SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1082 FILED ON: 1/13/2009
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1088
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Brian A. Joyce
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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 further regulating the retirement benefits of officers and employees of c
orrectional institutions.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Brian A. Joyce
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Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01522 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act further regulating the retirement benefits of officers and employees of correctional institutions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court ass
embled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 28M and inserting in place thereof the following new section 28M:-
Section 28M.
Notwithstanding the provisions of
sections one to twenty-eight, inclusive, to the contrary, any employee of the department of correction, classified under Group 4, whose major responsibilities include the care and custody of prisoners, and any transportation officer working within the depa
rtment of correction, who has performed services in the department of correction in one or more Group 4 title for not less than twenty years shall, at his own request, be retired by said retirement board. Upon retirement under the provisions of this sectio
n a member shall receive a retirement allowance to become effective on the date of his retirement. Payments under such allowance shall be made as provided for in section twelve and thirteen and the normal yearly amount thereof shall be equal to sixty perce
nt of the annual average rate of his regular compensations during the twelve-month period of his creditable service immediately preceding the date his retirement allowance becomes effective; provided, however,
that the total amount of the allowance shall b
e increased by one-twelfth of one percent for each full month of service in excess of twenty years’ service and prior to the last day of the month in which such member will attain the age of retirement. Any member retired under the provisions of this secti
on who is a veteran as defined in section one shall receive an additional yearly retirement allowance of fifteen dollars for each year of creditable service or fraction thereof; provided, however, that the total amount of said additional retirement allowan
ce shall not exceed three hundred dollars in any case.
SECTION 2.
Section 28N of Chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following:-
Payments under such allowance shall be made
as provided for in sections twelve and thirteen and the normal yearly amount thereof shall be equal to sixty percent of the annual average rate of his regular compensation during the twelve-month period of his creditable service immediately preceding the d
ate his retirement allowance becomes effective; provided, however, that the total amount of the allowance shall be increased by one-twelfth of one percent for each full month of service in excess of twenty years service and prior to the last day of the mon
th in which such member will attain the age of retirement.
