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2017 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE III LAWS RELATING TO STATE OFFICERS
Chapter 30 GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO STATE DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- Section 1 ''Departments'' defined
- Section 2 Executive and administrative offices, etc.; placement under control of some state department
- Section 3 Establishment of divisions; approval of governor and council
- Section 4 Organization of departments; report to state secretary
- Section 5 Conflicting orders or regulations; appeal to governor and council
- Section 6 Absence or disability of department heads
- Section 6A Absence or disability of members, of permanent state boards, etc.
- Section 7 Confidential secretaries; appointment and removal
- Section 7A Repealed, 1978, 349, Sec. 1
- Section 7B Change of name
- Section 8 Public officers appointed by governor; tenure
- Section 9 Public officers appointed by governor; removal
- Section 9A Veterans holding unclassified positions; separation from state service
- Section 9B Certain permanent public employees; arbitrary removal; protection; disciplinary proceedings for abuse of disabled person
- Section 9C Mental health, developmental services and public health department employees; damages caused by patients
- Section 9D Teachers of certain state institutions; removal; lowering in rank
- Section 9E Chaplains; exemption
- Section 9F State employees elected to public office; leave of absence
- Section 9G Public employees participating in world athletic competition; leaves of absence
- Section 9H Public employees who are veterans; participation in Veterans or Memorial Day exercise; time off granted; exceptions
- Section 9I Employees of commonwealth; leave of absence with pay for serving as Red Cross disaster service volunteers; annual report
- Section 9J Transfer of employee functions to another department or agency; employees transferred; wages, seniority and other rights
- Section 10 Officers requiring gubernatorial appointments; filling vacancies
- Section 11 Oaths of office
- Section 12 Oaths of office; failure to take and subscribe
- Section 13 Fees for certain commissions, etc.
- Section 14 Approval of bond; withholding commission
- Section 15 Bonds; determining amount
- Section 16 Schedule bonds
- Section 17 Bond premiums; reimbursement
- Section 18 Examination of bonds
- Section 19 Failure to file sufficient bonds; removal of principal
- Section 20 Bonds deposited with county treasurers; examination
- Section 21 Multiple salaries from treasury
- Section 22 Plurality of offices; penalties
- Section 22A Repealed, 1978, 210, Sec. 2
- Section 23 Full time devotion to duties; certain state officers
- Section 23A Certain trustees of state institutions; plurality of positions
- Section 24 Office hours
- Section 24A Working on legal holidays; compensation; exceptions
- Section 24B Assignments of employee from lower to higher grade
- Section 24C Overtime pay; prior written approval
- Section 25 Expenses of state officers, etc.
- Section 25A Death away from home; return of body; expenses
- Section 25B Out-of-state travel expenses; restrictions
- Section 26 Repealed, 1948, 255
- Section 27 Money received for commonwealth; daily remittance; exceptions
- Section 28 Books and accounts; fiscal year
- Section 29 State institutions; keeping books and accounts
- Section 30 Official letters; size of paper
- Section 30A Official letterheads; uniform style
- Section 31 Printing, binding and procuring stationery for commonwealth offices and departments
- Section 32 Annual reports
- Section 32A Repealed, 1945, 292, Sec. 5
- Section 33 Annual reports; recommendations for legislation
- Section 33A Annual reports; recommendations to avoid special legislation
- Section 34 Reports of special commissions; drafts of legislation
- Section 35 Special reports to state purchasing agent; appeals
- Section 35A Reports; projects requiring assessments upon municipalities; notice
- Section 36 Motor vehicles owned by commonwealth; use and marking; regulations and restrictions, enforcement; transfer
- Section 36A Purchase, replacement or repair of motor vehicles; authorization; funds
- Section 37 Rules and regulations; compliance with statutory filing requirements
- Section 37A Repealed, 1954, 681, Sec. 2
- Section 38 Reports on public employees; central personnel register
- Section 38A Price adjustment clause in contracts for road, bridge, water and sewer projects awarded under Sec. 39M
- Section 39 Repealed, 1957, 682, Sec. 2
- Section 39A Construction contracts for public ways, airports or public works; truck rentals; security for payment
- Section 39B Construction contracts for public ways, airports or public works; dump trucks; schedule of rates; disputes
- Section 39C Actions under Sec. 39A; forbidden defenses
- Section 39D Additional security
