HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2852        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2637

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

_______________

In the Year Two Thousand Nine

_______________

An Act relative to a retired state police officer..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

1 Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 32 of the General 2 Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, Lawrence 3 W. Finneran of Hanover, formerly a state police officer, who has 4 been retired under the provisions of Chapter 32 or similar provisions 5 of earlier law, on account of injuries sustained or of the hazards 6 undergone in the performance of his duty, shall have his retirement 7 allowance increased to an amount not exceeding one half the rate of 8 regular compensation payable to state police officers holding similar 9 positions at the time of increasing such allowance, in the comparable 10 grade or classification, as determined by the personnel administrator, 11 occupied by such former officer at the time of his retirement.