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MA Gen L ch 6e § 15 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 6e - Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission|Section 15 - Duties of Officer Observing Use of Unreasonable Force by Another Officer; Intervention; Reporting; Policy Against Retaliation; Promulgation of Rules and Regulation on Use of Force

[Subsections (a) through (c) added by 2020, 253, Sec. 30 effective July 1, 2021. See 2020, 253, Sec. 122.]  Section 15. (a) An officer present and observing another officer using physical force, including deadly force, beyond that which is necessary or objectively reasonable based on the totality of the circumstances, shall intervene to prevent the use of unreasonable force unless intervening would result in imminent harm to the officer or another identifiable individual.  (b) An officer who observes another officer using physical force, including deadly force, beyond that which is necessary or objectively reasonable based on the totality of the circumstances shall report the incident to an appropriate supervisor as soon as reasonably possible but not later than the end of the officer's shift. The officer shall prepare a detailed written statement describing the incident consistent with uniform protocols. The officer's written statement shall be included in the supervisor's report.  (c) A law enforcement agency shall develop and implement a policy and procedure for law enforcement personnel to report abuse by other law enforcement personnel without fear of retaliation or actual retaliation.  [Subsection (d) added by 2020, 253, Sec. 30 effective September 1, 2021. See 2020, 253, Sec. 123.]  (d) The commission and the municipal police training committee established pursuant to section 116 of chapter 6 shall jointly promulgate rules and regulations for the use of force by law enforcement officers consistent with this section and section 14; provided, however, that such regulations may authorize the use of necessary, proportionate and non-deadly force for purposes not explicitly specified in this chapter where de-escalation tactics have been attempted and failed or are not feasible based on the totality of the circumstances.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 1 - Definitions

Section 1. As used in this chapter the following words shall unless a contrary intention clearly appears, have the following meanings:—  ''Eligibility'', written criteria established before a request for applications that is used to determine if an application for an award of grant program resources is acceptable.  ''Grant program'', financial or technical assistance provided by a state agency or state authority, as defined in section 1 of chapter 29, available to a city, town or other public or private entity otherwise eligible.  ''Grant program fiscal statement'', shall include: (1) a description of the substance of the application; (2) the average expected grant amount; (3) a listing of award recipients, including the award amount, if any, the fiscal year of the award and the date of award; (4) the estimated proportion of monies, in-kind match or other monies to be supplied by the award recipient and any other source from which such match will be required; (5) a description of the allocation formula and matching requirements, including whether the grant is distributed on the basis of a specified formula or at the grantor's discretion; (6) a description of any constraints placed on the use of the grant; and (7) contact information, including the telephone number, postal address and internet email address to facilitate the application process.  ''Grant program reference'', a description in electronic format that is retrievable and printable that shall include: (1) the grant program application; (2) the grant program eligibility criteria; (3) the application due date; and (4) the grant program fiscal statement.  ''Secretary'', the secretary of administration and finance.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 2 - Establishment of Office

Section 2. There shall be an executive office for administration and finance, which shall serve directly under the governor.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 3 - Principal Agency of Executive Department; Purposes

Section 3. The executive office for administration and finance shall serve as the principal agency of the executive department of the government of the commonwealth for the following purposes:  (1) Developing, co-ordinating, administering and controlling the financial policies and programs of the commonwealth;  (2) Supervising the organization and conduct of the business affairs of the departments, commissions, offices, boards, divisions, institutions and other agencies within the executive department of the government of the commonwealth;  (3) Developing new policies and programs which will improve the organization, structure, functions, economy, efficiency, procedures, services and administrative practices of all such departments, commissions, offices, boards, divisions, institutions and other agencies.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 3b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 3b - Determination of Charges and Fees for State Personnel or Agency Services, Private Use of State-Owned Property, Meals Served in State Institutions and Other Public Functions

[See Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Maximizing Health Care Provider Availability, dated March 29, 2020, (2019 MA EO H20-17) rescinded and replaced by Order of the Commissioner of Public Health, effective April 3, 2020, (2019 MA EO H20-21), for potential impact on the terms of this section.]  Section 3B. Each fiscal year, under a schedule promulgated by the secretary, the secretary: (1) shall determine the amount to be charged by the commonwealth for each service of any kind performed by any state personnel or agency which is primarily for the benefit of any individual person or corporation, other than services for patients in hospitals, clinics and other health facilities and services rendered by institutions of correction for inmates therein; (2) shall determine the charge to be made by the commonwealth for each use for private purposes or gain of state-owned buildings, houses, facilities, and equipment; (3) shall determine the charge to be made by the commonwealth for all meals served in state institutions or facilities to employees thereof; and, (4) shall determine the amount to be charged for any other service, registration, regulation, license, fee, permit or other public function; provided, however, that said secretary shall not determine the rates of tuition at state institutions of higher education or any fees or charges relative to the administration and operation of the trial court, appeals court, supreme judicial court or any other department of the judiciary of the commonwealth. Sixty days prior to the increase or decrease of any fee or the setting of any new fee, the secretary shall submit information relative to the purpose for the fee increase or decrease or new fee, and an estimate of the revenues to be raised or reduced thereby, to the senate and house committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house and the senate. Not less than thirty days prior to increasing or decreasing any fee, or setting any new fees, the secretary shall provide public notice of such fee changes and conduct a public hearing thereon, and shall consider any written comments received.  The provisions of this section shall not apply to fees set pursuant to section eighteen of chapter twenty-one A or section three B of chapter twenty-one E.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 3d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 3d - Supervision of State Printing by State Purchasing Agent

