MA S1433

Bill

Relative to the retirement of University of Massachusetts police

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

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

AI Summary

This bill proposes several changes to the retirement and benefits of University of Massachusetts police officers. It includes provisions to: 1. Explicitly define "police officer" to include University of Massachusetts police officers under state law. 2. Grant University of Massachusetts police officers the same powers as other municipal police officers within and around university properties. 3. Extend certain protections and benefits, such as disability leave and liability coverage, to University of Massachusetts police officers. 4. Establish a retirement incentive program for eligible University of Massachusetts police officers. 5. Clarify that University of Massachusetts police officers are considered Group 4 members for the purposes of the state retirement system. The overall goal of the bill is to provide University of Massachusetts police officers with the same legal status, powers, and retirement/benefits as other municipal police departments in Massachusetts.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (10)

Jim Arciero (D), Kate Campanale (R), Diana Dizoglio (D), Shawn Dooley (R), Barbara L'Italien (D), James Miceli (D), Mike Moore (D), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Paul Tucker (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied H1463 (on 03/05/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1433

(24 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1433
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1433.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1331	Relative to creditable service	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1436	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain persons	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1439	Relative to teachers' retirement credits for parochial schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1457	Further regulating employee benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1461	Relative to the retirement benefits of John G. Flores	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1463	Relative to the retirement of University of Massachusetts police	No further action taken	Replaced by
H2546	Relative to the Massachusetts teacher retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H2547	Authorizing the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System to grant creditable service to Thomas Richard Kinsky	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H31	Relative to the Massachusetts State Employees Retirement System	No further action taken	Similar To
H3709	Relative to retirement survivor benefits for George C. Axiotis	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H3790	Relative to accidental disability retirement for Jan Witkowski	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 248 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4915	Authorizing and directing the retirement board of the town of Weymouth to pay a certain retirement benefit to the surviving spouse of fallen officer, Michael Chesna, of the Weymouth Police Department	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4928	Similar To
H4933	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the city of Chicopee	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 406 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4967	Relative to allowing employees of the Western Massachusetts Emergency Communications District to become members of the Hampden County retirement system	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 379 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H5028	Relative to certain retirement benefits for Harold F. MacGilvray, Jr	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 421 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S1383	Relative to part-time higher education faculty eligibility in the state retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1410	Establishing retirement parity for long term public defenders	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1422	To define surplus for retirement systems	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1427	Relative to authorizing a local option for group retirement classification	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1434	Relative to the retirement of MassPort officers	Accompanied H1460	Similar To
S1476	Relative to the retirement of University of Massachusetts police	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1701	Providing retirement options for private sector employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S2272	Establishing an early retirement incentive for Charles Mark Brown	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2494	Similar Bills	See S2481	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1331

Relative to creditable service

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1436

Relative to the retirement benefits of certain persons

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1439

Relative to teachers' retirement credits for parochial schools

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1457

Further regulating employee benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1461

Relative to the retirement benefits of John G. Flores

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1463

Relative to the retirement of University of Massachusetts police

No further action taken

Replaced by

H2546

Relative to the Massachusetts teacher retirement system

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H2547

Authorizing the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System to grant creditable service to Thomas Richard Kinsky

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H31

Relative to the Massachusetts State Employees Retirement System

No further action taken

Similar To

H3709

Relative to retirement survivor benefits for George C. Axiotis

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H3790

Relative to accidental disability retirement for Jan Witkowski

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 248 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4915

Authorizing and directing the retirement board of the town of Weymouth to pay a certain retirement benefit to the surviving spouse of fallen officer, Michael Chesna, of the Weymouth Police Department

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4928

Similar To

H4933

Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the city of Chicopee

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 406 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4967

Relative to allowing employees of the Western Massachusetts Emergency Communications District to become members of the Hampden County retirement system

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 379 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H5028

Relative to certain retirement benefits for Harold F. MacGilvray, Jr

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 421 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

S1383

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S1410

Establishing retirement parity for long term public defenders

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S1422

To define surplus for retirement systems

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S1427

Relative to authorizing a local option for group retirement classification

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S1434

Relative to the retirement of MassPort officers

Accompanied H1460

Similar To

S1476

Relative to the retirement of University of Massachusetts police

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

Similar To

S1701

Providing retirement options for private sector employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

Similar To

S2272

Establishing an early retirement incentive for Charles Mark Brown

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

Similar To

S2494

Similar Bills

See S2481

Similar To

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