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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Nick Collins

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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 amending the retirement beneficiaries of Dennis Mullen.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2631        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2460 OF 2011-2012.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act amending the retirement beneficiaries of Dennis Mullen.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 316 of Acts of 2006, is hereby amended by striking out section 3 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 3. Upon the death of Dennis Mullen should his wife survive him, the state-Boston retirement board shall pay to her, so long as she remains unmarried, an annuity in the amount of ¾ of the amount of the pension payable to him, per month, at the time of his death. If his wife remarries, the city shall pay, in lieu of the aforesaid annuity to her, an annuity of $ 550 per month to her. If Dennis Mullen’s wife does not survive him, then the city of Boston shall pay an annual amount equal to ¾ of the amount of the pension payable to him at the time of his death for the benefit of the children of Dennis Mullen for such time as such child is either under 18 years of age or totally or mentally incapacitated from working.