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MA Gen L ch 30b § 19 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30b - Uniform Procurement Act|Section 19 - Delegation of Procurement Officer's Powers and Duties

Section 19. Subject to the provisions of section one hundred and three of chapter forty-one, to the extent permitted by charter or local by-law in a city or town, or by written rules of the committee, commission or executive appointing the chief procurement officer in a district or county, a chief procurement officer may delegate his powers and duties in accordance with this section to one or more employees of the governmental body. A delegation shall be in writing, be signed by the chief procurement officer, and state the activity or function authorized and the duration of the delegation. A delegation may be in specific or general terms, may be limited to a particular procurement or class of procurements, and may be conditioned upon compliance with specified procedures. A delegation may be revoked or amended whenever the chief procurement officer determines that revocation or amendment is in the best interests of the governmental body. A delegation of powers or duties by a chief procurement officer and any revocation or amendment thereof shall not take effect until a copy of the same has been filed with the office of the inspector general.
MA Gen L ch 30b § 20 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30b - Uniform Procurement Act|Section 20 - Preference for Products of Agriculture Grown or Produced Using Products Grown in Commonwealth; Governmental Bodies

Section 20. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary and to the extent permitted by federal law, a governmental body may, by a majority vote, establish a preference for products of agriculture as defined in section 1A of chapter 128 including, but not limited to, fruits, vegetables, eggs, dairy products, meats, crops, horticultural products and products processed into value added products as part of a Massachusetts farm operation as well as fish, seafood, and other aquatic products.  (b) Wherever a governmental body by a majority vote establishes a preference for the procurement of such products of agriculture grown or produced using products grown in the commonwealth, the procurement officer responsible for procuring agricultural products on behalf of the governmental body shall effectuate such preference in: (i) advertising for bids, contracts or otherwise and making reasonable efforts to facilitate the purchase of such products of agriculture grown or produced using products grown in the commonwealth; and (ii) purchasing products of agriculture grown or produced using products grown in the commonwealth, unless the price of such goods exceeds, by more than 10 per cent, the price of agricultural products grown or produced outside of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 30b § 22 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30b - Uniform Procurement Act|Section 22 - Cooperative Purchasing Agreements Between Public Procurement Units or Public Procurement Unit and External Procurement Activity

Section 22. A public procurement unit may participate in, sponsor, conduct or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of supplies with public procurement units or external procurement activities in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants. The public procurement unit conducting the procurement of supplies shall do so in a manner that constitutes a full and open competition.
MA Gen L ch 30b § 23 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title III - Laws Relating to State Officers|Chapter 30b - Uniform Procurement Act|Section 23 - Cooperative Purchasing Agreements Between Public Procurement Units or Public Procurement Unit and External Procurement Activity

Section 23. A public procurement unit may participate in, sponsor, conduct or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of supplies with public procurement units or external procurement activities in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants. The public procurement unit conducting the procurement of supplies shall do so in a manner that constitutes a full and open competition.
MA Gen L ch 31 § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 31 - Civil Service|Section 3 - Rules

