HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1067 FILED ON: 1/12/2009
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2329
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Antonio F.D. Cabral
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to Creditable Service for Uncompensated Elected O
fficials.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Antonio F.D. Cabral
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13th Bristol
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Christine E. Canavan
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10th Plymouth
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Sean Garballey
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23rd Middlesex
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2430 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to Creditable Service for Uncompensated Elected Officials.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of
the same, as follows:
Section 4 (1) (o) of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
Any member who has served as a selectmen, alderman, city counc
ilor, school committee member or town moderator as the result of election by the direct vote of the people, in which position he received no compensation, may establish credit for such service by depositing in the annuity savings fund of the system of whic
h he is a member a sum equal to the amount which would have been paid into such period if such position had been compensated at the rate of twenty-five hundred dollars per year, plus regular interest to the date of payment; provided, however, that the prov
isions of this paragraph shall not apply to any member first elected on or after
January 1, 1996
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