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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1414 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2484
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mark J. Cusack
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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 retirement benefits for Brian P. Costello Jr.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Mark J. Cusack5th Norfolk1/18/2023Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk2/2/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1414 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2484
By Representative Cusack of Braintree, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2484) of
Mark J. Cusack and Patrick M. O'Connor relative to retirement benefits for Brian P. Costello, Jr.
Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2605 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 retirement benefits for Brian P. Costello Jr.
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, Brian P. Costello Jr. shall be deemed eligible for the alternative superannuation
3retirement benefit enacted by Section 2 of Chapter 114 of the Acts of 2000, known as Retirement
4Plus, so called, provided that the member pays into said retirement system an amount that is
5commensurate with what he would have paid under retirement plus, minus the contributions that
6the member has already paid into the retirement system for said period, plus regular interest; and
7provided further, that the Board shall then recalculate Brian P. Costello Jr.’s superannuation
8retirement allowance using the formula for said alternative superannuation retirement benefit,
9and he shall then be deemed entitled to said alternative superannuation retirement benefit
10retroactively to the date of his superannuation retirement. 2 of 2
11 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.