HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2953        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3676

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kate Lipper-Garabedian

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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 reimbursement for annual training for armed forces members.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kate Lipper-Garabedian

32nd Middlesex

2/10/2021

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

2/24/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2953        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3676

By Mrs. Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3676) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Timothy R. Whelan for legislation to authorize public employees in the service of the armed forces to receive pay without loss of ordinary remuneration.  Veterans and Federal Affairs.

 

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 reimbursement for annual training for armed forces members.

 

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 59 of chapter 33 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following:-

(a) An employee of the commonwealth in the service of the armed forces of the commonwealth or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States shall be entitled to receive pay without loss of ordinary remuneration as a public employee, and shall be fully paid by the public employer, during service in the uniformed services, annual training or drills and parades under section 61, not exceeding 34 days in any state fiscal year and not exceeding 17 days in any federal fiscal year, and shall not lose any seniority or any accrued vacation leave, sick leave, personal leave, compensation time or earned overtime. For the purposes of this section, "uniformed services'' shall have the same meaning as defined in section 13.