HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1834        FILED ON: 2/12/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2760

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

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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 police officers and firefighters relative to Chapter 41, Section 111F.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/12/2021

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

2/15/2021

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

2/16/2021

Jessica Ann Giannino

16th Suffolk

2/16/2021

Steven G. Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

2/16/2021

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/16/2021

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

2/17/2021

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/23/2021

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/24/2021

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/25/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1834        FILED ON: 2/12/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2760

By Mr. Puppolo of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2760) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., and others relative to leave without pay for certain police officers and firefighters granted accidental disability retirement.  Public Service.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to police officers and firefighters relative to Chapter 41, Section 111F.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, Section 111 F of Chapter 41 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof:

For any police officer or fire fighter subject to this Section, who is granted an accidental disability retirement pursuant to Section 7 of Chapter 32, and said accidental disability retirement is not based on presumptions pursuant to Sections 94, 94A or 94B of Chapter 32, any absence from duty caused by the condition which resulted in said accidental disability retirement pursuant to Section 7 of Chapter 32, shall be regarded as leave pursuant to this Section, and if said police officer or fire fighter was not previously granted leave pursuant to this Section, shall have such absence retroactively so granted, and any pay or other personnel actions implicated by such retroactive granting of leave pursuant to this Section shall be taken by the employer.