Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H4164 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4633 FILED ON: 10/18/2023
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4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and Bruce E. Tarr
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9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act exempting Thomas Romeo from the 75% pension and annuity limitation for police
13	13	officers hired after January 1, 1988 set forth in Chapter 32, Section 7(2)(a)(ii) of the General
14	14	Laws.
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16	16	PETITION OF:
17	17	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex10/18/2023Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex10/18/2023 1 of 2
18	18	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4633 FILED ON: 10/18/2023
19	19	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4164
20	20	By Representative Jones of North Reading and Senator Tarr, a joint petition (subject to Joint
21	21	Rule 12) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and Bruce E. Tarr relative to accidental disability retirement
22	22	benefits for Thomas Romeo, a retired police officer of the town of North Reading. Public
23	23	Service.
24	24	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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26	26	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
27	27	(2023-2024)
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29	29	An Act exempting Thomas Romeo from the 75% pension and annuity limitation for police
30	30	officers hired after January 1, 1988 set forth in Chapter 32, Section 7(2)(a)(ii) of the General
31	31	Laws.
32	32	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
33	33	of the same, as follows:
34	34	1 WHEREAS, Thomas Romeo, a retired officer of the police department of the Town of
35	35	2North Reading, was determined to be totally and permanently incapacitated from performing the
36	36	3essential duties of a police officer pursuant to G.L. c. 32, §§7, 94, by the Middlesex County
37	37	4Retirement Board, which was approved by the Public Employee Retirement Administration
38	38	5Commission.
39	39	6 WHEREAS, Romeo relied to his detriment on inaccurate calculations provided to him by
40	40	7the Middlesex Retirement Board that were based through no fault of his own on an incorrect
41	41	8membership date and contributed to critical decisions made by him regarding his retirement; 2 of 2
42	42	9 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of G.L. c. 32, §7(2)(a)(ii), the annual
43	43	10amount of pension payable to Thomas Romeo shall be amended and re-calculated as if his
44	44	11membership date with Middlesex County Retirement System was January 10, 1985.
45	45	12 SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, Romeo will be
46	46	13exempt from the following clause contained in chapter 32, section 7(2)(a)(ii) of the General
47	47	14Laws: "provided however, that for any employee who was not a member in service on or before
48	48	15January 1, 1988 or who has not been continuously a member in service since that date, the total
49	49	16yearly amount of the sum of such pension and the annuity as determined in accordance with
50	50	17clause (i) shall not exceed 75 per cent of the annual rate of regular compensation as determined
51	51	18in this paragraph;".
52	52	19 SECTION 3. The recalculation by the Middlesex County Retirement System shall be
53	53	20retroactive to Romeo's effective retirement date of January 20, 2023.
54	54	21 SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.