SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1118        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1678

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cindy F. Friedman

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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 annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1118        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1678

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1723 OF 2021-2022.]

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 the annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees.

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. Option (d) of section 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “or $500”, in line 233, the following words:- "or $750".

SECTION 2. Said option (d) of said section 12 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “commission.”, in line 258, the following paragraph:-

Beginning July 1, 2023, the normal monthly member-survivor allowance provided for under this option to a spouse of a deceased member shall not be less than $750 for members of the state teachers’ and state employees’ retirement system. The provisions of this paragraph shall take effect for the members of a retirement system of any other political subdivision by a majority vote of the board of such system and by the local legislative body. For the purpose of this paragraph, local legislative body shall mean a town meeting for a town system, the city council subject to the provisions of its charter for a city system, the county retirement board advisory council for a county system, the regional retirement board advisory council for a regional system, the district members for a district system and the governing body of an authority for an authority system. Acceptance shall be deemed to have occurred upon the filing of a certification of such vote with the commission.