SENATE DOCKET, NO. 130        FILED ON: 1/13/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1704

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James B. Eldridge

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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 death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 130        FILED ON: 1/13/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1704

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1515 OF 2019-2020.]

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 death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters.

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 9C½ of chapter 32B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 6, after the figure ” 26,” the following words:- “and such children who are over the age of 19 and physically or mentally incapacitated from earnings”.

SECTION 2. Said section 9C½ of said chapter 32B, as so appearing, is further amended by striking out, in line 7, the following words:-  “continue to”.

SECTION 3. Said section 9C½ of said chapter 32B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 15, the words “100 per cent of the premium” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-  “a premium at the same rate as retirees of the governmental unit from time to time as part of the total cost”.