Massachusetts StatutesTITLE III LAWS RELATING TO STATE OFFICERS
- CHAPTER 29 STATE FINANCE
- Section 1 Definitions
- Section 2 State revenues; disposition
- Section 2A Repealed, 1969, 546, Sec. 5
- Section 2AA Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 139
- Section 2AAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Fund
- Section 2B Federal Capital Improvement Fund
- Section 2BB Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 140
- Section 2BBB Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 158
- Section 2C General Federal Grants Fund
- Section 2C1/2 Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 128
- Section 2CC Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 141
- Section 2CCC Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 159
- Section 2D Repealed, 1990, 121, Sec. 13
- Section 2DD Capital Expenditure Reserve Fund
- Section 2DDD Department of Fire Services Hazardous Materials Emergency Mitigation Response Recovery Trust Fund
- Section 2E Federal Highway Construction Program Fund
- Section 2EE Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 142
- Section 2EEE Repealed, 2007, 61, Sec. 7
- Section 2F Contingency, lump-sum or reserve accounts for capital planning and operations
- Section 2FF Repealed, 2006, 139, Sec. 36
- Section 2FFF Dam Safety Trust
- Section 2G Capital facility planning fund
- Section 2GG Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 145
- Section 2GGG Civil Monetary Penalties Fund; nursing home facilities
- Section 2H Commonwealth Stabilization Fund
- Section 2HH Federal Facilities Reserve Fund
- Section 2HHH Open Space Acquisition Revolving Fund
- Section 2I Tax Reduction Fund
- Section 2II Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 146
- Section 2III Agricultural Resolve and Security Fund; gifts, grants, donations, annual audit and report
- Section 2J Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 130
- Section 2JJ Child Care Quality Fund
- Section 2JJJ Registers Technological Fund
- Section 2K Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 131
- Section 2KK Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 147
- Section 2KKK County Registers Technological Fund
- Section 2L Water Pollution Abatement Revolving Fund
- Section 2LL Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 148
- Section 2LLL Firearms Fingerprint Identity Verification Trust Fund
- Section 2M, 2N Repealed, 1992, 133, Sec. 337
- Section 2MM Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 149
- Section 2MMM Massachusetts Science, Technology Engineering, and Mathematics Grant Fund
- Section 2NN Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 150
- Section 2NNN Roche Community Rink Fund
- Section 2O Infrastructure Fund
- Section 2OO Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 151
- Section 2OOO Commonwealth Care Trust Fund
- Section 2P Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 132
- Section 2P1/2 Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 133
- Section 2PP Repealed, 2002, 118, Sec. 3
- Section 2PPP Essential Community Provider Trust Fund
- Section 2Q Intragovernmental Service Fund
- Section 2QQ Drinking Water Revolving Fund
- Section 2QQQ Medical Assistance Trust Fund
- Section 2R Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 134
- Section 2RR Workforce Training Fund
- Section 2RRR Department of Mental Retardation Trust Fund
- Section 2S Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 135
- Section 2SS Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 152
- Section 2SSS Educational Rewards Grant Program Fund
- Section 2T Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 136
- Section 2TT Liability Management and Reduction Fund
- Section 2TTT CITI Fund
- Section 2U Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 137
- Section 2UU Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 153
- Section 2UUU Massachusetts Board of Higher Education Scholar-Internship Match Fund
- Section 2V Dairy Equalization Fund
- Section 2VV Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 154
- Section 2VVV International education and foreign language grant program fund
- Section 2W Water Pollution Abatement and Drinking Water Projects Administration Fund
- Section 2WW Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 155
- Section 2WWW Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund
- Section 2X Allocation of revenues under Secs. 2M to 2O to Commonwealth Liability Reduction Fund
- Section 2XX Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 156
- Section 2XXX District Local Technical Assistance Fund
- Section 2Y Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 138
- Section 2YY Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 157
- Section 2YYY Courts Capital Project Fund
- Section 2Z Commonwealth Sewer Rate Relief Fund
- Section 2ZZ Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund
- Section 3 Submission of statements showing prior appropriations, estimates, and recommendations; review
- Section 3A Proposed legislation affecting agencies; estimate of costs
- Section 3B Annual statement of planned expenditures and employment for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and regional transit authorities
- Section 4 Estimates for purposes not covered by Sec. 3; evaluation; review
- Section 5 Repealed, 1997, 88, Sec. 7
- Section 5A Repealed, 1963, 473, Sec. 2
- Section 5B Estimates of total revenue and tax expenditures; consensus tax revenue forecast
- Section 5C Comptroller’s certification and disposition of consolidated net surplus
- Section 5D Indirect and fringe benefit costs expended from General Fund; recovery by comptroller
- Section 5E Repealed, 1991, 6, Sec. 17
- Section 5F Department financial plans; contents; use of information
- Section 6 Operating budget
- Section 6A Repealed, 1980, 579, Sec. 47
- Section 6B Federal grant funds
- Section 6C Operating budget; expenditures from trust and bond funds; reconciliation of reports of budget director and comptroller
- Section 6D Appropriations
- Section 6E General appropriation bill; balanced budget
- Section 7 Repealed, 1980, 579, Sec. 47
- Section 7A Long range capital facilities development plans; policy statements
- Section 7B Requirements for long range capital facilities development plans
- Section 7C Annual capital facility budgets
- Section 7D Submission of copies of plans and requests to agencies for review; reports; hearings
- Section 7E Study and review of plans and requests by commissioner; recommendations
- Section 7F Design and construction contingency reserve account
- Section 7G Emergency repair reserve account
- Section 7H Budget submitted by governor to general court; recommended corrective amendments message
- Section 7I Requests and recommendations for appropriations or authorizations for expenditures; review of proposed legislation providing for capital facility projects
- Section 7J Reports by commissioner of capital planning and operations
- Section 7K Study or program as prerequisite for appropriation or authorization
- Section 7L Appropriation laws for commonwealth expenses; subject matter
- Section 7M Transfer of funds among appropriation items for House of Representatives and Senate
- Section 7N Transfer of funds among items of appropriation for joint legislative expenses.
