Bill > S1810

This bill modifies the existing disability retirement provisions in Massachusetts law by requiring retirement systems that choose to adopt this change to ensure that monthly disability retirement payments are at least equivalent to the monthly Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment for a disabled individual with the same marital status. The bill allows each retirement system to accept this provision through a majority vote of its board, subject to approval by the relevant legislative body (which is defined differently depending on the type of governmental entity, such as city council for cities or town meeting for towns). Importantly, the state teachers' and state employees' retirement systems are automatically considered to have accepted this provision without requiring a separate vote. The key goal appears to be establishing a minimum income threshold for disability retirees to help ensure they receive a basic level of financial support, with the SSI payment serving as the benchmark for this minimum amount.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1810