Bill > H3002

This bill modifies the retirement classification for University of Massachusetts police officers by moving them from Group 2 to Group 4 in the state's retirement system. In the Massachusetts public employee retirement system, different groups have different retirement age and benefit structures, with Group 4 typically covering more hazardous public safety professions like police officers. By removing University of Massachusetts police from Group 2 and explicitly adding them to Group 4, the bill acknowledges the potentially dangerous nature of campus policing and ensures these officers will have retirement benefits more in line with other law enforcement professionals. This change would likely provide these officers with earlier retirement options and potentially different pension calculation methods compared to their previous retirement group classification.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3002