Bill > S2638

This bill aims to simplify the process for public pension system benefit recipients by eliminating the requirement to notarize forms for benefit verification. Specifically, it prohibits public pension systems overseen by the public employee retirement administration commission from mandating notarization of benefit verification forms. However, the bill does not completely remove accountability, as it allows the public employee retirement administration to require beneficiaries to file an attestation (a sworn statement) under penalties of perjury once every two years. This means that while recipients will no longer need to have their forms notarized, they will still be legally required to provide truthful information about their benefits, with potential legal consequences for providing false information. The bill references 840 CMR 15.01, which is likely an existing administrative regulation related to pension systems, and seeks to modify the current bureaucratic process to make it less burdensome for pension recipients.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2638