Chapter 32: RETIREMENT SYSTEMS AND PENSIONS
- Section 1 Definitions
- Section 2 Description of systems
- Section 3 Membership
- Section 3A Ineligible employees; deferred compensation program
- Section 4 Creditable service
- Section 5 Superannuation retirement
- Section 5A Wellness program
- Section 5B Early intervention plans; rehabilitation plans
- Section 6 Ordinary disability retirement
- Section 7 Accidental disability retirement
- Section 8 Evaluation and reexamination of members retired for disability
- Section 9 Accidental death benefit
- Section 10 Resignation, failure of reappointment, removal or discharge
- Section 11 Return of accumulated total deductions and amounts due beneficiaries of deceased members
- Section 12 Options on retirement
- Section 12A Payment of allowances to certain beneficiaries pending determination of accidental death benefits
- Section 12B Spouse and children; survivor benefits
- Section 12C Widow and children survivor benefits; manner of payment; contributions
- Section 12D Payment of benefits in accordance with requirements of Internal Revenue Code
- Section 13 Payment of allowances
- Section 14 Effect of workers' compensation benefits
- Section 14A Third party recovery
- Section 15 Dereliction of duty by members
- Section 16 Involuntary retirement; right to a hearing; right of review or appeal
- Section 17 Action on behalf of incompetent members
- Section 18 Filing of statements and reports; protection against fraud
- Section 19 Exemption from taxation, attachments and assignments; exception
- Section 19A Assignment of retirement allowances for payment of certain subscriber premiums, income taxes or support orders; deduction for payment of premiums for coverage under chapter 32B
- Section 19B Withholding for payment of insurance premiums; certification of eligible members; death; payment of benefits
- Section 19C Annuity, retirement allowance, etc. subject to child support obligations; payments to IV–D agency
- Section 20 Administration by boards
- Section 20A Civil action against board member; expenses and damages; indemnification
- Section 20B Indemnification
- Section 20C Retirement board member statement of financial interest
- Section 21 Supervision by public employee retirement administration commission
- Section 21A Debarment or suspension of contractors or vendors
- Section 22 Methods of financing
- Section 22A Repealed, 1983, 661, Sec. 16A
- Section 22B Reduction of unfunded pension liability
- Section 22C Commonwealth's Pension Liability Fund; funding schedules; appropriations
- Section 22D Retirement system funding schedule; establishment; annual pension funding grants
- Section 22E Review, evaluation and financial impact of statutory adjustments to the commonwealth pension liability
- Section 22F Revised retirement system funding schedule
- Section 23 Management of funds
- Section 23A Repealed, 1996, 315, Sec. 13
- Section 23B Requirements applicable to retirement board contracts for the procurement of investment, actuarial, legal and accounting services
- Section 24 Violations of contributory retirement laws
- Section 25 Guarantees; effects of amendments or repeal; mandamus
- Section 26 Retirement of officers in department of state police
- Section 27 Disposition of funds as of January 1, 1946
- Section 28 Acceptance of act
- Section 28A Retirement of certain officers in department of state police
- Section 28B Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 35
- Section 28C Repealed, 1948, 589, Sec. 1
- Section 28D Repealed, 1952, 634, Sec. 1
- Section 28E Repealed, 1952, 634, Sec. 2
- Section 28F Repealed, 1987, 697, Sec. 98
- Section 28G Repealed, 1950, 813, Sec. 2
- Section 28H Repealed, 1952, 634, Sec. 3
- Section 28I State employees serving on interstate commission; continuance as members of retirement system
- Section 28J Repealed, 1952, 634, Sec. 4
- Section 28K Commonwealth employees; leave of absence as representative of employee organization; creditable service
- Section 28L Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 35A
- Section 28M Department of correction employees; retirement
- Section 28N Correction or jail officers employed by county sheriffs' offices; retirement
- Section 29 to 32 Repealed, 1945, 658, Sec. 1
- Section 33 Repealed, 1936, 400, Sec. 4
- Section 34 to 38A Repealed, 1945, 658, Sec. 1
- Section 39 Association for providing pensions
- Section 40 By-laws and statements
- Section 41 Exemption from taxation; exception
- Section 42 Pension fund for the retirement of teachers
- Section 43 Retirement of teacher if incapacitated
- Section 44 Retirement of school janitors if incapacitated
- Section 44A Retirement of janitors not in contributory retirement system; authorization; amount of pension
- Section 44B School janitors; options; widows; approval