- Section 7O Transfer of funds from items appropriated to joint legislative expenses to items for the house of representatives and the senate
- Section 8 Repealed, 1953, 612, Sec. 7
- Section 8A Repealed, 1984, 484, Sec. 34
- Section 8B Bidders on work other than building construction or repair; statements; qualification for classes of work; hearings
- Section 8C Contracts for repair, etc., on certain highway routes; hours of nonemergency work restricted
- Section 9 Lack of appropriations to carry out construction, etc.; paying for estimates
- Section 9A Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 166
- Section 9B Agencies; monies; initial and supplemental allotments by governor; reports
- Section 9C Deficiency of revenue
- Section 9D Anticipated decrease in estimated revenue
- Section 9E Insufficient appropriations for required expenditures
- Section 9F Periodic appropriations; notification of expenditures
- Section 9G Authorization of expenditures
- Section 10 Repealed, 1945, 637, Sec. 3
- Section 11 Repealed, 1945, 242, Sec. 10
- Section 12 Appropriations for fiscal year
- Section 12A Obligations incurred against appropriation or subsidiary accounts for future items delivered or services rendered
- Section 12B Fiscal year for payment of classified personal services
- Section 13 Appropriations for ordinary maintenance; outstanding encumbrances; unexpended appropriations
- Section 14 Appropriations for other than ordinary maintenance; unencumbered balance
- Section 15 Successive appropriations
- Section 16 Payments from ordinary revenue; cash on hand
- Section 17 Withholding appropriations; unadjusted accounts
- Section 18 Payments from the treasury regulated
- Section 19 Itemized bills
- Section 19A Time of making transfers called for in general appropriation acts
- Section 20 Authorization of payments
- Section 20A Orders or claims for extra work or materials; notice
- Section 20B Repealed, 1996, 366, Sec. 1
- Section 20C Late penalty interest; submission of invoice
- Section 21 Office expenses; approval of governor and council
- Section 22 Payments limited; expenses incurred
- Section 23 Advancements from treasury; management of state agency funds; funding of checks and drafts
- Section 23A Payments for human service programs; rules and regulations relating to eligibility
- Section 24 Advancements; certification of immediate use
- Section 25 Advancements; detailed statements; filing by recipients
- Section 26 Expenses in excess of appropriations or allotments
- Section 26A Certification of design work; contracts for design services
- Section 26B Certification of construction work; contracts for construction
- Section 27 Expenses and increases regulated
- Section 27A Repealed, 1986, 488, Sec. 17
- Section 27B Expenditure of funds for lease or purchase of data processing or reproduction equipment restricted
- Section 27C Certain laws, rules, etc. relating to costs or assessments effective only by vote of acceptance or appropriation; written notice requesting determination; class actions
- Section 28 State publications; costs; payments
- Section 29 Subsidiary accounts; emergency increase or decrease by interchange; sufficiency of funds to cover disbursements
- Section 29A Consultants; employment and compensation; legislative reports
- Section 29B Contracts with organizations providing social, etc., services
- Section 29C Acquisition of property or services from commercial vendor by general court or agency; liability for late penalty interest
- Section 29D Private debt collectors, employment by state agencies
- Section 29E Maximum reimbursement for project costs
- Section 29F Debarment from bidding; definitions; lists; notice; affiliates; mitigating circumstances
- Section 29G Utility expenses of commonwealth; recoupment of overcharges
- Section 29H Overdue payments to commonwealth; late charges
- Section 29I Payment system for interdepartmental fiscal transactions; service agreements and chargebacks; reports
- Section 30 Insurance
- Section 31 Salaries; advances; teachers; centralized payroll system; direct credit to bank accounts; wage garnishments
- Section 31A Death, dismissal or retirement of state employees; accumulated vacation or sick-leave allowances; payments
- Section 31B Teachers; weekly payments
- Section 31C Schools and colleges; non-teaching positions; vacation time
- Section 31D Payment of salaries upon death of officers or employees; discharge of liability
- Section 31E Voluntary services at public schools by state employees; effect on salaries
- Section 32 Unclaimed check fund; refunds
- Section 32A Unpaid wages and salaries; unclaimed wage fund; refunds
- Section 33 Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 2
- Section 34 Deposit of public monies
- Section 34A Repealed, 2006, 139, Sec. 39
- Section 35 Bonds or other securities; assignments, etc.
