Bill > H2774

This bill amends the existing Massachusetts retirement system law to expand the definition of Group 4, which typically covers public employees in high-risk or physically demanding occupations. Specifically, the bill adds certain co-generation steam firemen and engineers to Group 4 of the contributory retirement system for public employees. By including these specific job classifications - such as steam fireman/co-generation, third class engineer/co-generation, second class engineer/co-generation, first class engineer/co-generation, and chief engineer/co-generation - the bill ensures that these workers will be eligible for the retirement benefits associated with Group 4. Group 4 typically provides enhanced retirement benefits due to the physically demanding or hazardous nature of the work, and this amendment recognizes the specialized and potentially challenging roles of these co-generation energy system workers within the Commonwealth's public service workforce.