SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1890        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1643

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Julian Cyr

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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 municipal workforce shortage.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1890        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1643

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 municipal workforce shortage.

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. Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking section 91(b) in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new section:-

(b)  Any person who has been retired and who is receiving a pension or retirement allowance, under the provisions of this chapter or any other general or special law, from the commonwealth, county, city, town, district or authority, or any person whose employment, in the service of the commonwealth, county, city, town, district or authority, has been terminated, under the provisions of this chapter or any other general or special law including as a consultant or independent contractor or as a person whose regular duties require that his time be devoted to the service of the commonwealth, county, city, town, district or authority shall certify to their employer and the treasurer or other person responsible for the payment of the  for  the position in which they are to be employed, the number of days or hours which they have been employed in any such calendar year and the amount of earnings therefrom. If the number of hours exceeds 1,200, in the aggregate or if the earnings therefrom exceed when added to any pension or retirement allowance they are receiving shall not exceed the salary that is being paid for the position from which they were retired or in which his employment was terminated plus $15,000. A person earning more than this amount shall pay a 5% surcharge on any additional earnings.  The surcharge shall be paid to the County, City, Town or State Retirement Board.  The surcharge will be returned to the municipality or governmental entity that is paying the person.

SECTION 2. Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking section 91(c).