Bill > H2936

This bill creates a special provision for Mary Coulter-Bennett, the surviving spouse of former State Police Detective Lieutenant William Coulter, by directing the Massachusetts State Retirement Board to provide her with a lifetime monthly pension allowance. Specifically, the bill requires the pension to be calculated as if William Coulter had elected option (c) of the state retirement law upon his retirement and specifically nominated Mary Coulter-Bennett as his sole surviving eligible beneficiary. The pension will be retroactive to the date of William Coulter's death and will replace any other benefits she might have previously received from the Massachusetts State Employees Retirement System related to her late husband. The bill is effective as of September 30, 2019, and represents a unique legislative action to address a specific individual's retirement benefits, bypassing standard retirement system rules through a targeted legislative intervention.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2936