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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 916 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2636
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Edward R. Philips
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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 retirement benefits for Kevin Wilder.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Edward R. Philips8th Norfolk1/11/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 916 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2636
By Representative Philips of Sharon, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2636) of
Edward R. Philips that the State Board of Retirement provide a certain pension allowance to
Cynthia Smith Wilder, the surviving spouse of Kevin Wilder. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2756 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 retirement benefits for Kevin Wilder.
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. (a) Notwithstanding section 12 of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any
2other general or special law to the contrary, the state board of retirement shall provide Cynthia
3Smith Wilder, the surviving spouse of Kevin Wilder, a lifetime, monthly allowance equal to 62
4per cent of the average annual rate of regular compensation Kevin Wilder received during: (1)
5any period of 3 consecutive years of creditable service for which such rate of compensation was
6the highest; or (2) the period or periods, whether consecutive or not, constituting his last 3 years
7of creditable service preceding retirement, whichever is the greater.
8 (b) Any retirement benefit provided to Cynthia Smith Wilder pursuant to this act shall be
9in lieu of, and shall not be in addition to, any benefits she may have otherwise received from the
10state board of retirement as Kevin Wilder’s beneficiary.