Bill H.2465

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2177 FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2465

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to pension equality.

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PETITION OF:

Name:	District/Address:	Date Added:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	20th Middlesex	1/20/2011
Donald F. Humason, Jr.	4th Hampden	1/27/2011
Marc T. Lombardo	22nd Middlesex	1/28/2011
Angelo L. D'Emilia	8th Plymouth	2/1/2011
Randy Hunt	5th Barnstable	2/2/2011
Geoff Diehl	7th Plymouth	2/2/2011
F. Jay Barrows	1st Bristol	2/2/2011
Shaunna O'Connell	3rd Bristol	2/2/2011
Susan Williams Gifford	2nd Plymouth	2/2/2011
George T. Ross	2nd Bristol	2/3/2011
Daniel K. Webster	6th Plymouth	2/3/2011
Todd M. Smola	1st Hampden	2/3/2011
Kevin J. Kuros	8th Worcester	2/3/2011
Ryan C. Fattman	18th Worcester	2/3/2011
Sheila C. Harrington	1st Middlesex	2/3/2011
Daniel B. Winslow	9th Norfolk	2/4/2011
Kimberly N. Ferguson	1st Worcester	2/4/2011
Matthew A. Beaton	11th Worcester	2/4/2011
Nicholas A. Boldyga	3rd Hampden	2/4/2011
Steven L. Levy	4th Middlesex	2/4/2011
Paul K. Frost	7th Worcester	2/4/2011
George N. Peterson, Jr.	9th Worcester	2/4/2011
Elizabeth A. Poirier	14th Bristol	1/21/2011
Viriato Manuel deMacedo	1st Plymouth	2/1/2011

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2177 FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2465

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2465) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to pension equity for retirement public employees. Public Service.

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2476 OF 2009-2010.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to pension equality.

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. Paragraph (a) of subdivision (2) of section 5 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as amended by chapters 21 and 25 of the Acts of 2009, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 84 to 98 inclusive, the words “ (a) The normal yearly amount of the retirement allowance for any member classified in Group 1, Group 2 or Group 4, who has paid the full amount of regular deductions on the total amount of regular compensation, including deductions specified in subdivision (3A) of section three, and in paragraph (d) of subdivision (1) of section twenty-two, shall, subject to the limitations set forth in this section, be based on the average annual rate of regular compensation received by such member during any period of three consecutive years of creditable service for which such rate of compensation was the highest, or on the average annual rate of regular compensation received by such member during the period or periods, whether consecutive or not, constituting his last three years of creditable service preceding retirement, whichever is the greater, and shall be computed according to the following table based on the age of such member and his number of years and full months of creditable service at the time of his retirement.” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-

(a) For those who entered service prior to January 1, 2012 , the normal yearly amount of the retirement allowance for any member classified in Group 1, Group 2 or Group 4, who has paid the full amount of regular deductions on the total amount of regular compensation, including deductions specified in subdivision (3A) of section three, and in paragraph (d) of subdivision (1) of section twenty-two, shall, subject to the limitations set forth in this section, be based on the average annual rate of regular compensation received by such member during any period of three consecutive years of creditable service for which such rate of compensation was the highest, or on the average annual rate of regular compensation received by such member during the period or periods, whether consecutive or not, constituting his last three years of creditable service preceding retirement, whichever is the greater, and shall be computed according to the following table based on the age of such member and his number of years and full months of creditable service at the time of his retirement. For those who entered service on or after January 1, 2012 the normal yearly amount of the retirement allowance for any member classified in Group 1, Group 2 or Group 4, who has paid the full amount of regular deductions on the total amount of regular compensation, including deductions specified in subdivision (3A) of section three, and in paragraph (d) of subdivision (1) of section twenty-two, shall, subject to the limitations set forth in this section, be based on the average annual rate of regular compensation received by such member during all of said member’s years of employment, with the average rate of regular compensation for each year adjusted for inflation index from that year to the year of retirement of said member, and shall be computed according to the following table based on the age of such member and his number or years and full months of creditable service at the time of his retirement.