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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 63 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1787
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael D. Brady
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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 credible service for school nurses.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 63 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1787
By Mr. Brady, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1787) of Michael D. Brady for
legislation relative to credible service for school nurses. 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 relative to credible service for school nurses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Subsection (1) of section 4 of chapter 32 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph (h ½) the following paragraph :–
3 (h ¾) Any school nurse who is a member in service of the teacher’s retirement system or
4a municipal or city of Boston or state retirement system who is employed in a school approved
5by the department of education may receive creditable service for any period or periods of work
6experience in the nursing field. No credit shall be allowed until such member has paid into the
7annuity savings fund of the system before any retirement allowance becomes effective for such
8member, in one sum, or in installments, upon such terms and conditions as the board may
9prescribe, makeup payments of an amount equal to 10 percent of the regular annual
10compensation of the member when said member entered the retirement system for each year of
11service so purchased, plus buy back interest. No credit shall be allowed and no payment shall be
12accepted under this paragraph until the member has completed ten or more years of membership
13service. The maximum creditable service allowable under this paragraph for any member shall 2 of 2
14not exceed three years. Members in service of a retirement system eligible for said creditable
15service under this act shall make application for said creditable service within ninety days of
16being notified by the retirement board of their eligibility after becoming vested in the retirement
17system or for currently eligible members, within ninety days of the effective date of this act.