SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1163        FILED ON: 1/15/2025

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1920

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John C. Velis

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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 providing for a fair and equitable group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

John C. Velis

Hampden and Hampshire

 

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/16/2025

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/16/2025

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

1/17/2025

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/23/2025

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/29/2025

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

1/29/2025

Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida

7th Plymouth

2/11/2025

John J. Marsi

6th Worcester

2/14/2025

Steven George Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

2/18/2025

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

2/26/2025

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/26/2025

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

2/26/2025

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

2/26/2025

Kenneth P. Sweezey

6th Plymouth

2/28/2025

Adam J. Scanlon

14th Bristol

2/28/2025

Manny Cruz

7th Essex

3/5/2025

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

3/12/2025

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

3/21/2025

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

4/3/2025

Danillo A. Sena

37th Middlesex

4/9/2025

Patrick M. O'Connor

First Plymouth and Norfolk

5/6/2025

Michelle L. Badger

1st Plymouth

6/16/2025


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1163        FILED ON: 1/15/2025

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1920

By Mr. Velis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1920) of John C. Velis, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Michael O. Moore, Hannah Kane and other members of the General Court for legislation to correct inequities regarding the retirement of state-employed and special authority-employed police officers.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1746 OF 2023-2024.]

 

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 providing for a fair and equitable group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses.

 

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

Section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 297, after the word "Authority;" the following:-  “any police officer employed at a Massachusetts state college, university, community college and the University of Massachusetts”.