Bill > H2880

This bill is a targeted piece of legislation that allows the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board to grant Heather Leger up to 2 years of creditable service for her part-time work at the nonpublic Applewild school in Fitchburg between 2002 and 2007. Creditable service is used to calculate retirement benefits, and in this case, Leger will need to pay back the retirement system the amount of money that would have been withheld from her wages during that period, either in a lump sum or through installment payments as determined by the retirement board. The bill is classified as an emergency law, meaning its immediate implementation is considered necessary to preserve public convenience, specifically to provide fair retirement credit to Leger for her previous teaching work. The legislation requires the retirement board to verify the exact dates of Leger's employment and credit her with creditable service based on her actual time worked during those years, in accordance with existing retirement system regulations.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2880