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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2445 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2862
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James K. Hawkins
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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 the retirement benefits of Howard S. Levine.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol1/16/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2445 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2862
By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2862) of
James K. Hawkins that the State Board of Retirement be directed to grant an increased accidental
disability retirement allowance to Howard S. Levine. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2551 OF 2023-2024.]
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 the retirement benefits of Howard S. Levine.
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 section 7 of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other
2general or special law to the contrary, and in order to promote the public good, the State Board of
3Retirement shall grant an increased accidental disability retirement allowance to Lieutenant
4Howard S. Levine of the Town of Raynham, who as a result of injuries sustained while in the
5performance of his duties on September 3, 1990 is permanently unable to perform the essential
6duties of his job and incapacitated for further services as a Correction Office III. Howard S.
7Levine shall receive a yearly amount of pension of 72% of the rate of compensation which would
8have been paid to him had he continued in service as a Correction Officer III of the Department
9of Correction which was held by him at the time of his retirement. This disability allowance shall
10maintain parity with Correction Officer III collective bargaining increases of pay. 2 of 2
11 SECTION 2. Upon the death of Howard S. Levine, leaving Charlene Ann Levine, his
12wife, surviving him, the State Board of Retirement shall pay to her so long as she remains
13unmarried, an annuity of the amount of three-fourths of the amount of the pension payable to
14him at the time of his death.
15 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.