HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 607        FILED ON: 1/14/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2263

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera

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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 providing for special death benefits to fallen public safety officers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera

10th Hampden

 

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

1/14/2013

Peter J. Durant

6th Worcester

1/15/2013

Christopher G. Fallon

33rd Middlesex

1/28/2013

Linda Dorcena Forry

12th Suffolk

1/31/2013

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2013

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/15/2013

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/25/2013

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

1/29/2013

Michael R. Knapik

Second Hampden and Hampshire

1/15/2013

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

1/15/2013

Brian R. Mannal

2nd Barnstable

1/30/2013

Thomas M. Petrolati

7th Hampden

1/29/2013

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/14/2013

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

34th Middlesex

1/31/2013

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/30/2013

James E. Timilty

Bristol and Norfolk

2/1/2013

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/29/2013

Martin J. Walsh

13th Suffolk

1/14/2013

Michael D. Brady

9th Plymouth

 

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 607        FILED ON: 1/14/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2263

By Ms. Coakley-Rivera of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2263) of Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera and others for legislation to provide special line-of-duty death benefits to public safety officers.  Public Service.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act providing for special death benefits to fallen public safety officers.

 

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. Section 100 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “death”, in line 22, the following words:- provided, however, that for the purpose of any payment on or after December 1, 2010 the term amount of pension shall in no case be less than the full salary payable to a police officer in the next grade-step (in the case of a deceased police officer) or a firefighter in the next grade-step (in the case of a deceased firefighter) while employed by a department or uniformed force on the date of such employee's death. Provided further that for the purpose of any payment on or after December 1, 2010, the term amount of pension shall in no case be less than the earnings that would have been payable to a police superior officer were he or she in the next grade-step of a supervisory position (in the case of a police superior officer deceased on or after December 1, 2010 who had been appointed to and was serving in such a supervisory position) or payable to a fire officer were he or she in the next grade-step of a supervisory position (in the case of a fire officer deceased on or after December 1, 2010 who had been appointed to and was serving in such a supervisory position) employed by a department or uniformed force on the date of such employee's death.