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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2441 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2508
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul J. Donato
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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 the fifth member of the public employee retirement systems.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Paul J. Donato35th Middlesex1/19/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2441 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2508
By Representative Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2508) of
Paul J. Donato relative to filling certain vacancies on retirement boards. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2624 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 the fifth member of the public employee retirement systems.
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: Section 20 of sub-section (4) (b) of Chapter 32 is hereby amended by
2deleting the third sentence in lines 205-209 of the 2014 Official Edition and inserting the
3following: "If the fifth member is not chosen by the other four members within forty-five days
4after the expiration or resignation of the term of the fifth member, said member shall be
5appointed by the Public Employee Retire Administration Commission from a list of three names
6, submitted by the remaining four members of the board; of individuals ready and willing to
7serve, and the commission shall appoint the fifth member from such list.