Hearing Tentatively Scheduled for March 2 on Probation Transfer Bill
February 24, 2010
The state legislature’s Joint Committee on the Judiciary has tentatively scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at the State House (location TBD). They may hear testimony on the governor’s proposal to transfer control of adult probation from the Office of the Commissioner of Probation to the Executive Office of Public Safety.
As it is now written, the 99-page HB 4446 raises more questions than it answers. The bill is unclear on a number of important issues affecting probation officers’ safety, rights, retirement status and more. Although representatives from NAGE and the probation locals have met with the administration to learn more about the proposal, they were unable to answer our questions. We therefore hesitate to endorse or oppose the bill until the answers to these and other questions are available.
The NAGE legislative team and members of the probation executive boards will attend the hearing. What do YOU think about the proposal? You can submit your comments here .
Please take a moment to respond to the survey. It’s your future—we need to hear from you! If you have any questions, please contact your local executive board members.