HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1087 FILED ON: 1/12/2009
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2331
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 the New Bedford Police Association.
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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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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4004 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 the New Bedford Police Association.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Notwithstanding any general or special law to
the contrary, the New Bedford Police Association may upon the death of any retired member of the New Bedford Police Department who is a member in good standing of the association, after approved by the board of directors, pay to beneficiary or beneficiari
es named by such member the sum of $6,000 less such sum of money paid to him upon his retirement pursuant to chapter 188 of the acts of 1969.
Section 2.
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the New Bedford Police Association may upon the resignation or retirement of a member in good standing who has been a member of the association for not less than 10 years or who has been pensione
d from the New Bedford Police Department for an injury or other disability, after approved of the board of directors, pay such members a sum equal to $1,000 or $125 for each year of membership in the association, not to exceed 20 years, whichever is the gr
eater.
Section 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the New Bedford Police Association may, upon the death of a member in good standing of the association after approved by board
of directors, who is presently a member of the Ne
w Bedford Police Department, pay to the beneficiary, or beneficiaries named by the member to sum of $12,000.
