SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1240        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1216

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sal N. DiDomenico

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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 establishing credible service for veterans.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1240        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1216

By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1216) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Thomas J. Calter and Benjamin Swan for legislation to establish credible service for veterans.  Public Service.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act establishing 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.  Section 46 of chapter 30 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection 1B the following section:-

(1C)  An employee with 7 years of creditable service who is a veteran, as defined by the forty-third clause of section 7 of chapter 4, shall upon the employee’s seventh anniversary of hire, be advanced to the maximum step in the employee’s job group.

SECTION 2.  Any employee who, as of the effective date of this act, satisfies the requirements of subsection 1C of section 46 of chapter 30 of the General Laws shall immediately be advanced to the maximum step in the employee’s job group.