Section 3. The administrator shall make and amend rules which shall regulate the recruitment, selection, training and employment of persons for civil service positions; provided, however, that the commission shall review such rules and in the event the commission determines that any proposed rule violates the basic merit principles outlined in this chapter, it may, within fifteen days of receipt of such proposed rule, by a three-fifths vote, disapprove such proposed rule. Such rules and amendments thereto shall comply with the filing provisions of section five of chapter thirty A and such regulations shall not take effect until so filed. Such rules shall include provisions for the following:  (a) Establishment of civil service series and titles, provided that for employment in the service of the commonwealth such series and titles shall be consistent with those established pursuant to section forty-five of chapter thirty.  (b) Placement of civil service positions in the official or labor service.  (c) Open competitive and other examinations to test the practical fitness of applicants.  (d) Selection of persons for positions and employment in accordance with the results of examinations, or in the order of application, or otherwise.  (e) Promotional appointments, on the basis of merit as determined by examination, performance evaluation, seniority of service or any combination of factors which fairly test the applicant's ability to perform the duties of the position as determined by the administrator.  (f) Preferences to veterans in original and promotional appointments.  Any person, who meets the definition of veteran but has not yet been discharged from military service and was serving in the armed forces at the time of examination shall receive the same preference afforded to veterans; provided, however, that such person shall provide official documentation of honorable discharge at the time of appointment. If such person fails to provide proper documentation, such appointment and preference shall be immediately rescinded.  (g) Subject to prior preference to disabled veterans, preference to blind persons in the employment by any state department, board or commission of typists to take dictation solely from dictating machines.  (h) Transfers within and between departmental units.  (i) In the development of examination procedures shall consult with representatives of labor and professionals in the field to increase emphasis upon aptitudes relevant to performing the position to be tested.  (j) The establishment and direction of a career management service program.  (k) The development of recruitment programs, and  (l) The oversight responsibility for development of training programs in the various state agencies of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 31 § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 31 - Civil Service|Section 4 - New or Amended Rules; Hearings; Publication

Section 4. A new rule of the administrator and any amendment to an existing rule shall not be effective until after a public hearing relative to such change has been held by the administrator at least thirty days prior to such proposed rule change and until such change has been reviewed by the commission. Failure of the commission to reject by majority vote of all members such change within fifteen days of submission by the administrator shall authorize the administrator to issue such change. Not earlier than thirty nor later than fifteen days before such hearing the administrator shall send notice thereof to each member of the general court, to the mayor or city manager of each city and the selectmen of each town to which such rule or change relates, and shall also publish such notice in one or more newspapers. Notices of the hearing shall also be sent, within the same period, to the clerks of the several cities and towns who shall post them in the city or town halls and other conspicuous places. There shall be posted by the clerk not less than three copies of such notice in every town and not less than one per ward in each city. Such notice shall contain information as to where copies of the proposed rule or change in rule may be obtained. After the hearing provided for by this paragraph, the administrator may issue such new rule or such change in an existing rule.  The administrator, after the expiration of the review period without rejection, shall forthwith print such change and send a copy to the mayor or city manager of each city, the selectmen of each town, and to state appointing authorities to which such change relates, and to each member of the general court, and shall publish such new rule or change in rule in one or more newspapers. Such publication shall specify the effective date of such new rule or change in rule, which shall be not less than thirty days subsequent to the date of such publication.
MA Gen L ch 31 § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 31 - Civil Service|Section 6 - Appointments; Requisitions

Section 6. Each appointment to a civil service position shall be made by an original appointment pursuant to the provisions of this section or by a promotional appointment pursuant to the provisions of section seven, except as otherwise provided by this chapter or other law.  Each such original appointment in the official service shall be made after certification from an eligible list established as the result of a competitive examination for which civil service employees and non-civil service employees were eligible to apply, except as otherwise provided by sections twenty-six, forty, forty-seven, fifty-six, and sixty.  An appointing authority desiring to make an original appointment in the official service shall submit a requisition to the administrator. Upon receipt of such requisition, the administrator shall certify from the eligible list sufficient names of persons for consideration of their qualifications for appointment by the appointing authority pursuant to section twenty-five and the personnel administration rules. If no suitable eligible list exists, or if the list contains the names of fewer than three persons who are qualified for appointment and willing to accept employment, the appointing authority may make a provisional appointment pursuant to sections twelve, thirteen and fourteen.  An appointing authority may requisition to fill any position by original appointment pursuant to this section, or, where a promotional appointment may be made under the civil service law and rules, it may requisition to fill a position by promotional appointment pursuant to section seven.  Any request by an appointing authority to the administrator to fill a vacancy, other than a temporary vacancy, in a permanent position shall include a statement that such position is permanent and that such vacancy is to be filled on a permanent basis.
MA Gen L ch 31 § 6b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 31 - Civil Service|Section 6b - Weight of Performance Evaluation in Promotions

