Boston, MA

Source: https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2023/12/LM%20Signed%20BPPA%....pdf

CBAs marked "Yes" address a given topic or question or "No" do not address that topic or question. Or there is no CBA, the CBA is unknown, or a FOIA request was denied.

Question	Answer
Does the CBA require or incentivize college or post-secondary education?	YES
Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education
Does the city CBA prohibit felons from becoming law enforcement officers?	NO
Does the CBA require or incentivize law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills?	NO
Does the CBA have provisions related to firearms training?	NO
Does the CBA have provisions related to training with tasers or other nonlethal weapons?	NO
Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to learn any martial arts?	NO
Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to submit to regular psychological counseling/evaluation?	NO
Is the current CBA publicly available online?	YES
Does the CBA require performance evaluations?	YES
Summary: Requires annual evaluations
Does the CBA restrict licensing procedures for law enforcement officers or departments?	NO
Does the CBA reference citizen review boards?	NO
Does the CBA limit union authority to pay and benefits issues?	NO
Does the state/city CBA require law enforcement officers to do driving training regularly?	NO
Does the state/city CBA require law enforcement officers to do driving training regularly?	NO
Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to take regular mental health training?	NO
Does the CBA forbid the transfer or reassignment of an officer as a form of discipline?	NO
Does the CBA have provisions related to community policing?	NO
Does the CBA give the union the power to approve or disapprove new training programs for law enforcement officers?	NO
Does the CBA have provisions involving the union in the process for promotions, unit assignments, and transfers?	NO
Does the CBA have provisions related to the use of body-worn cameras or body-worn camera video evidence?	YES
Summary: Either party of the CBA can request to review the terms, expand, or cease to use body-worn cameras.
Does the CBA contain provisions related to misconduct investigations?	NO
Do officers have a right to request third-party arbitration for grievances, including over disciplinary actions?	NO
Does the CBA contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct?	NO
Does the CBA explicitly allow for a state ombudsman outside particular police departments to hold law enforcement officers accountable for misconduct?	NO
Does the CBA regulate processes for retaining officer disciplinary records?	NO
Does the CBA require notice to officers of investigations?	NO
Does the CBA determine a timeline for investigations?	NO
Does the CBA contain provisions related to compensation during misconduct investigations?	NO
Are there any statutes or regulations that prohibit collective bargaining with police unions?	NO
Is there a CBA with the police union?	YES