- Section 36 Mortgages held by commonwealth; discharge; assignments
- Section 37 Real estate acquired by foreclosure; sale by state
- Section 38 Investment of commonwealth funds; loans
- Section 38A Investment funds; establishment; sale of participation units
- Section 38B Deferred compensation committee; state treasurer’s office
- Section 38C Investments; bonds or notes; contracts; powers of state treasurer; payments to constitute general obligations
- Section 39 Bonds, etc., held by commonwealth; exchanges
- Section 40 Trust deposits with state regulated
- Section 41 Bonds, etc., of commonwealth; custody
- Section 42 Notes and securities; annual examination
- Section 43 Repealed, 1926, 143
- Section 44 Unappropriated income
- Section 45 Securities purchased for sinking funds
- Section 46 Transfer of securities from one fund to another
- Section 47 Borrowing in anticipation of receipts; use of notes to pay taxes of bearer
- Section 47A Assessments for metropolitan districts; borrowing in anticipation
- Section 48 Commonwealth bonds and notes, signatures
- Section 48A Facsimile signatures, bonds, notes, interest coupons; signatures of former officers
- Section 48B Bonds and notes; official statements; advertising; collateral tax consequences to social security recipients
- Section 49 Sinking fund for commonwealth bonds; investments
- Section 49A Minibonds; issuance and sale; limitations; regulations
- Section 49B Insurance or credit line security for bonds and notes; agreements with brokers
- Section 49C College savings programs; issuance and sale of bonds; powers and duties of state treasurer
- Section 50 Accounts includable in state tax; certification
- Section 51 Assessments on metropolitan districts for bonds
- Section 52 Repealed, 1999, 68, Sec. 7
- Section 53 Notes or bonds maturing later than three years after issuance; requirements for inviting purchase proposals; waiver
- Section 53A Refunding bonds; issuance; proceeds; terms; report
- Section 54 Deposits or other security for proposals by bidders
- Section 55 Sale of bonds, etc.; expenditures
- Section 56 Transfers of reverted funds; sales of bonds or other securities
- Section 57 Repealed, 1968, 536
- Section 58 Registered bonds exchanged for coupon bonds or defaced bonds
- Section 59 Lost or destroyed interest-bearing bonds; duplicates
- Section 60 Lost or destroyed interest-bearing bonds; owner’s indemnity bonds
- Section 60A General obligations of the commonwealth, full faith and credit; negotiable instruments; direct debt limit
- Section 60B Debt of the commonwealth; appropriation limit
- Section 61 Claims for materials or labor against commonwealth; oath of claimants
- Section 62 Repealed, 1943, 83, Sec. 2
- Section 63 Unlawful exercise or departments abuse of power; commonwealth, commissions, officers, etc.; court restraint
- Section 64 Deferred compensation contracts; public employees; investments
- Section 64A Individual retirement accounts; public employees
- Section 64B Deferred compensation contracts between governmental bodies and employees; investments
- Section 64C Individual retirement accounts between governmental bodies and employees
- Section 64D Deferred compensation program, annuity or other defined contribution plan; required participation
- Section 65 Delegation of certain powers and duties by secretaries of executive offices established under Chapters six A and seven; review by commissioner
- Section 66 Violation of state finance laws; penalties
- Section 67 to 70 Repealed, 1992, 133, Sec. 346
- Section 71 Treasurer’s obligation regarding local aid intercepts
- CHAPTER 29A FINANCING OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- CHAPTER 29B STATE REVENUE GROWTH CONTROL [Repealed, 1998, 194, Sec. 103.]
- CHAPTER 29C WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM
- CHAPTER 29D THE HEALTH CARE SECURITY TRUST
- 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, mental retardation 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 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 Definitions; contract provisions; management and financial statements; enforcement
- Section 39S Contracts for construction; requirements
- 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
- CHAPTER 30A STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
- CHAPTER 30B UNIFORM PROCUREMENT ACT