Bill
H 4178
Massachusetts act: waives age limit to allow Adam T. Jankowski to be eligible for appointment as a Haverhill police officer if he meets all other requirements.
Note: The provided materials appear to contain two distinct items that share the designation “H 4178” but originate in different jurisdictions and address different subjects. This summary treats both pieces separately so readers can distinguish their purposes and effects.
Type: Special/local act (public service subject)
Purpose and intent
- To permit a named individual, Adam T. Jankowski of Haverhill, to sit for the civil service examination and be eligible for appointment as a Haverhill police officer even though he is older than the statutory maximum age for police applicants.
Key provisions
- Section 1: States that “notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary regulating the maximum age of applicants for appointment as police officer,” Adam T. Jankowski shall be eligible for appointment in the City of Haverhill if he meets all other requirements. If he meets other requirements, he shall be eligible for certification and appointment to the Haverhill Police Department.
- Section 2: The act takes effect upon passage.
Who is affected
- Primary: Adam T. Jankowski (individual waiver).
- Secondary: City of Haverhill and its civil service certification/appointment processes (administrative effect limited to this named applicant).
- Broader civil service rules remain unchanged for other applicants.
Procedural/timeline notes
- Filed in late May 2025 (House docket No. 4762 / House No. 4178). Effective immediately upon enactment; applies only to the named person.
Type: House resolution (honorific / congratulatory)
Purpose and intent
- To recognize and honor Cason Howle, senior wrestler at Greenwood High School, for winning the 2025 South Carolina State Championship and to congratulate him for an outstanding high school wrestling career.
Key provisions / content
- Recites achievements: 2024–25 season team leadership (three-time captain), team success (22 wins; team placed fourth in individual state tournament), individual undefeated 47–0 season in 2024–25, career record cited as 216 wins and 1 loss, four-time state champion.
- Lists additional honors: multiple tournament championships (All Lakelands, Southern Slam, Newberry Open), All‑American distinctions (NCHSAA, World Team Trials, Fargo), and South Carolina Wrestling Coaches Association Wrestler of the Year for 2024–25.
- Resolves that the House recognizes and honors him and that a copy of the resolution be presented to Cason Howle.
Who is affected
- Primary: Cason Howle and Greenwood High School community.
- Effect: Honorific recognition only; no legal or fiscal consequences.
Procedural/timeline notes
- Introduced and adopted by the South Carolina House on March 12, 2025 (per document). The resolution is nonbinding ceremonial legislation.
If you want, I can produce separate single-page summaries formatted for printing (one for the Massachusetts local act and one for the South Carolina resolution), or extract and format the exact statutory language for the Massachusetts act.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
Sign in to ask a question.
