HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4824 FILED ON: 1/25/2010
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4451
[LOCAL APPROVAL RECEIVED.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Frank I. Smizik, Cynthia Stone Creem
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act Relative to Health In
surance Coverage For Retired Employees of the Town of Brookline.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Frank I. Smizik
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15th Norfolk
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Cynthia Stone Creem
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First Middlesex and Norfolk
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Michael J. Moran
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18th Suffolk
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Jeffrey Sánchez
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15th
Suffolk
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Michael F. Rush
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10th Suffolk
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Ten
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An Act Relative to Health Insurance Coverage for Retired Employees of the Town of Brookline.
Be it enacted
by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or s
pecial laws
to the contrary, notwithstanding in particular, but not limited to, the provisions
of Section .nineteen (g) of Chapter thirty-two B of the General Laws, and n
otwithstanding the terms of any
agreement reached pursuant to the provisions of Section nineteen (g) of Chapter thirty-two B of the General Laws, subscribers within the meaning of S
ection nineteen (a) of said Chapter thirty-two B who
are
retirees of the Town of Brookline, including but not limited to retirees of said Town's public schools, shall continue to receive health insurance coverage based on the percentage contributed by said
Town to the premium or cost of such coverage which is applicable to the health insurance coverage provided through non-indemnity plans by said Town to subscribers who are employees of said Town. This section shall not prevent said Town from determining th
e percentage contribution for such subscribers who ·are retirees by an agreement pursuant to Section nineteen (g) of Chapter thirty-two B of the General Laws.
SECTION 2. The foregoing provisions of section one of this act shall be limited to retirees who
are retired on or before June 30,
2013
and who, by reason of residence or domicile as of June 30, 2013 are able to obtain health insurance coverage only· through the indemnity plan by which such retirees are covered on
such date.
SECTION 3. This act shal
l take effect upon its passage.
