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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 279 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1790
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 creditable service for elected officials.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 279 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1790
By Mr. Brady, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1790) of Michael D. Brady for
legislation relative to creditable service for elected officials. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1616 OF 2023-2024.]
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 creditable service for elected officials.
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 (2) (c) of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof, the following:-
3 In the case of any employee of any governmental unit who is a member of the retirement
4system pertaining thereto, the board may allow credit, upon whatever proportionate basis it shall
5determine under appropriate rules and regulations which shall be subject to the approval of the
6actuary, for any previous period of part-time, elected, provisional, temporary, temporary
7provisional, seasonal or intermittent employment or service rendered by him after such a
8retirement system becomes operative and while he was not eligible for membership or in the case
9of an elected official, did not exercise his right to become a retirement system member,
10excluding any prescribed waiting period under the provisions of the law or under the board's 2 of 2
11rules and regulations in effect during such previous period before eligibility for membership,
12established either by law or board ruling in effect prior to January first, nineteen hundred and
13forty-six, for which such service credit was given upon attaining membership.