An Act relative to benefits for teachers
This bill updates the rules for teachers who move between school districts and state education offices to ensure their retirement benefits remain consistent. It clarifies that educators working for the executive office of education or the department of elementary and secondary education will keep their status as teachers and stay in the teachers' or Boston retirement systems without interruption. Additionally, the bill offers a one-time chance for certain long-term members of these retirement systems to join an alternative savings program, requiring them to pay back contributions at a specific rate if they choose to participate.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
House Passage
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 12, 2024
Last action Dec 16, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Dec 16, 2024
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Dec 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Dec 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
0 primary · 44 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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