MA H2364

Bill

Relative to United States Peace Corps' service purchase

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to creditable service for peace corps volunteers. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing law in Massachusetts to allow United States Peace Corps volunteers to count their service as creditable for their state retirement system. Specifically, it adds the phrase "or as a state employee" after the term "counselor" in the relevant section of the state's general laws, thereby expanding the types of service that can be included in an individual's retirement calculation.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Angelo Scaccia (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4722 (on 05/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2364

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2364
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2364.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2165	To expand teacher creditable service	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2268	Relative to retirement benefits for Thomas Brian Donnelly	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2309	Authorizing the State Retirement Board to grant creditable service to James Wright	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2351	Relative to teachers' retirement credits for parochial schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2370	Expanding creditable service benefits to veterans who have served in the armed forces of the United States	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H3354	Relative to criminal background checks for youth program volunteers	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3868	Relative to creditable service	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4722	Retirement, benefits and other public service issues	Reported, in part, by H2169	Replaced by
S1340	Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S2257	Authorizing employees of the city of Fall River the ability to apply with the Fall River Retirement Board to purchase credible service for military service	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 173 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2451	Relative to creditable service for Lisa Emma, a member of the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2165

To expand teacher creditable service