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MA Gen L ch 7d § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7d - Massachusetts Office of Information Technology|Section 9 - Statewide Information Technology Plan

Section 9. The office shall develop a statewide information technology plan that shall identify the immediate needs of information technology among state agencies as well as long-term investments in information technology that should be considered by the commonwealth. The plan shall be updated annually and shall be published on the website of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 7d § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7d - Massachusetts Office of Information Technology|Section 10 - Authorization of Executive Office of Technology Services and Security to Collect, Maintain, Store, Share, Utilize, Analyze and Disseminate Data

Section 10. Subject to and consistent with all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations, the executive office of technology services and security is authorized to collect, maintain, store, share, utilize, analyze and disseminate data.
MA Gen L ch 7d § 11 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7d - Massachusetts Office of Information Technology|Section 11 - Inter-Branch, Interagency Oversight Board; Justice Reinvestment Policies Relative to Data Collection and Its Availability to the Public

Section 11. There shall be an inter-branch, interagency oversight board to monitor and ensure that the justice reinvestment policies relative to data collection and its availability to the public achieve anticipated goals. The board shall consist of 16 members: the secretary of the executive office of technology services and security, who shall serve as chairperson; the attorney general or a designee; the chief justice of the trial court or a designee; the secretary of the executive office of public safety and security or a designee; the commissioner of probation or a designee, the chief counsel of the committee for public counsel services or a designee; the commissioner of correction or a designee; a member of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association; a member of the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, Inc.; the senate chair of the joint committee on the judiciary or a designee; the house chair of the joint committee on the judiciary or a designee; the chief legal counsel of the Massachusetts Bar Association or a designee; the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc. or a designee; and 3 members appointed by the governor: 1 of whom shall be an expert in addressing racial, ethnic, gender or age bias and 2 of whom shall be experts in data collection and analysis.  The board shall meet quarterly to review the compliance of: (i) criminal justice agencies and the trial court, including the probation service, the parole board, the executive office of public safety and security, the department of correction, houses of correction and county jails in: (1) collecting and submitting data required by paragraphs (12), (13) and (14) of section 18.75 of chapter 6A; (2) making said data available to the public as required by said paragraphs 12, 13 and 14 of said section 18.75 through the development of data portals to make data without personally identifiable information so available; and (ii) criminal justice agencies and the trial court, including the department of correction, houses of correction and county jails, with policies ensuring accurate data collection across racial, ethnic and gender classifications; provided, that compliance shall include a review of whether the methods of data collection are appropriately screening for gender-specific risk or needs that may be addressed by evidence-based programs. A report on the collection of data and the compliance with justice reinvestment policies shall be submitted annually to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate on or before July 1.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 1 - Bureau of the State House; Superintendent of the State House

Section 1. There shall be within the executive office for administration and finance a bureau of the state house, headed by a superintendent of the state house. The bureau of the state house shall be located in the state house. The superintendent shall be selected by the chairs of the committee on rules of the 2 branches from a list of 3 candidates submitted to the committee on rules of the 2 branches by the secretary of administration and finance. The superintendent shall be a person of ability and experience with a background in finance and operations and may have a background in engineering. The entire time of the superintendent shall be devoted to the duties of the office. The office shall not be classified under chapter 31.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 4 - Appointment of Employees

Section 4. The superintendent of the state house may appoint such clerks, engineers, electricians, firemen, oilers, mechanics, elevator operators, janitors, cleaners and other persons as may be necessary to enable him to perform his duties.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 5 - Cleaners; Salary; Work Week

Section 5. Cleaners employed by the commonwealth shall each receive such salary as may be fixed under and in accordance with sections forty-five to fifty, inclusive, of chapter thirty, payable weekly. Their work shall not, without proportionate payment for overtime, exceed thirty-three hours weekly and they shall be entitled to the same rights and privileges in respect to sick leave, holidays and vacations as other state employees.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 6 - Repairs and Improvements; Requisitions

Section 6. The superintendent of the state house shall direct the making of all repairs and improvements in the state house, on the grounds of the state house and to any buildings thereof and all tenants, offices or occupants located in the state house shall make requisition upon the superintendent for any such repairs or improvements.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 6a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 6a - Purchases Not Exceeding $5,000

Section 6A. Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, the superintendent, or employees designated by the superintendent, may make purchases if the amount involved will not exceed $5,000.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 7 - Repair of Damage to State House

Section 7. If the state house is damaged by fire or other casualty, during the recess of the general court, the superintendent may make all repairs necessary for the protection and preservation of the building without an appropriation therefor.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 9 - Operation and Maintenance of State House