Section 3D. The state purchasing agent shall supervise the state printing and all publications by the commonwealth shall be printed under the agent's direction; provided, that this section shall not apply to topographic maps issued by state departments, to legislative printing or to publications required to be issued by the state secretary under sections 2 to 4, inclusive, or under chapter 90 of the resolves of 1920 or any other special law. All publications by the commonwealth shall be distributed under the direction of the state secretary unless otherwise provided.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 3e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 3e - Reports; Annual Printing; Electronic Form

Section 3E. All reports required to be made by permanent state departments, officers and commissions may, subject to the approval of the secretary and except as otherwise provided, be printed annually or otherwise published in electronic form.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 3f (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 3f - Copies of Agency Publications; Retention; Electronic Availability

Section 3F. Each state agency shall also provide 2 copies of its publication, as defined in section 39 of chapter 6 to the state secretary, 1 of which shall be retained for 2 years as a reference copy. The state secretary shall determine which publications are of sufficient public interest and may then either provide for electronic availability of such publications, reproduce the publications in appropriate quantities or acquire the publications in appropriate quantities directly from the issuing agency, at the cost of printing, for distribution by said secretary.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 4e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 4e - Production of Agency Records in Connection With Investigations

Section 4E. In addition to any powers provided in chapter 6A, in making any examination or investigation authorized under this chapter, the secretary may require the production of books, papers, contracts and documents in the custody of any agency other than those within the executive office of administration and finance, which relate to any matter within the scope of such examination or investigation.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 4f1/2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 4f1/2 - Commonwealth Performance, Accountability and Transparency Trust

Section 4F1/2. There shall be established and set up a separate account, to be known as the Commonwealth Performance, Accountability and Transparency Trust, in this section called the trust. The secretary of administration and finance shall expend funds in the trust without further appropriation to support activities related to the promotion of accountability and transparency as set forth in subsection (e) of section 4A, and to support any performance management programs that the office of the governor may develop. The comptroller shall annually transfer to the trust, from the indirect costs charged under section 5D of chapter 29, an amount determined by the secretary for these purposes, not exceeding $500,000 plus the one-time costs of any technology as determined by the secretary.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 4g (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 4g - Agencies Within Executive Office for Administration and Finance

Section 4G. The following agencies are hereby declared to be within the executive office for administration and finance: the civil service commission; the municipal personnel advisory board; the Massachusetts office on disability; the state finance and governance board established in section 97 of chapter 6; the retirement law commission; the teachers' retirement board established by section sixteen of chapter fifteen; the group insurance commission; the department of veterans' services, and the office of dispute resolution.  Nothing in this section shall be construed as conferring any powers or imposing any duties upon the commissioner with respect to the foregoing agencies except as expressly provided by law.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 4i (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 4i - Civil Service Commission; Members; Chairman; Appointment; Tenure; Political Party Restriction; Compensation

Section 4I. There shall be within the executive office for administration and finance, but not under its supervision or control, a commission to be known as the civil service commission, consisting of five members, one of whom because of vocation, employment, occupation or affiliation, can be classified as a bona fide representative of labor and 2 of whom shall have prior experience serving as a town administrator, city manager, selectman or city councilor.  Upon the expiration of the term of office of a commissioner of the civil service commission, his successor shall be appointed by the governor for five years; provided, however, that if such successor is not appointed within sixty days of the expiration of the term of office of a commissioner, the said commissioner shall be deemed to be reappointed to a full term. Not more than three of such members of said commission shall be members of the same political party, and, of the members of said commission who are enrolled as members of a political party on the voting list used at the primaries, not more than a majority of such members shall be of the same political party. The governor shall, from time to time, designate one of the members as chairman. The positions of chairman and each other member of the commission shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty and the salaries shall be determined in accordance with section forty-six C of said chapter thirty. The commissioners shall receive their travel and other necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings.  Meetings of the commission shall be held at such time and location as it may determine and the commission shall meet upon the request of the personnel administrator. The commission shall in its rules of practice and procedure provide for the conduct of hearings throughout the commonwealth when it would best serve the interested parties.  Said commission or any member thereof, or the personnel administrator, may require in connection with the activities authorized by law any official or employee of the human resources division to give full information and to provide all papers and records relating to any official act performed by him.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 4k (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 4k - Municipal Personnel Advisory Board; Members; Election, etc.; Rules and Regulations

