Bill > H20

This bill aims to clarify and normalize the process for teachers to purchase creditable service for their previous employment at non-public schools in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1. Teachers who previously worked at non-public schools in Massachusetts, where the tuition was partially or fully financed by the state, can purchase that service as creditable service in their public school retirement system. They can do this by depositing an amount equal to what would have been deducted from their pay had they worked in a public school, plus interest. 2. The maximum creditable service that can be purchased for non-public school work is 10 years, and it cannot exceed the total service they would have accrued in a public school up to age 65. 3. Any retirement allowance, annuity, or pension the teacher is entitled to receive from another source for that non-public school service must be deducted or refunded. 4. The bill defines "non-public school" as a private institution in Massachusetts that awards high school diplomas or equivalents, excluding residential or after-school programs.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H20