Amendment #67 to H4617

Protecting Local Retirees

Mr. Day of Stoneham moves to amend the bill by adding the following sections:

Section XXXXA. Section 9E of chapter 32B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is amended by inserting at the end of the last sentence thereof the following new sentence:- In the event that the governmental unit approves an increase in the percent of the premium to be contributed by its retired employees, the percent of premium being paid by a retired employee at that time will not be increased to the higher percent.

Section XXXXB. The provisions in XXXXA of this act shall take effect on January 1, 2019.