SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1672        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1020

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to pensions..

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

1.  Section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, line 7, after the word “official” the following:-“for a period of not less than 6 months”.

SECTION 2. Section 10 of said chapter 32 is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4and 5, the words “or fails of nomination of re-election, or fails of re-appointment,”

SECTION 3. Said section 10 of said chapter 32 is further amended by striking out, in lines 7 to 9, inclusive, the words “or fails of nomination or re-election, or fails to become a candidate for nomination or re-election or fails of reappointment”.

SECTION 4.  Said section 10 of said chapter 32 is further amended by striking out, in lines 50 and 51, the words “who fails of nomination or re-election or fails of reappointment”.

SECTION 5.  Said section 10 of said 32 is further amended by striking out, in lines 73-75, inclusive, the words “(1) that the employee has failed of nomination or re-election, (2) that the employee has failed of reappointment”.

SECTION 6.  Said section 10 of said chapter 32 is further amended by striking out, in lines 79 to 81,inclusive, the words “who fails of nomination or re-election, or fails to become a candidate for nomination, re-election or election, or fails of reappointment, or”.

SECTION 7.  Said section 10 of said chapter 32 is further amended by adding after the word service in line 4 the words:- “without moral turpitude”.

SECTION 8. Said section 10 of said chapter 32 is further amended by adding after the word “resigns” in line 7 the words:- “without moral turpitude”.

SECTION 9. Said section 10 of said chapter 32 is further amended by adding after the word “resignation” in line 54 the words: - “without moral turpitude”.

SECTION 10.  Said section 10 of said chapter 32 is further amended by adding after the word “service” in line 99, the words:-“without moral turpitude”.