MA S1592

Bill

To authorize creditable service for certain public higher education faculty and professional employees

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize creditable service for certain public higher education faculty and professional employees. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill would authorize creditable service for certain public higher education faculty and professional employees in the state employees retirement system. Specifically, it would allow faculty members or professional employees who have received a prestigious award, fellowship, scholarship, or other special assignment opportunity that benefits both the individual and the employing institution, to establish up to two years of such service as creditable service for the purpose of determining their retirement allowance, provided they pay the required contributions into the retirement system.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Walter Timilty (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2545 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1592

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1592
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1592.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2159	Granting 10 years of creditable service to Paegan Deering, an employee of the department of environmental protection	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2160	Relative to the creditable service for local municipal police and the Massachusetts State Police	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2165	To expand teacher creditable service	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2206	Requiring creditable service for Massachusetts National Guard service	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2265	Authorizing the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System to grant creditable service to Thomas Richard Kinsky	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
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
H3868	Relative to creditable service	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4099	To support improved financial stability in higher education	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 113 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H481	To fund a more affordable public higher education system in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5209	Similar To
H52	Relative to the pro rating of creditable service	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1471	Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2183	To support improved financial stability in higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see H4075	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
S2545	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service issues	Reported (in part) by S1477	Replaced by
S755	To require disclosure of conflicts of interests in academic institutions	Accompanied a study order, see S2541	Similar To
S768	Related to educational courses in wine tasting at a qualified institution of higher education	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2159

Granting 10 years of creditable service to Paegan Deering, an employee of the department of environmental protection