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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1216 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2438
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
F. Jay Barrows
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to a retirement buyback issue.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/17/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1216 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2438
By Representative Barrows of Mansfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2438) of
F. Jay Barrows that the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System be authorized to credit
Diane Galanti with certain creditable service benefits. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2559 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to a retirement buyback issue.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the
2contrary, the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System shall credit Diane Galanti, a member
3of the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System, with creditable service for the period of
4December 12, 1988 to June 30, 1999, inclusive, for the purpose of determining her
5superannuation retirement allowance pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision (2) of section 5 of
6chapter 32 of the General Laws. Before the date that any retirement allowance becomes effective
7in the case of Diane Galanti, she shall pay into the annuity savings fund of the retirement system
8in one (1) sum or installments, upon such terms and conditions as the board may prescribe, an
9amount equal to that which would have been withheld as regular deductions from her regular
10compensation for such previous service, plus buyback interest.