SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2153        FILED ON: 7/10/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2163

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Richard J. Ross

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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 authorizing the State Retirement Board to grant creditable service to Douglas Priest.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2153        FILED ON: 7/10/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2163

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 authorizing the State Retirement Board to grant creditable service to Douglas Priest.

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

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, and in order to promote the public good, the State Board of Retirement shall credit Douglas Priest, an employee of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, with full-time creditable service for his employment service already so rendered from May 4, 1987 to December 31, 1992 to the Town of Millis for the purpose of determining a retirement allowance under Chapter 32 of the General Laws. Douglas Priest must satisfy all other applicable eligibility requirements for a retirement allowance as set forth in Chapter 32 of the General Laws, and under the rules and regulations of the State Board of Retirement.

Eligibility for this creditable service shall be conditioned upon payment by Douglas Priest to the state employees’ retirement system of an amount equal to the retirement contributions that would have been deducted under said Chapter 32 if he had received regular compensation during this entire period at a full-time annual rate based on the annual rate of regular compensation that he was receiving, plus buy back interest thereon. Such repayment shall be made in one lump sum or in installments under terms and conditions as the State Retirement Board shall prescribe. Any such payments must be completed prior to the effective date of any retirement allowance requested.

The Norfolk County Retirement Board shall reimburse the State Board of Retirement pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (c) of sub-section 8 of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws for creditable service described herein.