MA H23

Bill

Clarifying and normalizing non-public school service purchases

Introduced
04/13/2021

In Committee
03/21/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

So much of the recommendations of the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board (House, No. 18) as relates to clarifying and normalizing non-public school service purchases. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill aims to clarify and normalize the process for purchasing service credit in the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System for non-public school teaching experience. Specifically, it allows members who previously taught in non-public schools in Massachusetts, where the tuition was partially or fully financed by the state, to purchase that service credit and have it counted towards their public school teaching service credit, up to a maximum of 10 years. The bill outlines the process for making such purchases, including the calculation of the required contributions, and provides safeguards to ensure that individuals do not receive double-credit for the same service. It also defines "non-public school" as an institution operated by a private entity in the Commonwealth that awards school-aged children a high school diploma or equivalent, excluding activities in a residence or afterschool program.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H23

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H23
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H23.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H19	Relative to the Massachusetts teachers’ retirement system	Amendment (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) adopted	Similar To
H20	Relative to pension forfeiture	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H21	Establishing a special commission on retirement credit purchases	No further action taken	Similar To
H22	Relative to the interest charged on refund buybacks	No further action taken	Similar To
H24	Relative to domestic relations orders	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2559	Relative to a retirement buyback issue	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2594	Relative to the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System	Accompanied H19	Similar To
S1778	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
S1790	Regulating for legislation to regulate education administrator retirement	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1791	To provide a retirement enhancement opportunity for certain members of the Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System	Accompanied a new draft, see S2783	Similar To

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