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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 622 FILED ON: 1/14/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2300
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: James J. Dwyer _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits. _______________ PETITION OF:
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 622 FILED ON: 1/14/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2300
An Act relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. Section 100A of Chapter 32 of the Generals Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the figures “$100,000” in line 8, inserting in place thereof the figure “$250,000”; and in said section by striking the figures “$100,000” in line 21, inserting in place thereof the figure “$250,000”; and in said section by striking the figures “$100,000” in line 31, inserting in place thereof the figure “$250,000”; and in said section by striking the figures “$100,000” in line 32, inserting in place thereof the figure “$250,000” SECTION 2. Section 100 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “death”, in line 22, the following words:- provided, however, that for the purpose of any payment on or after December 1, 2010 the term amount of pension shall in no case be less than the full salary payable to a police officer in the next grade-step (in the case of a deceased police officer) or a firefighter in the next grade-step (in the case of a deceased firefighter) while employed by a department or uniformed force on the date of such employee's death. Provided further that for the purpose of any payment on or after December 1, 2010, the term amount of pension shall in no case be less than the earnings that would have been payable to a police superior officer were he or she in the next grade-step of a supervisory position (in the case of a police superior officer deceased on or after December 1, 2010 who had been appointed to and was serving in such a supervisory position) or payable to a fire officer were he or she in the next grade-step of a supervisory position (in the case of a fire officer deceased on or after December 1, 2010 who had been appointed to and was serving in such a supervisory position) employed by a department or uniformed force on the date of such employee's death. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. |