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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3040 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2803
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David F. DeCoste and Patrick Joseph Kearney
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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 authorizing the Plymouth County Retirement System to grant creditable service to David
Osborne.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/16/2025Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth1/16/2025Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk1/22/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3040 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2803
By Representatives DeCoste of Norwell and Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 2803) of David F. DeCoste, Patrick Joseph Kearney and Patrick M. O'Connor
(with the approval of the county commissioners) that the Plymouth County Retirement System
be authorized to grant creditable service to David Osborne. 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 authorizing the Plymouth County Retirement System to grant creditable service to David
Osborne.
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. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the
2contrary, the Plymouth county retirement system shall credit David Osborne with creditable
3service for the service he rendered for the Town of Norwell for the period of July 1, 2008 to the
4present, inclusive, for the purpose of determining his superannuation retirement allowance
5pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision (2) of section 5 of chapter 32 of the General Laws.
6Before the date that any retirement allowance becomes effective in the case of David Osborne,
7he shall pay into the annuity savings fund of the retirement system in one sum or installments,
8upon such terms and conditions as the retirement system may prescribe, an amount equal to that
9which would have been withheld as regular deductions from his regular compensation for such
10previous service, or most recent portion thereof, as he may elect, had he been a member of the 2 of 2
11Plymouth county retirement system during the period the service was rendered, plus regular
12interest thereon. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.