Bill > S1841

This bill provides special disability pension and benefits for Michael Palmer, a Massachusetts state police officer who was totally and permanently incapacitated while performing his duties on December 31, 2020. The bill allows Palmer to receive an annual disability pension equal to his full active-duty salary, with the provision that he can earn up to half his pension amount through additional employment without penalty. Upon reaching mandatory retirement age, Palmer will receive a pension equal to 80% of his pre-retirement compensation. The bill also ensures that Palmer will be reimbursed for all hospital and medical expenses related to his service-connected injury. Additionally, if Palmer was married at retirement, his spouse would receive 75% of his pension benefit upon his death, and if both Palmer and his spouse die, the pension benefits would be paid to their surviving children under certain age and disability conditions. All these benefits will be funded and administered by the Massachusetts state retirement board, and the act will take effect within 60 days of its passage. The bill appears to be a specific, individualized piece of legislation designed to provide comprehensive support for a state police officer severely injured in the line of duty.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1841