Yes, but this is Massachusetts we're talking about. The degree won't be replaced with industry tests. It will be replaced with party cards and political tests. The democrats are restoring an unrestricted spoils system.
Except that unlike the spoils systems of olden days, the new hires will be tenured. Massachusetts will end up with civil service job protections without civil service entry requirements. When they eventually remember why the civil service system was instituted in the first place, it will be too late. The hacks can't be fired.
Political hacks in Massachusetts are a key part of state government. How could it possibly function without the nephew of some state rep being an on call state employee who earns $250,000 in overtime per year?