HD 1008 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act to JBCC FD retirement buy-back

This bill authorizes the State Retirement Board to credit seven specific firefighters with prior service years at the Otis Air National Guard Base federal fire department (JBCC FD) toward their state retirement benefits. It applies to Dennis Ragazzini (10 years), Scott Chicoine (8.24 years), Schaun Dion (6.93 years), Eric Weston (6.44 years), Jason Orlowski (5.67 years), Thomas Stark (3.99 years), and Joshua Child, for service periods ending September 28, 2008. To receive this credit, each individual must pay back the equivalent of retirement deductions they would have made during that federal service, plus interest, either in full or through installments. The bill directly affects these named individuals and modifies their retirement credit calculation without changing broader state retirement rules.
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