Bill > S1921

This bill amends the Massachusetts retirement system laws to provide retirement equity for public school teachers who have taken part-time employment, likely related to parenting or family responsibilities. Specifically, the bill allows teachers who have completed at least 20 years of service to be credited with creditable service for part-time employment when they return to full-time teaching, for the purpose of calculating their retirement allowance. The retirement board can credit up to 5 years of part-time service as full-time service, but teachers must pay back the retirement system the amount of regular deductions they would have paid if they had been working full-time, either in a lump sum or through installments. This provision applies to teachers in public school systems, including regional and Boston retirement systems, and aims to support educators who may have reduced their work hours temporarily, ensuring they are not financially penalized in terms of their eventual retirement benefits for taking such time.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1921