Section 4K. There shall be in the executive office for administration and finance a municipal personnel advisory board. The municipal personnel advisory board shall consist of five members one of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts Mayors' Association and who shall be a mayor; one of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts Selectmen's Association and who shall be a selectman; one of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts Municipal Management Association and who serves as either a city or town manager; and one of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts Municipal Personnel Association and who shall be a personnel director or a member of the personnel board or department of a city or town. Each of the said board members shall be elected by the association of which he is a member. The fifth member of the board shall be a representative of the Massachusetts League of Cities and Towns. Excepting the representative of the Massachusetts League of Cities and Towns, should any of the said board members cease to serve in the office to which he was elected or appointed, a replacement shall be chosen in the same manner. The board may elect one member to serve as chairman and may hold such meetings as it deems necessary. The personnel administrator shall consult with the board on the promulgation of rules and regulations and on the administration of the merit system established under chapter thirty-one and chapter thirty-one A insofar as they relate to the cities and towns. The members of the board shall receive no compensation nor shall they be reimbursed for any expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 4l (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 4l - Operational Services Division; Duties

Section 4L. The operational services division is hereby authorized to acquire, warehouse, allocate and distribute surplus government property to tax supported and to non-profit institutions and others, eligible to acquire property in accordance with terms and conditions of the federal property and administrative services act of nineteen hundred and forty-nine, and all other acts authorizing the distribution of surplus government property and in accordance with the provisions of an approved state plan, and to execute agreements as required by the federal government. Said office shall employ and assign such supervisory and clerical persons as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 4m (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 4m - Veterans' Services Department; Commissioner; Duties

Section 4M. There shall be within the executive office for administration and finance a department of veterans' services under the supervision and control of a commissioner of veterans' services, who shall be appointed by the secretary of administration and finance, with the approval of the governor, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary and may be removed by the secretary at any time subject to the approval of the governor. This position shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty and the salary shall be determined in accordance with section forty-six C of said chapter thirty. The commissioner shall devote his full time during business hours to the duties of his office. He shall be the state agent for the settlement of pension, bounty, back pay, compensation and other claims of citizens of the commonwealth against the government of the United States, or any state thereof, on account of military or naval service, and he shall assist and advise war veterans, and their dependents, heirs or legal representatives, with respect to the filing, prosecution and settlement of such claims.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 4n (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 4n - Commissioner's Expenses

Section 4N. The commissioner shall be allowed his traveling expenses when necessary for him to visit the city of Washington, and may expend for such purpose and for all other expenses necessary for the proper performance of his duties such sums as are annually appropriated therefor.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 4o (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 4o - Deputy Commissioner; Appointment

Section 4O. The commissioner of veterans' services, with the approval of the secretary of administration and finance, shall appoint and may remove a deputy commissioner of veterans' services who shall devote his full time during business hours to the duties of his office. Said deputy commissioner shall be subject to the direction and control of said commissioner. Said deputy commissioner, shall perform the duties of said commissioner during his absence on account of disability or other case.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 4p (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 4p - Extended Illness Leave Bank; Executive Branch Employees

Section 4P. There shall be an extended illness leave bank for employees of the executive branch of the government of the commonwealth who participate therein. The secretary of administration and finance shall administer the bank and shall prescribe regulations governing its operation. Any employee of the executive branch who has completed one year of service may participate by donating to said bank any earned sick, personal or vacation leave time, in such amount and with such frequency as said regulations shall permit to maintain a sufficient balance in the bank, but not less frequently than annually. Upon medical verification pursuant to such regulations, a participating employee with an extended illness who has exhausted all other earned leave, who is not entitled to receive worker's compensation or other disability benefits, and who has been on leave because of such extended illness for not less than twenty consecutive work days, may obtain from said bank additional paid leave of not more than one hundred and twenty days in any two-year period. Said regulations shall provide safeguards against use of said bank by employees who have improperly used existing sick leave. The head of each state agency shall, not less than twice annually, provide written notice to each employee of the opportunity to participate in said bank. Upon receipt of the first such notice, each employee shall be required to sign a form issued by the agency indicating that such employee has been informed of the opportunity to participate in said bank.  Nothing contained herein shall affect existing collective bargaining agreements containing provisions relative to the establishment of extended illness leave banks.
MA Gen L ch 7 § 4q (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 7 - Executive Office for Administration and Finance|Section 4q - Website Forms; Grant Program Applications

Section 4Q. A state agency or state authority which administers a grant program shall publish on the commonwealth's official internet website, in a format that is retrievable and printable all forms necessary for an application, including a grant program reference.