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MA H4719

MA H4719
Relative to the disability retirement of public safety personnel in the city of Quincy


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Introduced
07/09/2018
In Committee
07/31/2018
Crossed Over
10/18/2018
Passed
10/22/2018
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
10/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to disability retirement benefits for certain public safety personnel in the city of Quincy. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the Quincy Retirement Board to apply the presumptions afforded by Sections 94, 94A, and 94B of Chapter 32 of the General Laws to certain public safety personnel in the city of Quincy who apply for Accidental Disability Retirement. The presumptions apply to members of the Quincy Fire Department and Quincy Police Department who responded to and performed public safety duties at the Home Depot Fires in 1995 and the MWRA Water Treatment Plant fire and explosion in 2016. Eligible members who become disabled due to a cardiac, pulmonary, or cancer condition while still active or within five years of attaining maximum age can apply for Accidental Disability Retirement. The effective retirement date for eligible members is the date they are first diagnosed with such condition.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 284 of the Acts of 2018 (on 10/31/2018)

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