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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 803 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.
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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 authorizing Edward E. Kivari Jr. to purchase creditable service from the Hampden
county regional retirement board.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden1/13/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester1/22/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 803 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3964
By Representative Puppolo of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3964) of
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and Jacob R. Oliveira that Edward E. Kivari, Jr. be authorized to purchase
creditable service from the Hampden county retirement board. 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 authorizing Edward E. Kivari Jr. to purchase creditable service from the Hampden
county regional retirement board.
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 chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or
2special law to the contrary, the Hampden county regional retirement board shall credit Edward E.
3Kivari Jr., a member of the Hampden county regional retirement system, with creditable service
4during the period of 1997 to 2011, inclusive, as a member of the zoning board of appeals in the
5town of Wilbraham. The board shall determine and credit him with creditable service for the
6amount of actual time worked during this period in accordance with section 4 of said chapter 32.
7 SECTION 2. Eligibility for this creditable service shall be conditioned upon
8payment by Edward E. Kivari Jr. to the Hampden county regional retirement system of an
9amount equal to that which would have been withheld as regular deductions from his regular
10compensation for such previous service plus buyback interest, in 1 lump sum or installments, as
11the Hampden county regional retirement board shall prescribe.