MA S1404

Bill

MA S1404

Relative to the retirement of University of Massachusetts police

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 relative to the retirement of University of Massachusetts police. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 32 of the General Laws, which governs retirement systems and pensions in Massachusetts, specifically concerning the retirement provisions for University of Massachusetts (UMass) police officers. The bill proposes to remove UMass police from a specific retirement group, referred to as "Group 2," and then reinsert them into a different group, "Group 4," which includes other public safety personnel like police officers and those working in correctional facilities. This change is intended to alter how UMass police officers are classified for retirement purposes, likely impacting their pension calculations and eligibility for retirement benefits.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (2)

Mike Moore (D)*, Paul Tucker (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2045 (on 11/05/2015)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1404

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1404
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1404
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1404.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2309	Relative to the Massachusetts teacher retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see H4367	Similar To
S1256	Relative to training for law enforcement	Accompanied a study order, see S2362	Similar To
S1331	Establishing creditable service for 03 employees	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
S1339	Resolving collective bargaining disputes	Accompanied a study order, see S2314	Similar To
S1359	To study the modernization of retirement systems for future state employees	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
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
S2045	Relative to the retirement of University of Massachusetts police	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S2046	Relative to the retirement benefits of state police dispatchers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S44	Providing for an employee retirement incentive program	See H3189	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2309

Relative to the Massachusetts teacher retirement system

Accompanied a study order, see H4367

Similar To

S1256

Relative to training for law enforcement

Accompanied a study order, see S2362

Similar To

S1331

Establishing creditable service for 03 employees

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

S1339

Resolving collective bargaining disputes

Accompanied a study order, see S2314

Similar To

S1359

To study the modernization of retirement systems for future state employees

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

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

S2045

Relative to the retirement of University of Massachusetts police

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

Replaced by

S2046

Relative to the retirement benefits of state police dispatchers

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

Similar To

S44

Providing for an employee retirement incentive program

See H3189

Similar To

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