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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1618 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1921
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John C. Velis
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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 retirement equity for parenting teachers.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :John C. VelisHampden and HampshireSimon Cataldo14th MiddlesexSean Garballey23rd Middlesex1/21/2025Vanna Howard17th Middlesex1/29/2025Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk1/31/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/11/2025James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol2/11/2025Mike Connolly26th Middlesex2/14/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/28/2025Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester3/6/2025 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1618 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1921
By Mr. Velis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1921) of John C. Velis, Simon
Cataldo, Sean Garballey, Vanna Howard and other members of the General Court for legislation
relative to retirement equity for parenting teachers. 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 retirement equity for parenting teachers.
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 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph (g) the following paragraph:-
3 (g1/4) A public school teacher who is a member of the teachers’ retirement system, a
4regional retirement system, or the Boston retirement system, and who has completed at least 20
5years of service may be credited with creditable service for part-time employment as a teacher,
6upon their return to full-time service, for the purpose of determining their superannuation
7retirement allowance, on a proportionate basis which the board shall determine according to rules
8and regulations adopted by the board and approved by the commission. The board shall credit as
9full-time service that period of time during which a member performed part-time service as a
10public school teacher, not to exceed 5 years. Eligibility for creditable service under this
11subsection shall be conditioned upon payment by the member to the retirement system, in an
12amount equal to that which would have been withheld as regular deductions from their regular 2 of 2
13compensation for full time employment, in 1 lump sum or installments, as the board shall
14proscribe, together with regular interest.