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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1919 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2849
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jessica Ann Giannino
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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 amending credible service of the State Staff.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jessica Ann Giannino16th Suffolk1/15/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/10/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1919 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2849
By Representative Giannino of Revere, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2849) of
Jessica Ann Giannino and Jacob R. Oliveira relative to credible service for veterans serving as
members of the State Staff. 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 amending credible service of the State Staff.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Part 1 – Title IV – Chapter 32 – Section 4 is hereby amended by inserting the following
2at the end of the 14th paragraph: "For the purpose of determining regular annual compensation
3for retirement, a veteran, who has also served as a member of the State Staff for the previous 3
4years, as defined in Chapter 33, Section 15, shall be entitled to provide makeup payments, for the
5amount of wages that had been characterized as a housing or subsistence allowance for each year
6of creditable service where such allowance was not included as part of regular annual
7compensation contribution, of an amount equal to the ten percent of such housing or subsistence
8allowance that was then not included in the veteran’s compensation calculation."