SENATE DOCKET, NO. 938        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1467

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joseph A. Boncore

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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 collectively bargained  health & welfare plans.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Joseph A. Boncore

First Suffolk and Middlesex

 

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

1/28/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 938        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1467

By Mr. Boncore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1467) of Joseph A. Boncore and Walter F. Timilty for legislation relative to collectively bargained  health & welfare plans.  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 collectively bargained  health & welfare plans.

 

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. Notwithstanding any general or special law, or any collective bargaining agreement to the contrary, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts/NAGE Health and Welfare Trust Fund and the NAGE, SEIU Local 5000/Trial Court of Massachusetts Health and Welfare Trust Fund, may by a fifty percent vote of their respective trustees or other governing bodies reimburse on a monthly basis those employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, but who are not members of the union that negotiated the agreement, a sum equal to that sent to the Trust Funds by the employer on their behalf. Said reimbursed employee shall not be eligible for any of the programs offered by the above Trusts.