- Section 44C Dental assistants, retirement by cities or towns
- Section 45 Applicability of Sec. 44 to city of Boston; acceptance by other cities and towns
- Section 45A Amount of pension payable to person retired under Sec. 44
- Section 45B School janitors and school custodians in certain cities and towns
- Section 45C Amount of pension payable to person with more than 20 years of service retired under Sec. 44
- Section 46 Officers and employees of correctional institutions; prerequisites to retirement
- Section 47 Computation of time of service
- Section 48 Amount of pension
- Section 49 to 51 Repealed, 1954, 627, Sec. 9
- Section 52 Veterans of Indian wars in municipal service
- Section 53 Veterans of Indian wars employed jointly by two municipalities
- Section 54 Acceptance of two preceding sections
- Section 55 Acceptance of Secs. 52 and 53 subject to mayor's veto
- Section 56 Retirement of veteran if incapacitated
- Section 57 Retirement of veteran after ten years' service
- Section 57A Certain provisions of Secs. 6, 8 and 16 applicable to certain veterans
- Section 57B Retirement of police or fire department members under Secs. 56 to 60; creditable service; effective date of section
- Section 58 Retirement of veteran after thirty years' service
- Section 58A Wartime service in armed forces as creditable service
- Section 58B Election of option for benefit of surviving spouse or other beneficiary of veteran
- Section 58C Retirement allowances of policemen and firemen retiring under Sec. 58
- Section 58D Retirement allowances of employees retiring under Sec. 58 other than policemen and firemen
- Section 59 ''Retiring authority'' defined
- Section 59A Part of service in governmental unit other than retiring unit; reimbursement
- Section 60 Acceptance of Secs. 56 to 59; minimum period of creditable service
- Section 60A Repealed, 1954, 627, Sec. 15
- Section 61 to 65 Repealed, 1937, 409, Sec. 2
- Section 65A Retirement or resignation of justices or judges
- Section 65B Pensions for special justices of district courts
- Section 65C Surviving spouses of judges
- Section 65D Retirement or resignation of judges appointed on or after Jan. 2, 1975
- Section 65E Retired justices of supreme judicial court; benefits; temporary service
- Section 65F Retired justices of appeals court; benefits; temporary service
- Section 65G Justices of trial court; benefits; temporary service
- Section 65H Early retirement allowance for judges
- Section 65I Disability retirement for judges
- Section 65J Retiring judges; payments for unused vacation allowance and sick leave credit
- Section 65D1/2 Election of appointed justice to membership in service of a retirement system
- Section 66 Pensions for court officers
- Section 67 Payment of pensions granted under Sec. 66 and expenses
- Section 68 Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 35B
- Section 68A to 68C Repealed, 1945, 658, Sec. 1
- Section 69 Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 35B
- Section 70 Repealed, 1939, 441, Sec. 4
- Section 71 Annuities to dependents of member of metropolitan police department killed while in performance of duties
- Section 72 Appropriations for pensions
- Section 73 Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 148
- Section 74 Scrubwomen in state house
- Section 75 Pensions for probation officers
- Section 76 Amount of pension; counties liable; apportionment
- Section 76A Amount of pension; counties liable; apportionment
- Section 77 Pensions for laborers; qualifications; acceptance of provisions by cities or towns
- Section 77A Superannuation retirement; options for payment of pension
- Section 77B Amount of pensions; effective date
- Section 77C Persons promoted to supervisory positions
- Section 77D Retirement of laborers not in contributory retirement system; authorization; amount of pension
- Section 78 Laborers in fire, water and sewerage districts or employed by joint water boards
- Section 78A Laborers subject to provisions; continuity of service
- Section 79 Existing pensions
- Section 80 Pensions for firemen in cities; applicability of law
- Section 81 Amount of pension
- Section 81A Alternative provisions for retirement of firemen
- Section 81B Amount of pensions under Sec. 81A
- Section 82 Pensions for call members
- Section 83 Pensions for police in cities
- Section 83A Alternative provisions for retirement of police in cities
- Section 84 Retirement of injured police officers in cities and towns having no pension systems
- Section 85 Pensions for policemen and firemen in towns
- Section 85A Retirement of members of fire and police department in certain towns
- Section 85B Retirement of park board police of cities and towns
- Section 85C Policemen and firemen excepted from law
- Section 85D Retirement of call members in certain towns