Section 6B. The weight given to performance evaluation in promotional decisions for civil service positions shall be determined by the administrator in conjunction with representatives of collective bargaining units containing the titles to be tested.  Following such determination but no later than fifteen days prior to the distribution of the examination notice, the administrator shall notify the participating collective bargaining representatives, in writing, of his determination as to the appropriate weight to be given to performance appraisals in the making of the promotional decision involved. This written notification shall include specific justification for the determination made and for the rejection of alternate proposals, if any.  The participating collective bargaining representatives shall have fifteen days in which to review the determination, to request review of proposed revisions, to request further consultation or to seek any combination of the foregoing. The administrator shall grant all such requests and promptly provide a written explanation of his further determination if requested by any such collective bargaining representative.
MA Gen L ch 31 § 6c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 31 - Civil Service|Section 6c - Employee Disagreement With Evaluation; Appeal

Section 6C. A civil service employee, except an employee serving during his probationary period, who receives an evaluation with which he disagrees, shall within ten days unless otherwise specified in the collective bargaining agreement, select an option of appealing the results of such evaluation through either the grievance procedure contained in the employee's respective collective bargaining agreement or through the procedures outlined in paragraphs (a) to (c), inclusive.  (a) Within ten days after the employee has reviewed the original evaluation, he may appeal the evaluation to a neutral party selected by the appointing authority to review the evaluation.  (b) Within ten days of receipt of a decision on employee's appeal outlined in paragraph (a), the employee or the employer may appeal an evaluation to a three-member panel appointed by the appointing authority, in conjunction with representatives of labor.  (c) Within ten days receipt of a decision on an appeal provided for in paragraph (b) the employer or the employee may further appeal the evaluation to the civil service commission. The commission shall, within twenty-one days after the close of such hearing or the evaluation, render a written decision and send notice thereof to all parties concerned.  Saturdays, Sundays, vacation days, and legal holidays shall not be counted in the computation of any period of time specified in this section.
MA Gen L ch 31 § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 31 - Civil Service|Section 7 - Promotional Appointments in Official Service

Section 7. Each promotional appointment within the official service shall be made pursuant to section eight or after certification from an eligible list established as a result of one of the following types of examinations: (a) a departmental promotional examination pursuant to section nine, (b) an alternate departmental promotional examination pursuant to section ten or (c) a competitive promotional examination pursuant to section eleven, provided that promotional appointments in such police and fire forces of cities and towns as are within the official service shall be made pursuant to section fifty-nine or section sixty-five. An appointing authority desiring to make a promotional appointment shall recommend the type of examination to be utilized.  An appointing authority desiring to make a promotional appointment within the official service, other than a promotional appointment pursuant to section eight, shall, if a suitable eligible list exists, submit a requisition to the administrator. Upon receipt of such requisition the administrator shall certify from such list the names of persons eligible for such promotional appointment. If no suitable list exists, or if the list contains the names of less than three persons who are eligible for and willing to accept employment, the appointing authority may request authorization to make a provisional appointment pursuant to sections twelve, thirteen, and fourteen or a provisional promotion pursuant to section fifteen.  An appointing authority may make a temporary promotional appointment to a temporary position or to fill a temporary vacancy in a permanent position. A promotional appointment made pursuant to this paragraph shall not be deemed to interrupt the period of service in the permanent position from which such promotional appointment was made where such service is required to establish eligibility for a promotional examination.  An appointing authority may make a promotional appointment of an employee in the labor service to a position in the official service pursuant to the provisions of section thirty.
MA Gen L ch 31 § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 31 - Civil Service|Section 8 - Promotional Appointments in Official Service Within Same Departmental Unit

