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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 64 FILED ON: 1/7/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1788 |
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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 | | Michael D. Brady |
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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 relative to PTSD and accidental disability. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and NorfolkMarcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk1/22/2025Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable1/23/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/23/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/28/2025John F. KeenanNorfolk and Plymouth1/29/2025Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk1/30/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/10/2025James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol2/10/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 64 FILED ON: 1/7/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1788 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Brady, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1788) of Michael D. Brady, Marcus |
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| 19 | 19 | | S. Vaughn, Steven George Xiarhos, Paul K. Frost and other members of the General Court for |
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| 20 | 20 | | legislation relative to PTSD and accidental disability retirement. Public Service. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to PTSD and accidental disability. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Paragraph (a) of subdivision (3) of section 7 of chapter 32 of the general laws, as |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2appearing in the 2022 official edition, is hereby amended in line 182 by adding the following |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3paragraph: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 Lapse of time or failure to file notice of an injury sustained or hazard undergone as |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5provided for in subdivision (1) of this section or subdivision (1) of section 9, as the case may be, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6shall also not be a bar to proceedings under either of such sections if such members or |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7beneficiaries are filing for benefits under this section or section nine on the basis of an emotional |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8or psychological injury. In that case, such members or beneficiaries may use the official records |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9of the employer to establish proof of an injury sustained or hazard undergone. The official record |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10must show that the member responded to and was directly involved in an incident or incidents. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11The incident or incidents need not have occurred within 2 years of the date of application. |
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