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 the provisions of any general of special law to the contrary, the city of Springfield retirement board may re-instate payments of section 100 of chapter 32 of the General Laws benefits to Doris Beauregard-Shecrallah retroactive to and effective July 1, 2000. Any of the retroactive benefit payments shall be reduced by any benefits paid to Doris Beauregard-Shecrallah as a guardian of her children. +s

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. @s