SENATE DOCKET, NO. 725 FILED ON: 2/5/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1753
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael O. Moore
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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 the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 725 FILED ON: 2/5/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1753
By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1753) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police. Public Service. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1563 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 the alignment of the University of Massachusetts police.
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. Paragraph (g) of subdivision (2) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Law, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 253 and 254, the words:- ; University of Massachusetts police.
SECTION 2. Said paragraph (g) of said subsection (2) of said section 3 of chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding after the words “chief of security for the University of Massachusetts medical school or supervisory identification agent, in lines 327 and 328, the following words:- ; police officers of the University of Massachusetts system.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 32 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the state board of retirement shall establish and implement a retirement incentive for University of Massachusetts police who held positions appointed under section 32A of chapter 75 immediately prior to the effective date of this act. Each eligible member of the University of Massachusetts police may request and shall receive a combination of total years of creditable service and years of age, the sum of which shall total, yet not be greater than, five years of creditable service and five years of age, provided said police officer shall retire within twelve months of the date of enactment of this section.