HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2858        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2428

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to payment of pensioners for services after retirement..

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.  Section 91 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “terminated” in line 89 the following:-  or the earnings from 960 hours, whichever is greater.

SECTION 2.  Paragraph (c) of said section 91 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-

                Each person referred to in paragraph (b) shall certify to his employer and the treasurer or other person responsible for the payment of the compensation for the position in which he is to  be employed the number of days or hours which he has been employed in any calendar year and the amount of earnings therefrom and if the earnings therefrom exceed the amount allowable under paragraph (b), he shall return to the appropriate treasurer or other person responsible for the payment of compensation all such earnings as one in excess of said allowable amount.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon passage and shall be in effect until December 31, 2012.