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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2211 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1865 |
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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 | | Barry R. Finegold |
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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 providing for certain retirement benefits for the surviving beneficiary of Brandon |
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| 13 | 13 | | Arakelian. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Barry R. FinegoldSecond Essex and Middlesex 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2211 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1865 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Mr. Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1865) of Barry R. Finegold for |
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| 20 | 20 | | legislation to provide for certain retirement benefits for the surviving beneficiary of Brandon |
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| 21 | 21 | | Arakelian. Public Service. |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 2769 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act providing for certain retirement benefits for the surviving beneficiary of Brandon |
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| 30 | 30 | | Arakelian. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 32 | 32 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 9 of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2general or special law to the contrary, the state board of retirement shall provide to Kristen |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3Arakelian, the surviving beneficiary of former State Police Sergeant Brandon Arakelian, a |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4lifetime, monthly allowance equal to the amount which she would have received if Brandon |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5Arakelian had been awarded an accidental disability retirement under section 7 of said chapter 32 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6based on post-traumatic stress disorder effective June 4, 2021, and in light of his death certificate |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7which lists suicide as cause of death and post-traumatic stress disorder as his condition. The |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8allowance shall be payable as of the date of Brandon Arakelian’s retirement, June 4, 2021, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9except that any amounts paid pursuant to his superannuation pension shall be deducted. 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 10 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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