Bill
H 3926
A local act waives the maximum age requirement for one specific applicant, allowing Keny Gateau to be certified for police appointment if all other requirements are met.
Note on source material: The documents provided include two distinct texts. One is a Massachusetts local act (House No. 3926 / presented by Rep. Brandy Fluker‑Reid) that directs the City of Boston Police Department to waive a maximum‑age requirement for a named individual. The other is a separate joint resolution titled the "Commission on Fiscal Restraint and Government Efficiency" (text appears to be from another jurisdiction). This summary treats each text separately and flags procedural information as listed.
Title: An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Keny Gateau.
Purpose and intent
- To permit the City of Boston Police Department (BPD) to waive the statutory maximum age for original appointment to the police force in the specific case of Keny Gateau, allowing his name to be certified for appointment if he otherwise meets BPD requirements.
Key provisions
- Section 1: “Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, including the provisions of Chapter 43 of the Acts of 2007,” the BPD shall waive the maximum‑age requirement for original appointment for Keny Gateau.
- If Keny Gateau meets all other BPD requirements, his name may be certified for original appointment as a police officer.
- Section 2: The act takes effect upon passage.
Who is affected
- Directly affects: Keny Gateau (an individual applicant).
- Administrative effect on: Boston Police Department appointment/certification process (limited, single‑individual waiver).
- No broader change to general law; the waiver is individualized and does not amend statewide appointment age rules for others.
Procedural / timeline notes (as provided)
- Filed: 2/14/2025 (House Docket No. 4425).
- Presented by Rep. Brandy Fluker‑Reid with local approval from the Mayor and City Council (local approval received).
- Referred to Committee on Public Service (listed 2025‑03‑20).
- Hearing scheduled/rescheduled for 09/10/2025 (multiple entries).
- Several members added as sponsors on 02/11, 02/12, and 02/18/2025.
- Because the text is a local, individual waiver, enactment would immediately enable certification upon passage.
This text appears to be a standalone joint resolution (not obviously part of the Massachusetts local act). Key features:
Purpose
- Create a temporary commission to review state government structure, regulations, and appropriations to identify spending reductions, efficiency measures, regulatory repeals, and government consolidations.
Membership & administration
- Nine voting members: 3 appointed by President of the Senate, 3 by Speaker of the House, 3 by the Governor.
- Chair: Director of the Department of Administration (nonvoting or designee).
- Commissioners serve without compensation; staff support from legislative and executive branches; may contract consultants.
Duties and deliverables
- First priority: review appropriations and identify spending reductions with as much specificity as possible (report due to legislative leaders and Governor by October 1, 2025).
- Subsequent work: review regulatory code for burdens on businesses/property rights, identify redundant/oppressive regulations, recommend eliminations/consolidations of agencies/programs; final report due October 1, 2026.
- Sunset: the joint resolution is repealed October 2, 2026.
- Takes effect upon Governor’s approval.
Potential impact
- If adopted and acted upon, the commission’s recommendations could lead to targeted appropriation reductions, regulatory repeals, and structural consolidations, subject to legislative and executive follow‑up.
The materials combine an individual, local Massachusetts waiver (H.3926) and a separate, broader joint resolution creating a fiscal‑efficiency commission. If you need a focused legislative tracking summary (status, sponsors, next hearing date) or an analysis of likely policy impact for one of these items, indicate which text to prioritize and I will provide a targeted update.
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