Bill > H2976

This bill authorizes the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board to grant creditable service to Eileen Mullen for her work as a teacher in a criminal justice pilot program at the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School from August 2010 to June 2013. Specifically, the bill allows Mullen to receive retirement service credit for this period, which would normally not be counted towards her retirement benefits. To do so, Mullen must pay back the retirement system the amount of money that would have been deducted from her salary during those years as regular retirement contributions, plus interest. The bill is structured as an emergency measure to quickly resolve Mullen's retirement service credit situation, and it explicitly states that this provision will not impact any other retirement benefits she might be eligible for. The bill provides a unique exception to standard retirement system rules, allowing Mullen to retroactively purchase creditable service for her work during this specific time period.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2976