MA S1493

Bill

Relative to public safety officers and creditable service

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 relative to creditable service for certain public safety officers. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 32 of the General Laws to allow public safety officers who are members of a city or town retirement system to receive credit for previous service as a public safety officer in another state or for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, up to a maximum of 5 years. To receive this credit, the officer must pay into the annuity savings fund an amount equal to the regular deductions that would have been made had the service been rendered in Massachusetts, plus interest. The bill also provides that if the member's Massachusetts service is less than their out-of-state or MBTA service, they will only receive credit for the most recent out-of-state or MBTA service equal to their Massachusetts service.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Brendan Crighton (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1493

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1493
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1493.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
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
H3868	Relative to creditable service	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H52	Relative to the pro rating of creditable service	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1513	Relative to the appointment and reappointment of public safety officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1581	Relative to veterans creditable service	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	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
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

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2159

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