This bill sets a specific earnings cap for Michael Sacco, former CEO of the Worcester Regional Retirement Board, for calendar year 2023. It limits his excess earnings to $4,862.84 - the exact amount he received from the Worcester Regional Retirement System that year - overriding standard earnings rules. The law applies solely to Sacco and only for 2023, with no broader implications for other retirees or future years. It is a targeted exception, not a general policy change.
This bill provides a specific retirement benefit to Mary Coulter-Bennett, the surviving beneficiary of former State Police Detective Lieutenant William Coulter. It requires the Massachusetts State Retirement Board to pay her a lifetime monthly allowance equal to what William Coulter would have received if he had elected a specific retirement option (option C) and named her as his sole beneficiary, effective from his date of death. This allowance replaces any other retirement benefits she would otherwise receive from the State Employees Retirement System. The bill takes effect retroactively as of September 30, 2019.
This bill authorizes Edward E. Kivari Jr. to purchase creditable retirement service for his time (1997-2011) serving on the Wilbraham zoning board of appeals. It allows the Hampden County retirement board to credit him for actual time worked during that period, requiring him to pay the equivalent of past salary deductions plus interest in one lump sum or installments. The bill directly affects only Edward E. Kivari Jr. and modifies his specific retirement credit calculation under existing retirement rules.
This bill authorizes the Plymouth County Retirement System to count Judy Hartigan's service as Rockland Town Collector (from April 2009 onward) toward her retirement benefits. It requires Hartigan to repay the retirement contributions she would have paid during that period, plus interest, before her retirement allowance takes effect. The bill directly affects only Hartigan and modifies her specific retirement calculation under existing law, with no broader policy changes.
This bill (HD 1715) allows Wayne Taylor, a Barnstable County retirement system member, to purchase creditable service for his "Select Person" time. It directs the Barnstable County Retirement Board to permit this purchase under existing state law (Section 4 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws), overriding any conflicting rules. The provision directly affects Wayne Taylor by enabling him to count his prior service toward his retirement benefits. This is a specific, individual exception rather than a broad policy change.
This bill (HD 3040) authorizes the Plymouth County Retirement System to count David Osborne's past service with the Town of Norwell (July 1, 2008, to present) toward his retirement benefits. It requires Osborne to pay back the retirement contributions he would have made during that period, plus interest, before his retirement allowance becomes effective. The bill directly affects only David Osborne and is a specific procedural adjustment for his individual retirement eligibility.
This bill amends pension provisions to provide financial support for families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty. It guarantees surviving spouses an annual pension equal to the officer's salary (at maximum rate), and children receive $312 per year plus 72% of the spouse's pension until age 18 (or 22 if full-time students). If no spouse survives, children receive the full pension amount directly. The law applies to firefighters, police officers, and corrections officers who die from duty-related accidents, assaults, or while operating department vehicles, with payments administered through existing retirement systems or government funds.
This bill (HD 4197) provides financial support for disabled first responders in Massachusetts. It allows firefighters, police officers, EMTs, correction officers, and other public safety workers who can no longer perform essential job duties due to accidental disability to earn up to half their retirement allowance while working part-time. Crucially, recipients cannot work for government entities (state, county, city, or town) while receiving these benefits, but they may work in the private sector without penalty. The law also clarifies that recipients can still receive other retirement benefits not covered by this provision.
This bill amends Section 94B of Chapter 32 in the General Laws to add "explosive device canine handlers and bomb technicians" to the list of eligible individuals for disability and death benefits. It directly affects these specific public safety professionals who work with explosive devices. The key mechanism is a simple statutory update expanding the current eligibility criteria within an existing benefits program. The change does not create new benefits but extends existing ones to cover these roles.
This bill creates a pension benefit for surviving spouses of Department of Children and Families (DCF) social workers who die while performing their duties. It directly affects DCF social workers who are killed in the line of duty and their surviving spouses. The law requires the Massachusetts State Board of Retirement to establish specific eligibility rules for this pension, effective January 1, 2023. The policy change expands pension eligibility to cover these specific public safety workers who lose their lives on duty.
This bill expands eligibility for line-of-duty death benefits to include Unit 8 employees within the Public Safety Secretariat of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. It amends Chapter 32, Section 100A of the Massachusetts General Laws to add "or Unit 8 employees within the Public Safety Secretariat" to the list of covered personnel. Currently, only corrections officers and similar roles received these benefits; this change specifically extends them to Unit 8 employees who serve in public safety roles. The policy change directly affects eligible Unit 8 employees and their families by providing financial support if they die while performing official duties.
This bill amends pension rules to ensure families of fallen public safety officers receive a minimum death benefit. It guarantees that for officers (police or firefighters) who died on or after December 1, 2010, the pension amount cannot be less than the salary they would have earned in the next pay grade step at the time of death. This applies to both regular officers and those in supervisory roles (e.g., police superior officers or fire officers). The change directly affects the dependents of qualifying public safety officers who died while on duty.
