An Act exempting the city of Attleboro from the provisions of chapter 31 of the General Laws as they concern the recruitment and hiring of full-time permanent police officers

This bill exempts the city of Attleboro from state laws that typically govern the recruitment and hiring of full-time permanent police officers. Under the new rules, officers hired or transferred to the department must complete a twelve-month probationary period after finishing police academy training or transferring from another department. Once this probationary period is finished, the officers become tenured civil service employees under state law. The change allows the city more flexibility in managing its police workforce while still requiring a standard probationary phase for new hires.