SECTION 1. Transfer date for abolished counties

SECTION 2. Governments of abolished counties

SECTION 3. County commissioners; terms

SECTION 4. Abolished counties' functions, duties and responsibilities transferred to commonwealth; employees transferred under administrative office of trial court

SECTION 5. Liabilities, debts and assets of abolished counties

SECTION 6. Real and personal property of abolished counties

SECTION 7. Leases and contracts of abolished counties

SECTION 8. Plan to recover amounts paid by commonwealth for liabilities and debts of abolished counties

SECTION 9. Treasurers of abolished counties

SECTION 10. Registries of deeds of abolished counties; employees, functions and proceedings transferred to commonwealth

SECTION 11. Rights of employees of registries of deeds

SECTION 12. Sheriffs of abolished counties

SECTION 13. Employees of sheriffs of abolished counties

SECTION 14. Sheriffs, deputies, jailers, superintendents, keepers, officers, and assistants and other employees of the sheriffs of abolished counties

SECTION 15. Statutory rights of employees of abolished counties

SECTION 16. Group insurance coverage for employees

SECTION 17. Education aid for independent agricultural and technical schools

SECTION 18. Retirement systems

SECTION 19. Regional retirement systems; boards; members

SECTION 19A. Essex regional retirement system; Essex regional retirement board; Essex regional retirement board advisory council; benefits; appointment of receiver upon violation by retirement board

SECTION 20. Cities and towns; regional charter commissions; regional councils of government

SECTION 21. Secretary of administration and finance; plans for effective transfer of county functions to commonwealth

SECTION 22. Municipalities of abolished counties; dog funds