By Miss Garry of Dracut, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2543) of Colleen M. Garry for legislation to establish a career incentive pay program for firefighters.  Public Service.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

 


Colleen M. Garry

 

 


 

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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 An Act establishing a career incentive pay program for fire fighters.

 

    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 41 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1996 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 108L the following new section:—
Section 108L½. There is hereby established a career incentive pay program offering base salary increases to regular full time members of various city and town fire departments and various fire districts as a reward for furthering their education in the field of fire science.