Section 9. The superintendent shall have charge of the operation and maintenance of the state house, subject to such rules as the committee on rules of the 2 branches, acting concurrently, may adopt and all state parking areas related thereto. The superintendent shall also be responsible for oversight of the immediate state house loading dock spaces. The superintendent shall see that the chambers and lobbies of the general court and its committees are kept clean and in good order, shall superintend all ordinary repairs thereof and shall have charge of the current expenses for the care and preservation of the state house and for the ordinary repairs of the furniture and fixtures therein. The superintendent shall take proper precautions against damage thereto or to the furniture, fixtures or other public property therein; provided, however, that security in the state house shall be the responsibility of the commissioner of conservation and recreation in consultation and coordination with the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate. The commissioner of conservation and recreation shall utilize the members of the urban park rangers program, established under section 34B of chapter 92, to maintain security; provided, however, that the commissioner shall carry out the responsibility subject to such rules as the committee on rules of the 2 branches, acting concurrently, may adopt and shall not be subject to the authority of the superintendent. There shall be maintained an adequate passageway for foot passengers from north to south through the east wing or extension of the state house, to be kept open during such hours as the superintendent shall fix. The state house and most facilities used by the public, including hearing rooms, shall be accessible to, functional for and safe for use by persons with physical disabilities; and provided further, that the commonwealth shall make available a certain number of designated handicapped parking spaces for the general public. The superintendent may adopt rules, regulations and orders necessary for the operation and maintenance of the state house.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 9a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 9a - Fee for Use of State House During Non-Business Hours by Non-Governmental Individuals, Entities and Groups; Indemnification; Disposition of Monies Received

Section 9A. The superintendent of the state house shall establish and charge a fee or service charge to nongovernmental individuals, entities and groups using the state house for meetings, receptions or exhibits, which may be reduced at the discretion of the superintendent. The superintendent or a designee shall establish such fee or charge based upon the actual cost of use, including personnel, requests for security, preparation, equipment replacement, cleanup, utilities used and compensation for wear on the building. The superintendent, or a designee may, in the superintendent's discretion, require a nongovernment entity to enter into a written agreement indemnifying the commonwealth against any claims for casualty liability and may require the posting of an insurance bond. All monies received by the superintendent under this section shall be by check made payable to and deposited in the State House Special Event Fund, as established in section 35P of chapter 10; provided, however, that the superintendent may retain funds to be expended after consultation with the committee on rules of the 2 branches, acting concurrently, for restoration, equipment repair and replacement and educational and cultural programs and tours at the state house.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 10 - Assignment of Rooms in State House and Elsewhere; Exceptions

Section 10. Rooms shall only be assigned to or used by either branch of the general court or any committees or officers thereof, except with the written consent of the presiding officer of the branch using such rooms, or to rooms assigned to or used by joint committees of the general court, except with the written consent of the presiding officers of both branches of the general court, nor shall it apply to the rooms used by the Grand Army of the Republic of the department of Massachusetts under section seventeen, except with the consent of the commander thereof. The commissioner of administration shall, during the sessions of the general court, upon application of the sergeant-at-arms subject to such rules as the committee on rules of the two branches acting concurrently may adopt, assign such rooms as may be required for the use of committees and other purposes.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 14 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 14 - Military History Museum

Section 14. The superintendent may expend not more than $10,000 from the State House Special Event Fund established in section 35P of chapter 10 annually for the maintenance of the museum established in the state house for the preservation and exhibition of the regimental flags and other military relics in the possession of the commonwealth and of other objects connected with the military history of the United States and especially of the New England states.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 16 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 16 - Land Around State House; Open Space

Section 16. The land now taken by the commonwealth about the state house shall remain an open space, and no railroad or railway shall be constructed or operated in, upon or over the same. A grant made to a railroad or railway corporation shall not be construed to include any portion of said land.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 16a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 16a - Civil War Nurses' Hall; Museum and Shrine to Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Massachusetts

Section 16A. The hall bounded by the Hall of Flags, the governor's staircase, the Doric Hall and the senate staircase on the second floor of the state house shall be designated as Civil War Nurses' Hall and suitable mementos may be displayed there from time to time. A suitable marker shall be erected at this location.  A room in the state house shall be preserved and maintained as a museum and shrine to the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Massachusetts, in further recognition of the services of those men who fought to preserve the Union of the States. Said room shall serve as a repository for such mementos, records, relics and historical data relating to the war of the rebellion as may be deposited with the superintendent for that purpose, and shall be used for arranging and preserving a history of persons who served in the army, navy or marine corps during such war in organizations of the commonwealth, or of citizens of the commonwealth who served in the regular army, navy or marine corps of the United States. Said room may be used as a meeting place for the organizations known as the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and any other organizations affiliated with the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Massachusetts, subject to the approval of the commissioner of administration.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 17 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 17 - Rooms in State House for Departments of War Veterans

