Bill > H2797

This bill modifies Massachusetts retirement law to allow Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) police officers who transition to other public law enforcement agencies to receive creditable years of service in their new retirement system. Specifically, the bill enables these officers to count their previous MBTA police service towards their retirement benefits, with one key condition: they must pay into their new retirement system's annuity savings fund. The payment will be equivalent to the retirement contributions they would have made if they had been an active member of their current law enforcement agency during their prior MBTA police service, including regular interest up to their first day of employment in the new public law enforcement agency. This provision helps MBTA police officers who change employers within the public safety sector to maintain and transfer their accumulated retirement service credits, potentially improving their long-term retirement benefits and providing more flexibility in their career paths.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2797