HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 423 FILED ON: 1/13/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2423
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Benjamin Swan
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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 veterans retirement and pensions.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Benjamin Swan | 11th Hampden | 1/13/2015 |
Gloria L. Fox | 7th Suffolk | 1/29/2015 |
Carlos Gonzalez | 10th Hampden | 2/4/2015 |
Brian R. Mannal | 2nd Barnstable | 2/2/2015 |
Frank A. Moran | 17th Essex | 1/29/2015 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 423 FILED ON: 1/13/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2423
By Mr. Swan of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2423) of Benjamin Swan and others relative to the retirement benefits for certain public employees who are veterans of the armed forces. Public Service. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2446 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 veterans retirement and pensions.
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. Chapter 32: Section 60, is hereby amended by striking the following:
No veteran whose employment first begins after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, shall be subject to the provisions of sections fifty-six to fifty-nine, inclusive; nor shall any veteran whose employment first began on or before said June thirtieth be subject to said provisions unless at the time of his retirement the total period of his creditable service is at least equal to twice the time he was not in the employ of the commonwealth or of a county, city, town, district, authority or redevelopment authority subsequent to the date when his employment by the commonwealth or by a county, city, town, district, housing authority or redevelopment authority first began.