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Parole Board Selection Panel
SECTION 58.
Section 4 of chapter 27 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking the first and second sentences of the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following sentences:- Whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board the governor may appoint a panel of five persons consisting of the commissioner of probation or his designee, the commissioner of the department of correction or his designee, the president of the Massachusetts district attorney's association or his designee, a criminal defense attorney familiar with the parole system, and the secretary of the executive office of public safety or his designee who shall serve as chairman of said panel. Said panel shall submit to the governor, within sixty days of the establishment of said panel, a list of not less than three nor more than six persons, or not less than six nor more than nine persons in the event there should be two or more vacancies to fill, who are qualified by knowledge, education or experience in the administration of criminal justice or in the behavioral sciences as hereinafter provided.
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Amendment to Assault Pay Statute
SECTION 72.
Section 58 of said chapter 30, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking the fourth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, an employee who, while in the performance of duty, receives bodily injuries resulting from the acts of violence of patients or prisoners in his custody, and who as a result of such injury would be entitled to benefits under said chapter 152, section 34 or section 34A, shall be paid the difference between the weekly cash benefits to which he would be entitled under said chapter 152 and his regular salary; or, under chapter 152 section 35, shall be paid the difference between his regular salary and the sum of the weekly cash benefits to which he would be entitled under said chapter 152 and an assigned or agreed upon earning capacity. Employees who are separated from employment for any reason, including but not limited to, resignation, termination or retirement, shall not be entitled to payments under this section. In addition, employees who refuse to meet with or participate in vocational rehabilitation pursuant to chapter 152 section 30G shall not be entitled to payments under this section. Any benefit provided by this section shall not pay the employee more than his regular base net pay as stated on their last payroll statement prior to the injury, minus an assigned or agreed upon earning capacity, if applicable.
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Retained Revenue Advance Spending Authority
SECTION 322.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, for purposes of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, departments may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lesser of the appropriated amount or the most recent revenue estimate therefor as reported in the state accounting system for the following items appearing in section 2 of this act: 0330-3333, 0910-0210, 1102-3205, 1102-3214, 1102-3231, 1150-5104, 1201-0130, 1310-1001, 1750-0102, 1775-0600, 1775-0900, 1775-1100, 1790-0300, 2200-0102, 2810-2040, 2820-4420, 2820-4421, 4000-0320, 4110-0003, 4120-5050, 4125-0101, 4180-1100, 4190-0102, 4190-1100, 4510-0099, 4510-0615, 4510-0616, 4510-0712, 4513-1012, 4516-0263, 4516-1022, 4518-0200, 4590-0912, 4590-0913, 4800-0091, 5047-0002, 5982-1000, 7004-9315, 8000-0122, 8100-0006, 8100-0011, 8200-0222, 8315-1020, 8315-1025, 8400-0033, 8900-0045, 8910-0160, 8910-1111, 8910-2222, and 8910-6619 .
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Establishing Retained Revenue Floor Amounts
SECTION 323.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, for the retained revenue accounts listed below, the departments shall not expend receipts until the minimal amount listed has been reached. The affected accounts and amounts are as follows: 0330-3333, actual fiscal year 2003 revenue receipts; 1775-0124, $207,350; 8900-0045, $900,000; 8910-0188, $500,000; 8910-1111, $150,000; 8910-2222, $312,000; and 8910-6619, $600,000.
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