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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1662 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1670
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul R. Feeney
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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 to authorize a local option for group retirement classification.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Paul R. FeeneyBristol and Norfolk 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1662 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1670
By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1670) of Paul R. Feeney for
legislation to authorize a local option for group retirement classification. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1711 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 to authorize a local option for group retirement classification.
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 (g) of subdivision (2) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, is hereby
2amended by inserting after line 326 the following new paragraph:-
3 Any municipality or public authority may elect to improve the retirement group
4classification for any group of employees of the municipality or the public authority upon its
5acceptance in the following manner: in a city having a Plan D or a Plan E charter by majority
6vote of its city council and approved by the manager; in any other city by majority vote of the
7city council and approved by the mayor; in a town by vote of the board of selectmen; in a public
8authority by majority vote of the authority governing board. Nothing in this act shall be
9construed as authorization to diminish the retirement benefits of public employees by placing
10any group of employees in a lower group of classification.