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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2995 FILED ON: 2/5/2024 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2808 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Susan L. Moran |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to retirement benefits for Joseph Suppa. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Susan L. MoranPlymouth and BarnstablePatrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and NorfolkKathleen R. LaNatra12th Plymouth5/13/2024 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2995 FILED ON: 2/5/2024 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2808 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Ms. Moran, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2808) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Susan L. Moran, Patrick M. O'Connor and Kathleen R. LaNatra for legislation relative to |
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| 20 | 20 | | retirement benefits for Joseph Suppa. Public Service. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to retirement benefits for Joseph Suppa. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2contrary, the Massachusetts State Board of Retirement shall credit Joseph Suppa, an employee of |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, with creditable service for the period of |
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| 32 | 32 | | 43/1/2004 to 1/29/2007 and, 1/29/2011 to 7/15/2011 for employment with the Massachusetts Bay |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5Transportation Authority, for the purpose of determining retirement benefits pursuant to sections |
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| 34 | 34 | | 65 or 10 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws. Joseph Suppa must satisfy all other applicable |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7eligibility requirements for a retirement allowance as set forth in Chapter 32 of the General |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8Laws, and under the rules and regulations of the State Board of Retirement. Before the date that |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9any retirement allowance becomes effective Joseph Suppa shall pay into the annuity savings |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10fund of the Massachusetts State Retirement System in one (1) sum or installments, upon such |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11terms and conditions as the Massachusetts State Retirement Board may prescribe, an amount |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12equal to the retirement contributions such member would have otherwise paid into the 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13Massachusetts State Retirement System from his regular compensation for such previous service, |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14plus buyback interest. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15 SECTION 2. Joseph Suppa shall have a period of 5 years from the passage of this act in |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16order to exercise the buy-back options as authorized in Section 1 and Section 2 of this bill. |
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