HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3961 FILED ON: 11/18/2013
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Susan Williams Gifford, (BY REQUEST)
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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 retirement benefits for Thomas Brian Donnelly.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Thomas Brian Donnelly | 23 Ashley Land Middleboro, MA 02346 | 11/18/2013 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3961 FILED ON: 11/18/2013
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By Ms. Gifford of Wareham (by request), a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Thomas Brian Donnelly for legislation to grant Thomas Brian Donnelly one year of creditable service in the Teachers’ Retirement System. Public Service. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
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An Act relative to retirement benefits for Thomas Brian Donnelly.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to To provide certain retirement benefits to the public, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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, the teachers’ retirement board shall grant Thomas Brian Donnelly 1 year of creditable service in the teachers’ retirement system upon payment into the annuity savings fund of the system of an amount equal to 11 per cent of his last annual rate of salary immediately before retirement.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, upon the grant of 1 year of creditable service pursuant to section 1, Thomas Brian Donnelly shall be considered eligible for the alternative superannuation retirement benefit provided pursuant to subdivision (4) of section 5 of chapter 32 of the General Laws. The board shall then recalculate Thomas Brian Donnelly’s superannuation retirement allowance using the formula for the alternative superannuation retirement benefit, and he shall be considered entitled to the alternative superannuation retirement benefit retroactively to the date of his superannuation retirement.