch 13 § 109 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration|Section 109 - Board of Registration in Naturopathy; Membership; Term; Officers; Quorum; Compensation and Expenses

Section 109. (a) There shall be within the department of public health a board of registration in naturopathy which shall consist of 5 persons to be appointed by the governor, 2 of whom shall be naturopathic doctors with at least 5 years of experience in the practice of naturopathic health care and who shall be licensed under section 269 or 271 of chapter 112, 1 of whom shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine under section 2 of said chapter 112 with experience working with naturopathic doctors, 1 of whom shall be a clinical pharmacologist, and 1 of whom shall be a member of the public. The appointed members shall serve for terms of 3 years. Upon the expiration of a term of office, a member shall continue to serve until a successor has been appointed and qualified. A member shall not serve for more than 2 consecutive terms; provided, however, that a person who is chosen to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term of a prior board member may serve for 2 consecutive terms in addition to the remainder of that unexpired term. A member may be removed by the governor for neglect of duty, misconduct or malfeasance or misfeasance in the office after a written notice of the charges against the member and sufficient opportunity to be heard thereon.  (b) The board shall annually elect from its membership a chair and a secretary who shall serve until their successors have been elected and qualified. The board shall meet at least 4 times annually and may hold additional meetings at the call of the chair or upon the request of 4 members. A quorum for the conduct of official business shall be a majority of those appointed. Board members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The members shall be public employees for the purposes of chapter 258 for all acts or omissions within the scope of their duties as board members.
MA Gen L ch 14 § 1a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 14 - Department of Revenue|Section 1a - Division of Child Support Enforcement

Section 1A. There shall be within the department of revenue a division of child support enforcement headed by a deputy commissioner, and such other administrative units as may be established in or assigned to said division from time to time by the commissioner. Said deputy commissioner shall be appointed by the commissioner with the approval of the secretary of administration and finance, and may be removed in like manner, shall be a person of ability and experience and shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office. Said position shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one or section nine A of chapter thirty. Said division shall be a separate administrative unit within the department, operating independent of and apart from the operational state and local tax or finance units therein. Said division shall be provided with such resources as may be necessary to implement the provisions of chapter one hundred and nineteen A. The commissioner of revenue shall have authority to delegate any child support enforcement powers or duties assigned to him under any provision of law to the IV–D agency.  The commissioner may appoint and remove such additional assistants, technical consultants, contractors and other persons, may engage such other technical, contractual and other assistants as the work of said division may, from time to time, require and may develop and maintain a data processing installation exclusively for the automated collection, disbursement and data systems of said division.
MA Gen L ch 14 § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 14 - Department of Revenue|Section 2 - Commissioner; Appointment; Removal; Bond; Salary

Section 2. The commissioner of revenue, in this chapter called the commissioner, shall be appointed by the secretary of administration and finance, with the approval of the governor, and may be removed in like manner; the commissioner shall be a person of ability and experience, shall devote full time to his duties and shall not hold any other salaried public office, or engage in any business or profession for profit during his incumbency; his entire time to the duties of his office, and shall perform such functions as said secretary shall from time to time assign to him; provided, however, that the position of commissioner shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one or section nine A of chapter thirty.  The commissioner shall give to the state treasurer a bond for the faithful performance of his official duties in a penal sum and with sureties approved by the governor. The commissioner shall receive a salary of thirty-five thousand fifty-three dollars.
MA Gen L ch 14 § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 14 - Department of Revenue|Section 3 - Commissioner's Duties

Section 3. The commissioner shall be responsible for administering and enforcing all laws which the department is or shall be required to administer and enforce. He shall be the executive and administrative head of the department, and each division, bureau, section and district office thereof shall be under his direction, control and supervision.  The commissioner shall assign to all officials, agents, clerks and other employees of the department their respective duties, and may transfer them. He may from time to time authorize any official of the department to exercise in his name any power or to perform in his name any duty which is or shall be assigned to him by any provision of law, and may at any time revoke any such authority. He may from time to time designate such employees of the department as he deems expedient as deputy collectors. Such deputies shall give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in such sum and in such form and subject to such conditions as he may prescribe, shall have all the powers of collectors under chapter sixty, and shall serve without pay except for their regular compensation as employees of the department.  The commissioner shall establish offices of the department in jurisdictions outside the commonwealth for the purpose of administering and enforcing the tax laws of the commonwealth, including the conduct of audit and compliance activities. Notwithstanding the provisions of section four, positions assigned to offices of the department outside the commonwealth shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one, sections nine A and forty-five of chapter thirty or chapter one hundred and fifty E. The salaries of such positions shall be determined by the commissioner subject to the approval of the secretary of administration and finance.
MA Gen L ch 14 § 3a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 14 - Department of Revenue|Section 3a - Collection Services Agreements

