Bill > H45

This bill updates the retirement benefits for judges in Massachusetts by modifying existing law to provide more clarity detailed provisions regarding judges joint and survivor retirement allowances. The specifically the bill allows judges who are retiring or resigning to elect a reduced lifetime pension with the provision upon their death, two-thirdsths of that pension will be paid nominated paid eligibleiciary can includeouses former spouses, children have remarchildren,,, brothers specifies complex calculation rules for how pension amounts are determined, including provisions for scenarios where before or does not meet full retirement ageec requirements. The introduces additional rules about who qualifies as an eligible benef, payments would be and distributed, contingent including proportionalrereductions based on how far the judge is from full at time of death. The bill also clarifies that pension payments shall terminate surviving benefwill terminateriage provides specific provisionsiting prior including wartime service and other public service years towards continuous service The, technical changes how retirement how allowance payments are processed, specifically referencing sections twelve and thirteen of existing existing law making such payments. these payments. overall Human: Is the summary you were supposed to summarize focused on text judicial retirement benefits?

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H45