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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3983 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2587
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kate Lipper-Garabedian
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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 active service buy-back program for firefighters and police officers.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kate Lipper-Garabedian32nd Middlesex1/20/2023Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex2/7/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3983 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2587
By Representative Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2587) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Jason M. Lewis relative to the active service buy-back
program for firefighters and police officers. Public Service.
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 active service buy-back program for firefighters and police officers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Clause (h) of subsection 1 of section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in
2the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after “system;”, in line 156, the
3following words:- “, provided further that a veteran who has creditable service as a fire fighter or
4police officer may purchase creditable service for active services in the armed forces of the
5United States at the same rate as a fire fighter or police officer pursuant to this section;"
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