{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-19a-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 9","heading":"Experts and technical consultants; appointment","body":"Section 9. Subject to appropriation, the secretary may, without regard to chapter thirty-one, but subject to the approval of the governor, appoint such experts and technical consultants as the secretary shall determine to be necessary to perform the functions of said office; provided that the provisions of section nine A of chapter thirty shall not apply to any person holding any such appointment.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 19A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter19A/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:57Z","sha256":"885df8f089f07f8d0be4d27c91096ee8841a55fa868584d9022d560cbc10ae54","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-19a-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-19a-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}