HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1563        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1407

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Louis L. Kafka

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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 retirement benefits for Kevin Wilder.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/19/2017

James E. Timilty

Bristol and Norfolk

2/3/2017

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1563        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1407

By Mr. Kafka of Stoughton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1407) of Louis L. Kafka, James E. Timilty and Brian M. Ashe that the State Board of Retirement provide a certain pension allowance to Cynthia Smith Wilder, the surviving spouse of Kevin Wilder.  Public Service.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to retirement benefits for Kevin Wilder.

 

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. (a) Notwithstanding section 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the state board of retirement shall provide Cynthia Smith Wilder, the surviving spouse of Kevin Wilder,  a lifetime, monthly allowance equal to 62 per cent of the average annual rate of regular compensation Kevin Wilder received during: (1) any period of 3 consecutive years of creditable service for which such rate of compensation was the highest; or (2) the period or periods, whether consecutive or not, constituting his last 3 years of creditable service preceding retirement, whichever is the greater.

(b) Any retirement benefit provided to Cynthia Smith Wilder pursuant to this act shall be in lieu of, and shall not be in addition to, any benefits she may have otherwise received from the state board of retirement as Kevin Wilder’s beneficiary.