HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1110        FILED ON: 1/13/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2445

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act providing creditable service of certain teachers..

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 Chapter 32 of the General Law or any other general or special law to the contrary and upon acceptance of this section, the provisions of this act providing for creditable service shall apply to an eligible employee who:

SECTION 1: (i) shall be an employee of the school district and an active member in service of the state teachers' retirement system on the date of the district's acceptance of this section; (ii) shall have been able to retire in the given school year; (iii) shall have notified the school district of intent to retire on birth date of the given school year; (iv) shall reach age of retirement on or before December 31st of said school year

SECTION 2: (i) said employee shall be entitled to a credit advancement on their age up to December 31st of said school year; (ii) said employee shall retire before the start of said school year

SECTION 3: The State Teachers' Retirement Board shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement this program

SECTION 4: This act shall take effect upon its passage.