Chapter 7

Section 4J. There shall be within the human resources division a division of management services, a division of information services, and a division of technical services. Each division shall be headed by a deputy commissioner. There shall be within each division of the human res…

Section 4K. There shall be in the executive office for administration and finance a municipal personnel advisory board. The municipal personnel advisory board shall consist of five members one of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts Mayors' Association and who shall be a m…

Section 4L. The operational services division is hereby authorized to acquire, warehouse, allocate and distribute surplus government property to tax supported and to non-profit institutions and others, eligible to acquire property in accordance with terms and conditions of the fe…

Section 4P. There shall be an extended illness leave bank for employees of the executive branch of the government of the commonwealth who participate therein. The secretary of administration and finance shall administer the bank and shall prescribe regulations governing its opera…

Section 4Q. A state agency or state authority which administers a grant program shall publish on the commonwealth's official internet website, in a format that is retrievable and printable all forms necessary for an application, including a grant program reference.

Section 4R. (a) There shall be a caseload and economic forecasting office within the executive office for administration and finance. The office shall forecast caseloads for state-subsidized childcare, MassHealth, emergency assistance and housing programs, the group insurance com…

Section 4S. (a) There shall be within the executive office for administration and finance an infrastructure cost council consisting of at least the following 13 members: the secretary of administration and finance who shall serve as chair; the secretary of economic development; t…

Section 4T. A position shall be established at the manager level under the supervision of the director of diversity and equal opportunity with the responsibility to promote diversity and equal opportunity in civil service employment throughout the commonwealth. The manager of civ…

Section 5. The secretary may, with the consent of the governor, appoint a first deputy commissioner of administration who shall also serve as undersecretary. The first deputy commissioner shall be a person of ability and experience; shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary; s…

Section 50. The public employee retirement administration commission, established under section 49, shall have general responsibility for the efficient administration of the public employee retirement system, under chapter 32. The public employee retirement administration commiss…

Section 52. The general court hereby finds and declares that using private contractors to provide public services formerly provided by state employees does not always promote the public interest. To ensure that citizens of the commonwealth receive high quality public services at …

Section 53. As used in sections fifty-two to fifty-five, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings:— ''Agency'', an executive office, department, division, board, commission or other office or officer in the executive branch of the government of the commonw…

Section 54. No agency shall make any privatization contract and no such contract shall be valid unless the agency, in consultation with the executive office for administration and finance, first complies with each of the following requirements:— (1) The agency shall prepare a spe…

Section 55. (a) An agency shall not make any privatization contract and no such contract shall be valid if, within thirty business days after receiving the certificate required by section fifty-four, the state auditor notifies the agency of his objection. Such objection shall be …

Section 56. Payments by the commonwealth, or by any agency, authority or political subdivision thereof, pursuant to a contract with any person or entity shall not be made for the costs of any attorney, consultant or other person to advise, consult or provide any other service to …

Section 57. It is the policy of the commonwealth to promote and facilitate the fullest possible participation by all citizens in the affairs of the commonwealth and to foster an inclusive marketplace that offers competitive opportunity for businesses as diverse as the people of t…

Section 58. As used in sections 57 to 61, inclusive, of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings, unless a contrary intent is clearly indicated:- ''Affirmative marketing program'', the program focused on increasing minority and women owned business part…

Section 58A. There shall be a supplier diversity office which shall be an office within the executive office for administration and finance.

Section 59. SDO shall have an executive director and such other specialists as may be authorized. The executive director shall have all necessary authority, subject to the direction, control and supervision of the secretary of the executive office for administration and finance, …

Section 61. (a) SDO shall adopt regulations and policies for the establishment and management of the office's diverse business certification process, including regulations and policies governing the streamlining, approval, denial or revocation of any such certification and for cr…

Section 62. The executive office for administration and finance shall report annually to the house and senate committees on bonding, capital expenditures and state assets and the house and senate committees on ways and means, not later than November 1, a list of all capital proje…

Section 6F. There shall be a coordinator of flexible hours employment within the human resources division who shall work on the development, implementation and oversight of plans for the utilization, within all executive agencies, of persons who choose to be employed for a reduce…

Section 7. The secretary shall, on or before the first Wednesday in December of each year ending in an even number, submit a report to the governor listing and discussing the proposals which have been made and the accomplishments which have been achieved during the preceding two …

Section 7A. The secretary may on behalf of the commonwealth enter into agreements for fire protection with municipalities adjacent to cities and towns in which institutions of the various departments of the commonwealth are located when such agreement is deemed necessary by the s…

Section 8. On the request of either branch of the general court or of the ways and means committee of either branch, or of the governor, the secretary shall make a report of such of the estimates of departments, officers and commissions made to the budget director under sections …

Section 9. On request of either branch of the general court or of the ways and means committee of either branch or of the governor, the secretary shall make a special examination of, and give to them any information in the secretary's possession relative to, any matter affecting …

Section 9A. The secretary shall promulgate regulations governing the use of state passenger vehicles and light duty pickup trucks. Said regulations shall be aimed at proscribing the purchase or lease of such passenger vehicles and light duty pickups unless documentary evidence av…