SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2506        FILED ON: 3/2/2021

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael D. Brady

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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 a service based retirement option for Group 1 and Group 2 career employees.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

 

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

6/4/2021

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

6/15/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2506        FILED ON: 3/2/2021

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By Mr. Brady, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michael D. Brady for legislation relative to a service based retirement option for Group 1 and Group 2 career employees.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1469 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 a service based retirement option for Group 1 and Group 2 career employees.

 

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

Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, an employee as defined in Section 1 of the chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws who is classified in either Group 1 or 2 and all political subdivisions thereof who has been a member for not less than thirty years in the aggregate shall be eligible to apply for and receive a service based retirement allowance as authorized by section five of Chapter thirty-two, using the 2.5 factor under subparagraph (a) of paragraph (2) of section five of chapter thirty-two, regardless of age, providing that the employee agrees to fully fund their pension benefit up front. The employee’s total amount due into the pension system is to be determined by  the State Retirement Board in order that the employee reach a 75% pension benefit (30 years) or 80% benefit (32+ years). The employee may use their vacation time allowance and/or personal allowance to pay that amount so determined by the Board.