HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3602        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3291

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Daniel J. Hunt

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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 defining regular interest for retirement systems.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

1/20/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3602        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3291

By Mr. Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3291) of Daniel J. Hunt relative to the definition of regular interest for retirement systems.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2338 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act defining regular interest for retirement systems.

 

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 (b) of sub-section (6) of section 22 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence:--

For any calendar year beginning subsequent to December thirty-first, two thousand and four, regular interest for members of any retirement system shall mean interest credited at a rate of one-half the actuarial assumed rate of investment return for the members system. The rate shall be taken to the nearest tenth of one percent.