{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-27-2a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 27, § 2A","heading":"Positions in department of correction; educational requirements","body":"Section 2A. Notwithstanding the provisions of section twenty-one of chapter thirty-one, the personnel administrator shall establish the following educational requirements for taking an examination for the following positions in the department of correction:—\nAn applicant for director of psychological research shall have a doctoral degree in psychology from an accredited college or university.\nAn applicant for principal psychologist shall have a minimum of a master's degree in psychology from an accredited college or university.\nAn applicant for chief supervisor of psychiatric social work shall have a minimum of a master's degree in social work from an accredited graduate school of social work.\nAn applicant for head psychiatric social worker shall have a minimum of a master's degree in social work from an accredited graduate school of social work.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 27"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter27/Section2A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:11Z","sha256":"870ec3c6a52f6154b5438490e1c97b661e8ba4c28e25b475f9b8d5c0953d056c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-27-2","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-27-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}