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Introduced
01/20/2015
01/20/2015
In Committee
04/14/2016
04/14/2016
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
07/31/2016
07/31/2016
Introduced Session
189th General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to providing credible service for retirement purposes for VISTA volunteers. Public Service.
AI Summary
This bill amends Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 32, Section 4, to expand the definition of "credible service" for retirement purposes to include service in approved federal service programs, not just the Peace Corps. Specifically, it removes the phrase "to the Peace Corps" and inserts "in an approved federal service program" in one section, and then clarifies that an "approved federal service program" includes volunteers or leaders under specific parts of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as well as the Peace Corps. This change aims to recognize the valuable contributions of VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) volunteers and other similar federal program participants by allowing their service to count towards their retirement benefits.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment
Sponsors (8)
Dave Muradian (R)*,
Jay Barrows (R),
James Dwyer (D),
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),
Ryan Fattman (R),
Kim Ferguson (R),
Jonathan Hecht (D),
Susannah Whipps (I),
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 04/14/2016)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H2376 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H2376.pdf |
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