MA S1444

Bill

MA S1444

Relative to retirement systems and pensions for correctional officers

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
05/05/2016

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to retirement systems and pensions for correctional officers. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 94 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, which pertains to retirement systems and pensions for correctional officers. Specifically, it changes the wording related to the duties of correctional officers that qualify for certain retirement benefits. The bill removes the phrase "the care, supervision or custody of" and replaces it with the simpler term "contact with," meaning that correctional officers will now qualify for these retirement provisions if their duties involve "contact with" inmates, rather than requiring a more direct level of care, supervision, or custody. This change is intended to broaden the scope of correctional officers eligible for these public service retirement benefits.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

James Welch (D)*,

Last Action

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 05/05/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1444

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1444
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1444.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2309	Relative to the Massachusetts teacher retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see H4367	Similar To
S1262	Resolve providing for a study by a special commission relative to the primary prevention of gun violence	Accompanied a study order, see S2362	Similar To
S1265	Further regulating the issuance of firearms identification cards	Accompanied a study order, see S2362	Similar To
S1285	Establishing the Correctional Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1300	Requiring payment by certain prisoners of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2362	Similar To
S1302	Providing oversight of crime labs	Accompanied a study order, see S2362	Similar To
S1331	Establishing creditable service for 03 employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2314	Similar To
S1334	Relative to assessments made by the state board of retirement to certain regional school districts	Accompanied a study order, see S2314	Similar To
S1338	Clarifying a police chief's retirement earnings limitation	Accompanied a study order, see S2314	Similar To
S1371	Authorizing Gary W. Tirrell to receive additional creditable service from the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1376	Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1378	Relative to the retirement options of certain educational personnel	Accompanied a study order, see S2314	Similar To
S1402	Providing for an early retirement incentive for state employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2314	Similar To
S1410	Providing for fairness and equity for Massachusetts Water Resources Authority employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2314	Similar To
S1426	To define member contribution for retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see S2314	Similar To
S1431	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain widows and surviving spouses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S628	To protect health care reform funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2309

Relative to the Massachusetts teacher retirement system

Accompanied a study order, see H4367

Similar To

S1262

Resolve providing for a study by a special commission relative to the primary prevention of gun violence

Accompanied a study order, see S2362

Similar To

S1265

Further regulating the issuance of firearms identification cards

Accompanied a study order, see S2362

Similar To

S1285

Establishing the Correctional Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1300

Requiring payment by certain prisoners of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2362

Similar To

S1302

Providing oversight of crime labs

Accompanied a study order, see S2362

Similar To

S1331

Establishing creditable service for 03 employees

Accompanied a study order, see S2314

Similar To

S1334

Relative to assessments made by the state board of retirement to certain regional school districts

Accompanied a study order, see S2314

Similar To

S1338

Clarifying a police chief's retirement earnings limitation

Accompanied a study order, see S2314

Similar To

S1371

Authorizing Gary W. Tirrell to receive additional creditable service from the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1376

Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1378

Relative to the retirement options of certain educational personnel

Accompanied a study order, see S2314

Similar To

S1402

Providing for an early retirement incentive for state employees

Accompanied a study order, see S2314

Similar To

S1410

Providing for fairness and equity for Massachusetts Water Resources Authority employees

Accompanied a study order, see S2314

Similar To

S1426

To define member contribution for retirement system

Accompanied a study order, see S2314

Similar To

S1431

Relative to the retirement benefits of certain widows and surviving spouses

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S628

To protect health care reform funding

Accompanied a study order, see S2356

Similar To

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