By Representative Golden of Lowell and Senator Panagiotakos, joint petition (accompanied by bill, 2316) of Thomas A. Golden, Jr., and others relative to the jurisdictional powers of special state police officers employed in higher educational institutions of the Commonwealth. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

Steven C. Panagiotakos

Kevin J. Murphy

David M. Nangle

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act to expand the jurisdiction powers for employees at state and community colleges holding special state police officer powers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.

                Chapter 22C, Section 63 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by adding after the words "in or upon lands or structures owned, used or occupied by such college, university, or other institution or hospital" at the end of the first paragraph, the following new words "or roads and lands contiguous to institutional property." Such expansion of jurisdiction shall not allow such officers to work paid details in this new area that would have traditionally been worked by municipal and state police officers