MA S1342

Bill

MA S1342

Establishing creditable service for veterans

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish credible service for veterans. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend existing law to grant veterans who have accumulated seven years of "creditable service" – meaning time spent in public employment that counts towards benefits – an automatic advancement to the highest pay level within their job category. This change is intended to recognize the service of veterans in public employment, ensuring they reach the maximum step in their job group upon their seventh anniversary of being hired, and any veteran already meeting these criteria will be immediately advanced.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (2)

Sal DiDomenico (D)*, Benjamin Swan (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2314 (on 06/06/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1342

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1342
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1342.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
S1214	Relative to medical malpractice	Accompanied a study order, see S2199	Similar To
S1216	Relative to the practice of athletic training	Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	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
S1340	Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1416	Authorizing the State Retirement Board to grant creditable service to Marion Ishimoto-Yuille	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1423	Relative to veteran creditable service for certain public retirees	Accompanied a study order, see S2314	Similar To
S1823	Relative to license renewal fees for Massachusetts veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2387	Similar To
S1905	To provide for the furnishing of suitable flag holders and United States flags for the graves of veterans who served in the armed forces of the United States for the marking and designation of the graves for memorial purposes; and to provide a penalty for the removal or destruction of the flag holders and the United States flags when placed	Accompanied a study order, see H4083	Similar To
S2314	Public service issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S984	Preventing discrimination based on veteran's status	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

S1214

Relative to medical malpractice

Accompanied a study order, see S2199

Similar To

S1216

Relative to the practice of athletic training

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

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

S1340

Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S1416

Authorizing the State Retirement Board to grant creditable service to Marion Ishimoto-Yuille

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

Similar To

S1423

Relative to veteran creditable service for certain public retirees

Accompanied a study order, see S2314

Similar To

S1823

Relative to license renewal fees for Massachusetts veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2387

Similar To

S1905

To provide for the furnishing of suitable flag holders and United States flags for the graves of veterans who served in the armed forces of the United States for the marking and designation of the graves for memorial purposes; and to provide a penalty for the removal or destruction of the flag holders and the United States flags when placed

Accompanied a study order, see H4083

Similar To

S2314

Public service issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S984

Preventing discrimination based on veteran's status

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

Similar To

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Sponsors (2)

Last Action

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