MA S2257

Bill

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

Introduced
06/13/2019

In Committee
07/16/2020

Crossed Over
08/27/2020

Passed
09/03/2020

Dead

Signed/Enacted/Adopted
09/10/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize employees of the city of Fall River the ability to apply with the Fall River Retirement Board to purchase credible service for military service. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill authorizes employees of the city of Fall River who are active members of the Fall River retirement system and are veterans who served in the U.S. armed forces to apply with the Fall River Retirement Board to purchase creditable service for their military service, if they previously failed to do so. The bill gives these employees a 180-day window after the effective date of the act to apply for this creditable service. The Fall River Retirement Board and the Division of Human Resources are required to provide notice of these provisions to all city of Fall River employees.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (4)

Carole Fiola (D), Michael Rodrigues (D), Paul Schmid (D), Alan Silvia (D),

Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 173 of the Acts of 2020 (on 09/10/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2257

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2257
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2257.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
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
S1581	Relative to veterans creditable service	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To

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