SENATE DOCKET, NO. 62 FILED ON: 1/10/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1397
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sal N. DiDomenico
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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 establishing creditable service for veterans.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk |
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Thomas M. McGee | Third Essex | 2/2/2017 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 2/2/2017 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 62 FILED ON: 1/10/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1397
By Mr. DiDomenico, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1397) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Thomas M. McGee and Mike Connolly for legislation to establish credible service for veterans. Public Service. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1342 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 establishing creditable service for veterans.
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. Section 46 of chapter 30 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection 1B the following section:-
(1C) An employee with 7 years of creditable service who is a veteran, as defined by the forty-third clause of section 7 of chapter 4, shall upon the employee’s seventh anniversary of hire, be advanced to the maximum step in the employee’s job group.
SECTION 2. Any employee who, as of the effective date of this act, satisfies the requirements of subsection 1C of section 46 of chapter 30 of the General Laws shall immediately be advanced to the maximum step in the employee’s job group.