HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 286        FILED ON: 1/13/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 715

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Harold P. Naughton, 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 credible service for veterans..

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

1/13/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 286        FILED ON: 1/13/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 715

By Mr. Naughton of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 715) of Harold P. Naughton, Jr. relative to creditable service for veterans under the public employees retirement law.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2541 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 credible service for veterans..

 

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.  Chapter 32 Section (h), paragraph 1 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence:

Any member who is a Veteran, as defined in Section 1 of said Chapter 115 as amended, who retired prior to January 1996, may be granted credible service for service to the Commonwealth or any municipality or county and such service may be compensated in a manner deemed acceptable by the retirement system with jurisdiction over said retiree.