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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3846 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2905
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Hadley Luddy and Steven George Xiarhos
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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 to protect the retirement classification of Barnstable county dispatchers and dispatch
retirees.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Hadley Luddy4th Barnstable1/17/2025Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable1/17/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3846 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2905
By Representatives Luddy of Orleans and Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 2905) of Hadley Luddy and Steven George Xiarhos relative to the retirement
classification of Barnstable County dispatchers and dispatch retirees. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2628 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 to protect the retirement classification of Barnstable county dispatchers and dispatch
retirees.
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 subsection (2) (g) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the
2General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 official edition, or any other general or special law to the
3contrary, employees of the towns, who are in the Barnstable county retirement system, employed
4as police or fire dispatcher operators, managers or supervisors, who were hired on or before
5January 1, 2023 with a group 2 classification under subsection (2) (g), section 3 of chapter 32 of
6the General Laws, shall not have said classification changed or altered unless enhanced by
7statute.
8 SECTION 2. Notwithstanding subsection (2) (g) of section 3 of chapter 32 of the
9General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, or any other general or special law to 2 of 2
10the contrary, members in service, who retired from the Barnstable county retirement system as a
11police, fire or emergency medical dispatch operator, manager or supervisor with a Group 2
12classification under subsection (2) (g), section 3 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, shall not
13have said classification changed or altered unless enhanced by statute.
14 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.