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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2306 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3898
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jack Patrick Lewis
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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 creditable service.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex1/19/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2306 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3898
By Representative Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3898) of
Jack Patrick Lewis relative to creditable service for retirement purposes for certain employees
who served in more than one retirement group. 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 creditable service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Paragraph (a) of subdivision (2) of section 5 of chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby
2amended by adding the following paragraph:-
3 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any member, who was not an
4active member on April 2, 2012 and who has served in more than 1 group may elect to receive a
5retirement allowance consisting of pro-rated benefits based upon the percentage of total years of
6service that the member rendered in each group. The pro-rated benefits shall be calculated in a
7manner prescribed by the commission.