Section 8. An appointing authority, with the approval of the administrator, may promote an employee in the official service from one title to the next higher title in the same series in the same departmental unit, subject to the following requirements: (a) such employee shall have been employed in such unit in such lower title as a permanent employee for three years or longer immediately preceding the request for approval of such promotion; (b) such employee is the first, second, or third ranking employee in length of service in such departmental unit who is willing to accept the promotion; and (c) such employee shall demonstrate, by the passing of an examination prescribed by the administrator, that he possesses the qualifications and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the higher title; provided that an employee in a departmental unit of a city, town or district who has been employed in such unit in a lower title as a permanent employee for not less than one year next preceding the date of such request may be promoted to the next higher title in the same series if there is no other employee in such lower title or any other lower title in such series who has also been so employed, and if such employee shall demonstrate, by the passing of an examination prescribed by the administrator, that he possesses the qualifications and abilities necessary to perform the duties of such higher title. The relative ranking of titles as next higher or lower shall be determined by the administrator.  In case of promotional appointments of more than one employee, the appointing authority may select from among the same number of employees with the greatest length of service as the number provided in the civil service rules governing appointments to fill more than one vacancy.  The effective date of a promotional appointment made pursuant to this section shall be the date on which the person promoted assumes the duties of the higher title, as certified by the appointing authority, following the approval of the promotion by the administrator.  The provisions of this section may be utilized to make a temporary promotional appointment to fill a temporary vacancy in a permanent position if the administrator is satisfied that such vacancy is likely to become permanent within a reasonable period of time. If a person has received such a promotional appointment, the administrator, upon the request of the appointing authority, may approve such promotional appointment on a permanent basis when the position to which the temporary promotional appointment has been made becomes permanently vacated.
MA Gen L ch 31 § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 31 - Civil Service|Section 9 - Departmental Promotional Examinations

Section 9. Pursuant to the provisions of this section, an appointing authority may make a promotional appointment within a departmental unit on the basis of a departmental promotional examination. Such departmental promotional examination shall be open, until there are at least two employees in lower titles eligible to apply, only to persons who have been employed in the departmental unit as civil service employees for at least one year immediately preceding the date of the examination, who have no permanent status in such unit in a title higher than the examination title, and who have been employed in such unit as civil service employees in a title equal to that of the position for which the examination is to be held or in the next lower titles, as determined by the administrator, for at least one year at any time preceding the date of the examination.
MA Gen L ch 31 § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 31 - Civil Service|Section 10 - Alternate Departmental Promotional Examinations

Section 10. An appointing authority may make a promotional appointment within a departmental unit on the basis of an alternate departmental promotional examination pursuant to this section. Eligibility to take such examination shall extend only to persons who have been employed in the departmental unit as civil service employees for at least one year immediately preceding the date of examination and who have no permanent status in such unit in a title higher than that of the position to which the promotional appointment is to be made. In addition, eligibility to take such examination shall extend only to: (1) persons who have been employed in the departmental unit as civil service employees for one year or longer at any time preceding the date of the examination in a position which the administrator determines to be directly qualifying for the position for which the examination is to be held or (2) employees who satisfy such experience or education and training requirements as the administrator determines shall be qualifying for the position for which the examination is to be held. Such experience, education or training may have been acquired within or without the departmental unit and shall be credited by the administrator only upon the presentation of evidence satisfactory to the administrator that such experience, education or training is of the length, type and quality determined by the administrator to be qualifying for the position for which the examination is to be held.  The provisions of this section may be applied, upon approval of the administrator, to competitive promotional examinations held pursuant to section eleven. The provisions of this section may also be utilized to hold promotional examinations which shall be open to eligible employees of an entire executive office, with the approval of the secretary thereof.
MA Gen L ch 31 § 11 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 31 - Civil Service|Section 11 - Competitive Promotional Examinations

Section 11. An appointing authority may make a promotional appointment on the basis of a competitive promotional examination, pursuant to the provisions of this section, which shall be open to all permanent employees of the commonwealth, or of the city, town, or district where the promotion is to be made, as the case may be, who have been employed for at least the six months next preceding the date of said examination as civil service employees in titles determined by the administrator to be eligible titles.