SENATE DOCKET, NO. 283        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1262

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Stephen M. Brewer

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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 authorizing the state employees' retirement board to pay a certain retirement benefit to the surviving spouse of John O'Neil.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Stephen M. Brewer

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 283        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1262

By Mr. Brewer, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1262) of Brewer for legislation to authorize the state employees' retirement board to pay a certain retirement benefit to the surviving spouse of John O'Neil [Joint Committee on Public Service].

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1012 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act authorizing the state employees' retirement board to pay a certain retirement benefit to the surviving spouse of John O'Neil.

 

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 the provisions of any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the state employees' retirement board is hereby authorized and directed to pay Caryl H. O'Neil, the surviving spouse of John O'Neil, a former employee at Mount Wachusett Community College, a pension equal to that which she would receive had section 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as currently in effect, been in effect at the time of retirement of said John O'Neil and at said time John O'Neil had chosen option (c) as set forth in said section 12 of said section 32. Said payments shall become effective on the first payment date after the effective date of this act and shall not be retroactive.