HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4219        FILED ON: 3/15/2023

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sarah K. Peake

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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 accidental disability retirement for Chatham Police Officer William Little.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

3/15/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4219        FILED ON: 3/15/2023

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By Representative Peake of Provincetown, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Sarah K. Peake relative to accidental disability retirement for William Little, a police officer of the town of Chatham, from the Barnstable County Retirement Association.  Public Service.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to accidental disability retirement for Chatham Police Officer William Little.

 

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.   Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in section 16 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, or any other general or special laws to the contrary, and in order to promote the public good, William Little, a police officer in the Chatham Police Department, who was injured in the line of duty and, as a result, is permanently incapacitated from performing the essential duties of a police officer, shall be allowed an extension of the time to appeal the decision of the Barnstable County Retirement Association for a period of thirty days after the passage of this act.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.