Massachusetts General Laws Part I. Administration of the Government (Ch. 1-182) Ch. 75, § 45

There shall be within the McCormack graduate school of policy and global studies at the University of Massachusetts, the Edward J. Collins, Jr. center for public management. The center shall seek to improve efficiency, effectiveness, governance, responsiveness and accountability at all levels of government, with a particular focus on local and state government. The center shall:

(1) provide high-quality, pragmatic, agile and affordable fee-for-service technical assistance and consulting on public management issues to public entities;

(2) offer practical, low-cost and customized public management training, education and professional development to public officials and aspiring public officials;

(3) collaborate with faculty and practitioners on research and initiatives that drive change in public management practices and help remove barriers for improving public management;

(4) create publicly-available resources to support public officials; and

(5) integrate public management practitioners with students and faculty at the University of Massachusetts at Boston and throughout the University of Massachusetts system in formal and informal ways that strengthen public entities, the center, the University and the world at large.