HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4223        FILED ON: 10/21/2015

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joseph W. McGonagle, 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 petitioning the great and general court relative to the retirement benefits of police officer Michael Marchese (Ret.).

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4223        FILED ON: 10/21/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3827

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 petitioning the great and general court relative to the retirement benefits of police officer Michael Marchese (Ret.).

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:  Notwithstanding Section 7 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, and in order to promote the public good, the State-Everett Retirement Board shall retire Michael Marchese, a former police officer of the City of Everett, who, as a result of injuries sustained in the performance of his duties is totally and permanently injured and incapacitated for further service as a police officer.  Michael Marchese shall receive a yearly amount of pension equal to the regular rate of compensation which would have been paid had he continued in service as an Everett Police Officer at the grade held by him at the time of his retirement.  Upon the effective date of this act, the retirement board shall immediately pay to Michael Marchese all amounts credited to him in the annuity savings fund of the retirement board of the city.

Section2:  Upon the death of Michael Marchese, with his wife surviving him, the State-Everett retirement board shall pay to her so long as she remains unmarried, an annuity in the amount of three-fourths of the amount of the pension payable to him at the time of his death, and $530 for each child of Michael Marchese during the time that the child is under eighteen years of age or so long as the child mentally  or physically incapacitated from working, regardless of age.  If the spouse of Michael Marchese remarries following his death, an amount equal to the amount of pension payable to Michael Marchese at the time of his death, to and for the benefit of the children of Michael Marchese who are under eighteen years or physically or mentally incapacitated from working, regardless of age.

Section 3:  This act shall take effect upon its passage.