{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-31-13","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 31, § 13","heading":"Provisional appointments; notice; filing","body":"Section 13. An appointing authority, in requesting authorization to make a provisional appointment, shall file with the administrator or, if the appointing authority is a department, board, commission, institution or other agency within an executive office, with the secretary in charge of such office, a notice containing: (1) the information which the appointing authority believes is necessary to prepare and conduct an examination for the position for which such authorization is being requested, including a statement of the duties of the position, and the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform such duties; (2) a proposal specifying the type of examination which should be held by the administrator; (3) a substantiation that the person proposed for the provisional appointment meets the proposed requirements for appointment to the position and possesses the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform such duties.","path":["Part I","Title IV","Chapter 31"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIV/Chapter31/Section13","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:17Z","sha256":"f1f6c70344d131af2aa9916742488f5990bd9ceabe9954856e1ed0f6b606395a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-31-12","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-31-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}