HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 86        FILED ON: 1/9/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3146

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James R. Miceli

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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 veteran retirement benefits.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

1/9/2015

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

1/24/2020

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

1/24/2020

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/24/2020

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

1/24/2020

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

1/24/2020

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/24/2020

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/24/2020

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/24/2020

Walter F. Timilty

7th Norfolk

1/24/2020

Rady Mom

18th Middlesex

1/24/2020

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

1/24/2020

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

1/24/2020


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 86        FILED ON: 1/9/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3146

By Mr. Miceli of Wilmington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3146) of James R. Miceli and others relative to veterans’ retirement benefits.  Veterans and Federal Affairs.

 

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 veteran retirement benefits.

 

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 (h) of subdivision (1) of section 4 of said chapter 32, as

appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following

paragraph :Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any other general or special law,  rule or regulation to the contrary, a member retired prior to July 24, 1996, in a retirement system as defined in  section one who is a veteran , as defined Chapter 4 section 7, who served in the armed forces of the United States shall be entitled to credit for active service in the armed services of the United States; provided that such creditable service shall not be construed to include service for more than four years provided further, that such creditable service shall not be allowed for any period of active service for which said veteran has received credit pursuant to paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of section 4 of chapter thirty-two of the General Laws and provided further, that the amount does not exceed the eighty percent allowed to retire. This act shall apply to Massachusetts National Guard and Active Reserve personnel, both former and present. Creditable service time, both enlisted and commissioned may be applied toward retirement on a ratio of five years guard service or five years active reserve service substitutable for each year of active service.

SECTION 2. For the retirement system of any political subdivision, the provisions

of this act shall take effect on the effective date of this act by majority vote of the board of  such system and by the local legislative body. For the purposes of this paragraph local

Legislative body shall mean a town meeting for a town system, the city council subject to the provisions of its charter for a city system, the county commissioners for a county system, the district members for a district system and the governing body of an authority for an authority system. Acceptance shall be deemed to have occurred upon the filing of a certification of 160 Chap. 71 such vote with the commissioner. Members retired prior to July 24, 1996 of a retirement system eligible for said creditable service under this act shall become eligible for said creditable service the month following the acceptance of this act by the local legislative body. Terms used in this act shall have the same meaning as those terms defined in section one of chapter thirty-two of the General Laws.