Amendment #7 to H3400

Group Averaging for Pensions

[Sponsors] Representatives Jones of North Reading, Peterson of Grafton, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleborough, and deMacedo of Plymouth move to amend the bill by inserting after section XX, the following section:

“SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, members’ years of service in each group they are classified, as enumerated in paragraph (g) of subdivision (2) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws,  shall be averaged for the purposes of retirement, including superannuation retirement.”