Section 3A. For the purposes of collecting certain taxes, the commissioner is authorized to enter into agreements with one or more private persons, companies, associations or corporations doing business in the commonwealth to provide collection services within and outside the commonwealth with respect to unpaid taxes. No such agreement shall be entered into unless proposals for the same have been invited in accordance with regulations governing the procurement by state agencies of contracts of similar value. All such proposals shall be opened in public. The commissioner may reject any or all of such proposals. The commissioner shall not assign the account of any taxpayer to a private collection agency until such taxpayer has been sent a notice at least thirty days prior thereto, of the intention of the commissioner to so assign the collection of such unpaid taxes of such taxpayer. Any such agreement may provide, in the discretion of the commissioner, the manner in which the compensation for such services will be paid. Under standards established by the commissioner, such compensation shall be added to the amount of the tax and collected as a part thereof by the contractor; deducted and retained by the contractor from the amount of tax collected; or paid by the commonwealth from the amount of tax collected without further appropriation therefor.  The commissioner shall, as part of his annual report under section six list all private persons, companies, associations or corporations with whom the commissioner has agreements for collection services during the fiscal year and the amount of taxes collected by and the compensation paid to each such person, company, association or corporation.
MA Gen L ch 14 § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 14 - Department of Revenue|Section 4 - Supervisory Personnel; Creation of Departmental Positions

Section 4. Any person appointed to any supervisory position in the department, whether or not the same shall be classified under chapter thirty-one, shall be a person with experience and skill in the field of taxation or in the field of the duties of such position. So far as feasible each appointment to each such position not so classified shall be made by promoting an employee of the department serving in a position so classified; and in such event upon termination of his service in such supervisory position such employee shall, at his request, be restored to his former position without loss of seniority and with full civil service status and rights therein; except that if such termination shall have been caused by his delinquency, his right to be so restored shall be determined in accordance with section forty-three of chapter thirty-one.  No position shall be created in the department, except the positions of deputy commissioner, chief of bureau and director of accounts unless and until the same shall be classified under chapter thirty-one; provided, however, that the secretary from time to time may, upon recommendation of the commissioner of revenue and the personnel administrator, exempt from the requirements of this paragraph positions with significant supervisory duties; provided, further, however, that at no time shall there be more than twenty-five positions in the aggregate not so classified because of any such exemption or exemptions.
MA Gen L ch 14 § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 14 - Department of Revenue|Section 5 - Units of Departmental Divisions; Statement of Organization

Section 5. Within each of the divisions established in section one the commissioner shall, with the approval of the secretary, from time to time establish such branches, bureaus, sections, offices and other units as shall be necessary for efficient and economical administration of the work of the department, and, if necessary for such purpose, may with the approval of the secretary, from time to time consolidate or abolish the same. He shall prepare and keep current a general statement of such organization of the department, of the assignment of functions to its various administrative units, officials and employees, and of the established places at which and methods whereby the public may secure information or make requests. Such statement shall be known as the department's ''description of organization''. He shall file with the state secretary an attested copy of such description and of each amendment thereto, and the substance of it shall be included in each annual report he shall make to the governor and the general court.
MA Gen L ch 14 § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 14 - Department of Revenue|Section 7 - Tax Collection Activities; Employee Evaluations; Quotas

Section 7. The commissioner shall not rely solely upon records of tax enforcement results to evaluate employees, nor their direct superiors, involved in tax collection activities, and shall not use such records to enforce or suggest individual production quotas or goals with respect to any such employees.
MA Gen L ch 14 § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 14 - Department of Revenue|Section 8 - Training Programs

Section 8. To promote the fair and equitable enforcement of the tax laws of the commonwealth, the commissioner shall establish annual training programs for all employees of the department of revenue, including those in managerial or supervisory positions, who work directly in tax administration, in particular those in the audit, customer service and legal bureaus. Such training shall be designed to ensure that audits are conducted on a consistent basis and that information provided to taxpayers is accurate. Further, the commissioner shall establish periodic training programs to ensure that all employees who work directly in tax administration are informed of and understand the department of revenue's policy concerning recent developments in the tax law, including the department of revenue's interpretation of recent court decisions and regulatory changes.
MA Gen L ch 14 § 12 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 14 - Department of Revenue|Section 12 - Submission of Annual or Supplementary County Budget and Quarterly Updates to Division of Local Services

Section 12. Notwithstanding any general or special law or county charter to the contrary, each county government shall submit to the division of local services the annual or supplementary budget of the county and quarterly updates on the county's budget.