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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 298 FILED ON: 1/8/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2750
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John Barrett, III
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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 retirement benefits for Neal Bryan Martin.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:John Barrett, III1st Berkshire1/8/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 298 FILED ON: 1/8/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2750
By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2750) of
John Barrett, III that the North Adams retirement board be authorized to grant creditable service
to Neal Bryan Martin for full-time work with the Hoosac Water Quality District. Public Service.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to retirement benefits for Neal Bryan Martin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Neal Bryan Martin shall be a member of the North Adams retirement
2system, which is the retirement system for the employees of the regional Hoosac water quality
3district, whose two member communities are the city of North Adams and the town of
4Williamstown. The North Adams retirement system serves the employees of the Hoosac water
5quality district, the non-teaching staff of the Northern Berkshire vocational regional school and
6the employees of the city of North Adams and the North Adams housing authority.
7 SECTION 2. Notwithstanding chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or
8special law to the contrary, the North Adams retirement board shall credit Neal Bryan Martin
9with not more than 18.5 years of creditable service for his full-time work with the Hoosac water
10quality district between April 4, 1988 and December 8, 2006, for the purpose of determining his
11superannuation retirement allowance pursuant to said chapter 32. The board shall confirm the
12exact dates of Neal Bryan Martin’s employment and credit him with creditable service for the 2 of 2
13amount of actual time of employment during this period in accordance with section 4 of said
14chapter 32. Neal Bryan Martin’s superannuation retirement allowance shall be calculated as
15provided for in subdivision (2) of section 5 of said chapter 32, as if he were a member classified
16in Group 1 and as if he retired at age 65.