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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4151 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2946
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sean Reid
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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 enabling employees on unpaid parental leave to purchase creditable service.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Sean Reid11th Essex1/17/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4151 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2946
By Representative Reid of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2946) of Sean Reid
relative to enabling employees on unpaid parental leave to purchase creditable service. 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 enabling employees on unpaid parental leave to purchase creditable service.
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 4 of Chapter 32 Section 4 (1) is hereby amended by adding the following section:
2 (t) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a member in service who
3took an unpaid leave or leaves of absence in excess of one month due to the birth or adoption of
4a child(ren) may establish as creditable service the period or periods of unpaid leave in excess of
5one month by paying into the annuity savings fund of the applicable retirement system before
6any retirement allowance becomes effective for the member, in a lump sum or in installments,
7upon the terms and conditions that the applicable board of retirement prescribes, makeup
8payments of an amount equal to that which would have been withheld as regular deductions for
9the service the employee otherwise would have paid into the retirement system. Such creditable
10service buyback shall be limited to a total of two years.