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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 871 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2632 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Edward R. Philips |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to the retirement benefits of the surviving beneficiary of William Coulter. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Edward R. Philips8th Norfolk1/11/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 871 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2632 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2632) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Edward R. Philips that the Massachusetts State Retirement Board provide a certain pension to |
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| 20 | 20 | | Mary Coulter-Bennett, the surviving beneficiary of former State Police Detective Lieutenant |
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| 21 | 21 | | William Coulter. Public Service. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act relative to the retirement benefits of the surviving beneficiary of William Coulter. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2other general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts State Retirement Board shall |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3provide to Mary Coulter-Bennett, the surviving beneficiary of former State Police Detective |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4Lieutenant William Coulter, a lifetime, monthly allowance equal to the amount she would |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5receive as if William Coulter had, upon retirement, elected option (c) of subdivision (2) of said |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6section 12 of said chapter 32 and nominated Mary Coulter-Bennett as his sole surviving eligible |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7beneficiary. The allowance shall be payable as of the date of William Coulter’s death. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8 (b) Any retirement benefit provided to Mary Coulter-Bennett pursuant to this act shall be |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9in lieu of, and not in addition to, any benefits she may have otherwise received from the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10Massachusetts State Employees Retirement System as William Coulter’s beneficiary. |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect as of September 30, 2019. |
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