1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 297 FILED ON: 1/11/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2514 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Tricia Farley-Bouvier _________________ 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 to provide pensions to surviving spouses of Department of Children and Families social workers killed in the line of duty. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tricia Farley-Bouvier2nd Berkshire1/11/2023James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex1/24/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/1/2023Mary S. Keefe15th Worcester2/6/2023 1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 297 FILED ON: 1/11/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2514 By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2514) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier and others relative to pension benefits for surviving spouses of Department of Children and Families social workers killed in the line of duty. Public Service. [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION SEE HOUSE, NO. 2639 OF 2021-2022.] The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court (2023-2024) _______________ An Act to provide pensions to surviving spouses of Department of Children and Families social workers killed in the line of duty. 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 100 of Chapter 32 of Massachusetts General Laws is amended by adding at the 2end the following paragraph:- 3 Effective January 1, 2023, social workers at the Department of Children and Families 4shall be eligible for this benefit. The Massachusetts State Board of Retirement shall promulgate 5regulations under which conditions a DCF social worker can be eligible.