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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2133 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2599
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul McMurtry
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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 veteran buy backs.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk1/19/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2133 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2599
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2599) of
Paul McMurtry relative to applications for public employee retirement system creditable service
buy backs for veterans. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4171 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 veteran buy backs.
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. The fourth paragraph of paragraph (h) of subdivision (1) of section 4 of
2chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by
3adding the following sentence:- Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,
4members in service of a retirement system eligible for creditable service under this paragraph
5may make application for said creditable service at any time.
6 SECTION 2. Section 3 of chapter 71 of the acts of 1996, as most recently amended by
7section 2 of chapter 468 of the acts of 2002, is hereby amended by striking out the second and
8third paragraphs.