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2015 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE IV CIVIL SERVICE, RETIREMENTS AND PENSIONS
CHAPTER 31 CIVIL SERVICE
- Section 1 Definitions
- Section 2 Powers and duties of commission
- Section 3 Rules
- Section 4 New or amended rules; hearings; publication
- Section 5 Powers and duties of administrator
- Section 6 Appointments; requisitions
- Section 6A Performance evaluation system; implementation
- Section 6B Weight of performance evaluation in promotions
- Section 6C Employee disagreement with evaluation; appeal
- Section 7 Promotional appointments in official service
- Section 8 Promotional appointments in official service within same departmental unit
- Section 9 Departmental promotional examinations
- Section 10 Alternate departmental promotional examinations
- Section 11 Competitive promotional examinations
- Section 12 Provisional appointments
- Section 13 Provisional appointments; notice; filing
- Section 14 Provisional appointments; authorization; reports; length of service; termination
- Section 15 Provisional promotions
- Section 16 Scope of examinations; marks; appointments based solely on training and experience
- Section 17 Persons with bachelor's degrees; examination; eligible list; certification
- Section 18 Notice of examinations for original appointments; posting
- Section 19 Notice of examination for promotional appointments; posting
- Section 20 Applications for examination or registration; fees; requests for information
- Section 21 Educational and physical requirements; eligibility based on gender
- Section 22 Passing requirements of examinations; credits; requests for review
- Section 23 Review of examination papers; errors
- Section 24 Appeals; petitions
- Section 25 Eligible lists; certification; refusal to accept employment
- Section 26 Order of persons on eligible lists; veteran's preference; disabled veterans; fire and police service
- Section 27 Appointment or promotion; manner of selection
- Section 28 Labor service applicants; eligibility; age limit; veteran's preference
- Section 28A Appointment of apprentice lineman; age restrictions
- Section 29 Labor service appointments; promotional bulletins
- Section 30 Promotional appointments from labor service to official service
- Section 31 Emergency appointments; renewal
- Section 32 Emergency appointments to laborer positions; renewal
- Section 33 Seniority; computing length of service
- Section 34 Probationary periods
- Section 35 Transfers
- Section 36 Transfers from official service to labor service positions
- Section 37 Leaves of absence
- Section 38 Unauthorized leaves of absence; reports; separation from employment; review
- Section 39 Separation from employment; lack of work or money; abolition of position; disability
- Section 39A Conditional employees
- Section 40 Reemployment list
- Section 41 Discharge; removal; suspension; transfer; abolition of office; reduction of rank or pay; hearings; review
- Section 41A Discharge, removal or suspension; hearing before disinterested hearing officer; review
- Section 42 Complaints; hearings; jurisdiction; filing of civil action
- Section 43 Hearings before commission
- Section 44 Judicial review
- Section 45 Reimbursement for defense expenses
- Section 46 Reinstatement; hearings
- Section 47 Blind persons; examinations; temporary appointment of persons with an intellectual disability
- Section 47A Disadvantaged persons; certified work-training programs; examination; eligible lists; appointment
- Section 48 Civil service offices and positions; exemptions
- Section 48A Career management service program; designation of positions; selection of persons; annual listing; performance appraisal system
- Section 49 Students in temporary position appropriate to academic interest; appointments to certain state positions subject to or exempt from civil service law; confidential employees
- Section 50 Persons ineligible for civil service
- Section 51 Cities; civil service offices and positions
- Section 52 Towns; civil service offices and positions
- Section 53 Application of chapter to municipalities; school districts; elections
- Section 54 Petitions; number of signatures; filing
- Section 55 Signatures to petitions; certification; objections
- Section 56 Incumbents; status; seniority; transfer of school employees
- Section 57 Permanent positions in city labor service; removal of intermittent junior building custodians; certification of inspector of wires
- Section 58 Municipal police officers and firefighters; qualification
- Section 58A Municipal police officers and firefighters; maximum age restrictions
- Section 59 Municipal police officers and fire fighters; examinations; appointments and promotions
- Section 60 Intermittent or reserve police or fire forces; appointments to regular force
- Section 60A Intermittent or reserve police or fire force members; effect of refusals to accept employment on permanent basis in regular police or fire force
- Section 61 Municipal police officers or fire fighters; probationary periods; evaluation
- Section 61A Police officer and firefighter health and physical fitness standards
- Section 61B Wellness program for police officers and firefighters
- Section 62 Punishment duty; police officers or fire fighters
- Section 62A Punishment duty; police officers or firefighters employed by cities or towns
- Section 63 Paraplegic persons; municipal police or fire departments; appointments
- Section 64 Massachusetts bay transportation authority police; qualifications
- Section 65 Massachusetts bay transportation authority police; appointments and promotions; probationary periods; evaluation
- Section 66 Labor service positions in highways department; certification; promotions; districts
- Section 67 Annual list of civil service employees; posting; enforcement; penalties
- Section 68 Reports of appointment, promotion, demotion, leaves of absence, etc.
- Section 69 Reports of appointment or employment by appointing authority upon request; enforcement; penalties
- Section 70 Records; examination papers; inspection; destruction
- Section 71 Rosters of positions; filing; use; penalties
- Section 72 Investigations; subpoenas; summoning witnesses, etc.
- Section 73 Violations; notice; writs of mandamus
- Section 74 Prohibited activities; penalties
- Section 75 Rights of municipal employees
- Section 76 Positions subject to federal merit system standards; minimum qualifications
- Section 77 Enforcement of laws and rules
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