HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2216        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2376

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David K. Muradian, Jr.

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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 credible service for VISTA volunteers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

1/15/2015

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

1/16/2015

Susannah M. Whipps Lee

2nd Franklin

1/20/2015

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

1/20/2015

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

11/6/2019

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

11/6/2019

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

2/4/2015

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

11/6/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2216        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2376

By Mr. Muradian of Grafton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2376) of David K. Muradian, Jr., and others relative to providing credible service for retirement purposes for VISTA volunteers.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2410 OF 2013-2014.]

 

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 relative to credible service for VISTA volunteers.

 

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.  Paragraph (r) of subdivision (1) of section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking, in line 351, the words “to the Peace Corps” and inserting in place thereof the following:- “in an approved federal service program”.

SECTION 2.  Said paragraph (r) of subdivision (1) of section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 363, after the word “service.” the following: - “For the purposes of this paragraph, “a volunteer in an approved federal service program,” shall mean a volunteer or volunteer leader under part A of title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, a full-time volunteer enrolled in a program under part A, B, or C of title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, or a volunteer or volunteer leader under the Peace Corps Act.”