SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1501        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1301

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jennifer L. Flanagan

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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 Board of Retirement to grant creditable service to Kelly Kearns Aveni..

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Jennifer L. Flanagan

 


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1501        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1301

By Ms. Flanagan, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1301) of Flanagan for legislation to authorize the State Board of Retirement to grant creditable service to Kelly Kearns Aveni [Joint Committee on Public Service].

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1062 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 Board of Retirement to grant creditable service to Kelly Kearns Aveni..

 

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 any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary and in order to promote the public good, the state retirement board shall credit Kelly Kearns Aveni with creditable service for the period of September 13, 2002 to February 13, 2005 for the purpose of determining her superannuation retirement allowance pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision (2) of section 5 of chapter 32 of the General Laws.  Eligibility for this creditable service shall be conditioned upon payment by Kelly Kearns Aveni into the state employees retirement system an amount equal to the amount that would have been deducted under said chapter 32 if she had received regular compensation during this period on an annual rate equal to the annual rate of regular compensation that she was receiving immediately before this period together with regular interest thereon.  Such repayment shall be made in 1 sum or in installments as the state retirement board shall prescribe.