Section 17. Whenever, in the opinion of the commissioner of administration, there is space available, there shall be set apart and suitably furnished rooms in the state house for the use of the Massachusetts Department of the American Legion, the United Spanish War Veterans, the Disabled American Veterans of World War, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, the American Veterans of World War II, AMVETS, the Veterans of Indian Wars, the Reserve Officers Association of the United States, the Army–Navy Union, Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated, Department of Massachusetts, the Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Department of Massachusetts, Inc., the Organization of Afro–American Veterans, Inc., the Polish–American Veterans of Massachusetts, Inc., of the Marine Corps League, Department of Massachusetts, Inc., the Polish Legion of American Veterans, Department of Massachusetts, Inc., the Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Department of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Regional Group of the Blinded Veterans Association, Inc., the Amputee Veterans Association of America, Inc., the Vietnam Veterans of Massachusetts, Inc. and of the Legion of National Guard Veterans of Massachusetts, Inc., respectively, such rooms to be under the charge of the state commanders of the respective departments, subject to this chapter. The headquarters thus established for each of the aforesaid departments shall be used for storing and preserving the records and other property of the department and relics and mementos of the World Wars and the Spanish War.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 17a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 17a - War Flags Carried in War Time by Massachusetts Veterans; Custody, Care and Preservation

Section 17A. The superintendent is hereby designated as the custodian of the flags carried in time of war by organizations of Massachusetts men or women in the military or naval service of the United States, which flags are now in the possession of the commonwealth or which in the future may come into such possession.  He shall exercise proper care, custody and preservation of such flags, and shall keep on file at all times a record open to public inspection, containing such details concerning such flags and including such pictorial representations as he may deem proper, and shall give an account thereof each year in his annual report.  He shall have supervision over the Hall of Flags, and all cases and cabinets therein, and over all cases and cabinets in Doric Hall or elsewhere in the state house wherein any such flags as are referred to herein are now or may in the future be on public display.  He may provide proper streamers and marks of insignia for identification of any of the flags referred to herein. The standard given to the regiment of Massachusetts volunteers in Mexico by General Winfield Scott, and now in the quarters of the senate, shall be retained therein, and he shall cause a proper case or cabinet to be provided therefor. In the event that other flags of the Mexican War, the Civil War, the Spanish–American War or World War I shall come into the possession of the commonwealth, he shall cause suitable provision to be made for their preservation with the other flags of the respective units involved. In the event that flags of World War II shall come into the possession of the commonwealth, he shall cause proper cases or cabinets to be provided therefor, either in the Hall of Flags or in Doric Hall.  The flags referred to herein shall not be removed from the state house without the express permission of the general court.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 17b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 17b - Selected Writings of John Adams; Exhibition in State House

Section 17B. The superintendent shall set apart and maintain a suitable area located in Doric Hall in the state house for the use of the Massachusetts Historical Commission, such area to be under the charge of said Commission, subject to this section. The area thus set apart shall be used for exhibiting, under the direction of the editor-in-chief of the Adams Papers, selected writings of John Adams.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 18 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 18 - Histories, Relics and Mementos of the Several Departments of War Veterans; Accessibility

Section 18. The histories, relics and mementos of the Grand Army of the Republic of the department of Massachusetts and the records of the Massachusetts department of the United Spanish War Veterans, of The American Legion, of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War, of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, of the American Veterans of World War II, AMVETS, and of the Veterans of the Indian Wars shall be accessible at all times, under suitable rules and regulations, to members of the respective departments and to others engaged in collecting historical information. Whenever any such department ceases to exist, its records, papers, relics and other effects shall become the property of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 18a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 18a - Veteran Memorabilia; State House Exhibits; Records

Section 18A. The superintendent is hereby authorized to display flags, artifacts, documents, photographs, uniforms, medals and other relics and mementos of veterans on the fourth floor of the state house and may provide space, arrangements and designation for such exhibits and to change such exhibits, from time to time in consultation with the commissioner of veterans services. Said commissioner shall review such exhibits from time to time. Said commissioner may communicate with veterans and veterans organizations, inform them of such exhibits, elicit their interest and contributions and receive such memorabilia as the commissioner and the superintendent deem appropriate to properly display and exhibit in a fashion to remember and honor appropriately those veterans who served the nation. Said superintendent shall exercise proper care, custody and preservation of such memorabilia and keep a record of all such items. Such record shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times.
MA Gen L ch 8 § 18b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House|Section 18b - Memorial to the Contribution of Women to the Government of the Commonwealth; Works of Art

Section 18B. The superintendent is hereby authorized to accept works of art executed as a memorial to the contribution of women to the government of the commonwealth and to display said works in an appropriate public area or areas of the state house. Said superintendent shall exercise proper care, custody and preservation of such art work.