- Section 85E Alternative retirement provisions for policemen and firemen in towns
- Section 85F Examination by medical panel prerequisite to disability retirement
- Section 85G Service credit on retirement of former reserve officers
- Section 85H Disability retirement of call or volunteer fire fighters and reserve police officers
- Section 85I Creditable service in retirement of certain members
- Section 85J Pensions for policemen and fire fighters or their widows; optional provisions
- Section 85H1/2 Disability retirement compensation in cities, towns or fire districts with no permanent police or fire department members
- Section 86 Repealed, 1950, 395
- Section 87 Repealed, 1930, 182, Sec. 5
- Section 87A Repealed, 1928, 402, Sec. 4
- Section 88 Pensions for dependents of persons killed while aiding police officers or firefighters
- Section 89 Annuities to dependents of policemen, firemen, etc., killed in performance of duty
- Section 89A Annuities to dependents of public employees killed or dying from injuries in performance of duties
- Section 89B Annuities to dependents of police officers or fire fighters killed in performance of duty
- Section 89C Annuities to widows of employees of cities and towns killed in line of duty
- Section 89D Annuities to widows of employees of cities and towns killed in line of duty
- Section 89E Accidental death benefits for volunteer emergency service providers
- Section 90 Aged police officers not subject to certain laws
- Section 90A Increasing allowance of former employees retired for accidental disability
- Section 90B Waiver of pension or retirement allowance
- Section 90C Increasing allowance of former employees retired on superannuation
- Section 90D Increasing allowance of former employees retired on ordinary disability
- Section 90E Increasing allowance of former employees whose classification has been abolished
- Section 90J Employees age seventy or over; payment of annual physical and mental examination costs; retirement system board and local legislative body approval
- Section 90C1/2 Increasing allowance of former employees retired with at least twenty-five years of creditable service
- Section 90C3/4 Increasing allowance of former state police officers retired after at least twenty years of service
- Section 90D1/2 Increasing allowance of member retired on superannuation, accidental disability or ordinary disability with at least 25 years of creditable service
- Section 90G3/4 Repealed, 2017, 47, Sec. 28
- Section 90H, 90I Repealed, 2000, 123, Sec. 28
- Section 90F to 90G1/2 Repealed, 2000, 123, Sec. 25
- Section 91 Payment of pensioners for services after retirement
- Section 91A Adjusted pension or retirement allowances
- Section 91B Enforcement of Sec. 91A; wage reporting system and computer match file
- Section 91C Access to criminal record offender information; comparison with retirement allowances list
- Section 92 Pension, annuity or retirement allowance; pledge, conveyance or assignment; support of pensioners becoming public charge
- Section 92A Support of dependents; pensioners residing outside United States
- Section 93 Certain pensions not affected
- Section 94 Impairment of health caused by hypertension or heart disease, resulting in disability or death of paid fire or police department member; presumption
- Section 94A Disability or death caused by disease of lungs or respiratory tract; paid fire department member; presumption
- Section 94B Disability or death caused by certain conditions of cancer; paid fire member; presumption
- Section 95 Granting annuities to certain officials or employees not entitled to retirement allowance or pension
- Section 95A Annuities to widows and children of retired employees
- Section 95B Annuities to widows and children of retired employees
- Section 96 Increase in retirement allowance, pension or annuity; amount
- Section 97 Increase in retirement allowance, pension or annuity; approval
- Section 98 Advance payments, period of processing application
- Section 99 Advance payments
- Section 100 Pensions to surviving spouses of firefighters, police officers or corrections officers killed in performance of duties
- Section 100A Killed-in-line-of-duty benefits
- Section 101 Allowance to widows of disabled public employees; supplemental annual allowance
- Section 102 Cost-of-living; annual determination of changes; supplemental payments; adjustments in amounts of pensions and annuities
- Section 103 Systems other than state employees' retirement system and teachers' retirement system; cost-of living; funding schedule; annual determination of changes; supplemental payments
- Section 104 Section 401(a)(17) Excess Fund; Section 415 Excess Benefit Fund
- Section 105 Reinstatement
- Section 106 Amounts paid in lieu of vacation leave