- Section 39E Inducing rebates or refunds of transportation charges; penalties
- Section 39F Construction contracts; assignment and subrogation; subcontractor defined; enforcement of claim for direct payment; deposit, reduction of disputed amounts
- Section 39G Completion of public works; semi-final and final estimates; payments; extra work; disputed items
- Section 39H Indemnification of contractors
- Section 39I Deviations from plans and specifications
- Section 39J Public construction contracts; effect of decisions of contracting body or administrative board
- Section 39K Public building construction contracts; payments
- Section 39L Public construction work by foreign corporations; restrictions and reports
- Section 39M Contracts for construction and materials; manner of awarding
- Section 39M1/2 Project oversight; owner's representative; qualifications; procurement; powers and duties
- Section 39N Construction contracts; equitable adjustment in contract price for differing subsurface or latent physical conditions
- Section 39O Contracts for construction and materials; suspension, delay or interruption due to order of awarding authority; adjustment in contract price; written claim
- Section 39P Contracts for construction and materials; awarding authority's decisions on interpretation of specifications, etc.; time limit; notice
- Section 39Q Contracts for capital facility construction; contents; annual claims report
- Section 39R Keeping and maintaining of books, records and accounts; statement of management on internal accounting control; financial statements; enforcement
- Section 39S Contracts for construction; requirements
- Section 39T Controlled insurance program
- Section 40 Discharge or release of bonds
- Section 41 State institutions; sales of property; itemized accounts
- Section 42 Records conservation board; composition; powers and duties; sale or destruction of records; records defined; inquiries from departments or agencies
- Section 43 Fees for copying records; keeping by employees; penalties
- Section 44 Employees as agents for others; sale of lands
- Section 44A Land owned by commonwealth; sale to counties, etc.; highway purposes
- Section 44B Petroleum pipe line; laying on state lands
- Section 45 Office and position classification plan; pay plan
- Section 46 Administration of classification and pay plans
- Section 46A Repealed, 1956, 729, Sec. 14
- Section 46B Repealed, 1966, 210, Sec. 3
- Section 46C Management pay plan
- Section 46D Appointments to positions; promotions from positions classified under civil service provisions
- Section 46E Civil service classifications; positions reimbursed by federal government
- Section 46F Tenure
- Section 46G Overtime compensation
- Section 46H Vacation, sick-leave, personal leave and benefits
- Section 46I Additional duties of personnel administrator
- Section 47 Repealed, 1974, 835, Sec. 44
- Section 48 Incumbents of positions classified; duties
- Section 49 Appeal from classification
- Section 50 Limit of application of Secs. 45 to 49
- Section 51 Purchasing of goods, supplies, equipment and services for state departments
- Section 52 Approval of purchases
- Section 53 Grievances of employees; disposition; appeals
- Section 54 to 56 Repealed, 1974, 835, Sec. 47
- Section 57 Finality of decision; grievances requiring payment of money; disposition
- Section 58 Injuries sustained in service of state; compensation
- Section 59 Persons under indictment for misconduct in office; suspension; temporary appointees
- Section 60 Co-operative education programs; employment of students
- Section 61 Determination of impact by agencies; damages to environment; prevention or minimization; foreseeable climate change impacts; definition applicable to this section and Sec. 62
- Section 62 Definitions
- Section 62A Notice of intent to apply; forms; certification of need for environmental impact report; application of section
- Section 62B Environmental impact reports; preparation and submission; funding
- Section 62C Notice of availability of environmental impact statement; public and agency review
- Section 62D Permit applications; time for agency determination
- Section 62E Categories of projects and permits not requiring environmental impact reports; establishment
- Section 62F Emergencies; commencement of projects; land acquisition
- Section 62G Federal environmental impact statements in lieu of reports
- Section 62H Action or proceeding alleging improper determination of need for environmental impact report or noncompliance with law; notice; commencement; matters raised
- Section 62I Environmental notification forms filed on or after November 15, 2007; requirements
- Section 63 Notice to state secretary; specifications; report
- Section 64 Conversion of hospitals; approval of general court
- Section 65 Legal services for commonwealth provided under contract
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