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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2783 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2955 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Aaron L. Saunders |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act Authorizing the State Retirement Board to Retire Jamie J. Magarian, a Uniformed |
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| 13 | 13 | | Member of the Department of State Police at the Regular Rate of Compensation. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Aaron L. Saunders7th Hampden1/16/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester3/12/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2783 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2955 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Saunders of Belchertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2955) |
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| 20 | 20 | | of Aaron L. Saunders for legislation to direct the State Retirement Board to retire Jamie J. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Magarian, a member of the Department of State Police, at the regular rate of compensation. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Public Service. |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act Authorizing the State Retirement Board to Retire Jamie J. Magarian, a Uniformed |
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| 29 | 29 | | Member of the Department of State Police at the Regular Rate of Compensation. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 31 | 31 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the state |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2retirement board shall retire Jamie J. Magarian, a uniformed member of the department of state |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3police, who as a result of injuries sustained while in the performance of his duties in March |
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| 35 | 35 | | 42018, is totally and permanently incapacitated from performing the essential duties of a |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5uniformed member of the department of state police. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6 (b) The annual amount of pension payable to Jamie J. Magarian shall be equal to the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7regular rate of compensation that would have been paid had he continued in service as a |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8uniformed member of the department of state police at the grade held by him at the time of his |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9retirement until his death or reaching mandatory retirement age, whichever comes first. The |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10additional benefits granted in this act shall be funded and administered by the state retirement 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11board, consistent with and subject to chapter 32 of the General Laws. All amounts paid under |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12this act shall be non-taxable to the extent allowable under state law. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 13 (c) Upon attaining the mandatory retirement age for a uniformed member of the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 14department of state police, Jamie J. Magarian shall receive a pension pursuant to section 7 of said |
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| 46 | 46 | | 15chapter 32, a yearly amount of pension equal to 80 per cent of the annual rate of the |
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| 47 | 47 | | 16compensation he was receiving on the day before he reaches the mandatory retirement age for a |
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| 48 | 48 | | 17uniformed member of the department of state police of the commonwealth. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 18 SECTION 2. Jamie J. Magarian shall be entitled to receive indemnification for all |
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| 50 | 50 | | 19hospital, medical and related expenses that have been or may be incurred after the date of his |
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| 51 | 51 | | 20retirement as a result of the injuries sustained by him while in the performance of his duties in |
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| 52 | 52 | | 21March 2018. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 22 SECTION 3. In addition to the benefits granted herein and upon retirement, Jamie J. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 23Magarian shall receive a lump sum from the state retirement board equal to his total accumulated |
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| 55 | 55 | | 24retirement deductions. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 25 SECTION 4. If Jamie J. Magarian is married at the time of retirement, then upon his |
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| 57 | 57 | | 26death, should his spouse, survive him, the state retirement board shall pay to her an annuity in the |
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| 58 | 58 | | 27amount of 75 per cent of the amount of the pension that otherwise would have been payable to |
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| 59 | 59 | | 28him until her death. |
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| 60 | 60 | | 29 SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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