HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 261 FILED ON: 1/9/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2164
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce J. Ayers
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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 option (D) beneficiaries.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bruce J. Ayers | 1st Norfolk | 1/9/2019 |
Jennifer E. Benson | 37th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Stephan Hay | 3rd Worcester | 1/29/2019 |
Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. | 28th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Christina A. Minicucci | 14th Essex | 1/31/2019 |
Brian W. Murray | 10th Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Harold P. Naughton, Jr. | 12th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | 1/31/2019 |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden | 1/25/2019 |
David Allen Robertson | 19th Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
John C. Velis | 4th Hampden | 1/29/2019 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/25/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
John H. Rogers | 12th Norfolk | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 261 FILED ON: 1/9/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2164
By Mr. Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2164) of Bruce J. Ayers and others relative to option (D) survivor allowance beneficiaries. Public Service. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act relative to option (D) beneficiaries.
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 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph, in lines 151 to 157, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
Option (d), Member Survivor Allowance. – At any time a member, upon his written notice on a prescribed form filed with the board prior to his death, may nominate one or more eligible beneficiaries as set forth under option (c) of this section, who if such member dies before being retired shall receive a portion, as specified on said form, of the yearly amount of the option (c) allowance to which such member would have been entitled had his retirement taken place on the date of his death; provided that, in the event that multiple beneficiaries are nominated, the benefit will be calculated using the youngest beneficiary’s age at the time of the member’s death; provided further, that upon the death of a beneficiary, all payments to surviving beneficiaries shall remain unchanged.