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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 635 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1630
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Brendan P. Crighton
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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 ordinary disability retirements.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Brendan P. CrightonThird Essex 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 635 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1630
By Mr. Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1630) of Brendan P. Crighton for
legislation relative to ordinary disability retirements. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1680 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 ordinary disability retirements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Subdivision (2) of section 6 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following new paragraph:-
3 "(e) Upon acceptance of this paragraph by a retirement system, payments to a member
4retired under the provisions of this section shall be no less than the monthly payment to a
5disabled individual, with the same marital status, under the state supplemental security income
6program. Acceptance of this paragraph shall be by a majority vote of the board of each such
7system, subject to the approval of the legislative body. For the purposes herein, “legislative
8body” shall mean, in the case of a city, the city council in accordance with its charter, in the case
9of a town, the town meeting, in the case of a county, the county retirement board advisory
10council, in the case of a region, the regional retirement board advisory council, in the case of a 2 of 2
11district, the district members, and, in the case of an authority, the governing body. Acceptance
12shall be deemed to have occurred upon the filing of a certification of such votes with the
13commission. For purposes herein, the state teachers’ and state employees’ retirement systems
14shall be deemed to have accepted this paragraph.".