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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Joanne M. Comerford

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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 granting creditable service for Jason Patrissi.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/25/2026


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5716        FILED ON: 2/25/2026

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By Representative Sabadosa of Northampton and Senator Comerford, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa that the State Board of Retirement be authorized to grant creditable service to Jason Patrissi, an employee of the probation service and a member of the state employees’ retirement system.  Public Service.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act granting creditable service for Jason Patrissi.

 

 Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to provide for certain retirement benefits, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
 

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

 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the state board of retirement shall credit Jason Patrissi, an employee of the probation service and a member of the state employees’ retirement system, with up to 6 years of creditable service for the purpose of calculating his superannuation retirement allowance under paragraph (a) of subdivision (2) of section 5 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, for service rendered for the state of Vermont’s department of corrections from December 1998 to March 2006; provided, that such service rendered in Vermont was equivalent to the service rendered by Jason Patrissi in the Massachusetts probation service, as determined by the state board of retirement; and provided further, that Jason Patrissi shall pay into the annuity savings fund of the state employees’ retirement system, in 1 sum or installments and upon such terms and conditions as the state board of retirement may prescribe, an amount equal to the contributions that would have been withheld as regular deductions from his regular compensation for such period of service, together with regular interest thereon, as determined by the board.