MA S1775

Bill

Relative to disability retirees and restoration to service

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to disability retirees and restoration to service. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing law to allow disability retirees to be evaluated for and potentially return to positions within a different retirement system, not just their former department. It also allows retirees to request evaluation for a specific identified position beyond just their former position. Additionally, if a retiree returns to service in a different retirement system, the original system will provide credit for the previous disability period and be responsible for a portion of any subsequent disability pension. The goal is to provide more flexibility and options for disability retirees to potentially return to active service.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (4)

Mike Rush (D)*, Steven Howitt (R), Paul Schmid (D), Alan Silvia (D),

Last Action

Accompanied H2799 (on 03/21/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1775

(24 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1775
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1775.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2579	Relative to the definition of Group 4 of the retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2613	Relative to protecting local retirees	No further action taken	Similar To
H2634	Relative to the cap on work hours for retirees	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2727	To study the modernization of retirement systems for future state employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2764	Allowing Deina Abdelkader to become a member of the state employee retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2796	Relative to Mass Port police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2799	Relative to disability retirees and restoration to service	No further action taken	Replaced by
H2817	Establishing a homestead exemption for disabled veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5244	Similar To
H2883	Excluding student loan forgiveness from taxable income for permanently and totally disabled veterans	No further action taken	Similar To
H3066	Relative to disabled service-connected veterans and the motor vehicle excise tax	Accompanied a study order, see H5245	Similar To
H3644	Increasing the annuity for gold star families	No further action taken	Similar To
H4011	Relative to eligibility for emergency assistance to elderly, disabled residents and children	Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4052	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to eligibility for emergency assistance to elderly, disabled residents and children (see House, No. 4011). August 3, 2021	See H4011	Similar To
S1712	Relative to protecting local retirees	Accompanied H2613	Similar To
S1713	Relative to the composition of the Group Insurance Commission	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1719	To preserve the practice of including annual payments in lieu of vacation as regular compensation for current retirees and active retirement system members where such benefit existed as of May 2018	Accompanied H2732	Similar To
S1721	Relative to the 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
S2455	Relative to 100% disabled veteran motor vehicle tax exemptions	Accompanied a study order, see H5248	Similar To
S2539	Authorizing the county of Plymouth to issue pension obligation bonds or notes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S748	Supporting equal access to community care for elders and the disabled	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S773	Preserving special needs trusts for disabled seniors	Accompanied H1274	Similar To
S846	Creating higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities	Accompanied a new draft, see S2815	Similar To
S878	Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2579

Relative to the definition of Group 4 of the retirement system

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2613

Relative to protecting local retirees

No further action taken

Similar To

H2634

Relative to the cap on work hours for retirees

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2727

To study the modernization of retirement systems for future state employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2764

Allowing Deina Abdelkader to become a member of the state employee retirement system

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2796

Relative to Mass Port police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2799

Relative to disability retirees and restoration to service

No further action taken

Replaced by

H2817

Establishing a homestead exemption for disabled veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5244

Similar To

H2883

Excluding student loan forgiveness from taxable income for permanently and totally disabled veterans

No further action taken

Similar To

H3066

Relative to disabled service-connected veterans and the motor vehicle excise tax

Accompanied a study order, see H5245

Similar To

H3644

Increasing the annuity for gold star families

No further action taken

Similar To

H4011

Relative to eligibility for emergency assistance to elderly, disabled residents and children

Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4052

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to eligibility for emergency assistance to elderly, disabled residents and children (see House, No. 4011). August 3, 2021

See H4011

Similar To

S1712

Relative to protecting local retirees

Accompanied H2613

Similar To

S1713

Relative to the composition of the Group Insurance Commission

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1719

To preserve the practice of including annual payments in lieu of vacation as regular compensation for current retirees and active retirement system members where such benefit existed as of May 2018

Accompanied H2732

Similar To

S1721

Relative to the 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

S2455

Relative to 100% disabled veteran motor vehicle tax exemptions

Accompanied a study order, see H5248

Similar To

S2539

Authorizing the county of Plymouth to issue pension obligation bonds or notes

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S748

Supporting equal access to community care for elders and the disabled

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S773

Preserving special needs trusts for disabled seniors

Accompanied H1274

Similar To

S846

Creating higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities

Accompanied a new draft, see S2815

Similar To

S878

Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

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