This bill creates a Midwifery Workforce Development Fund to support midwifery education, retention, and birth centers. The fund will finance midwifery student tuition, licensing fees, childcare stipends, loan forgiveness for midwives serving underserved areas, and grants for midwifery training programs. It also requires that certified midwives and freestanding birth centers be paid the same rate as physicians for equivalent services under state employee health plans. The bill directly affects midwifery students, practicing midwives, birth centers, and state health programs by providing dedicated funding and ensuring equitable reimbursement.
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2777) of Tackey Chan and David Holway for legislation to include sewerage treatment plant operators for the Department of Correction in Group 2 of the public employee retirement system. Public Service.
By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2883) of Meghan K. Kilcoyne relative to including call firefighter in the public employee retirement law. Public Service.
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2911) of Paul McMurtry relative to applications for public employee retirement system creditable service buy backs for veterans. Public Service.
By Representative Donahue of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2812) of Daniel M. Donahue and others relative to public employee retiree benefits. Public Service.
By Mr. Crighton (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1812) of Ronald J. Colosi, Jr., for legislation to provide for domestic partners through public employee pensions. Public Service.
By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2479) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to public employee benefits for military service members on active duty. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
By Representative Lipper-Garabedian of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3864) of Kate Lipper-Garabedian relative to public employee benefits for military service members on active duty. Veterans and Federal Affairs.
So much of the recommendations of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (House, No. 18) as relates to clarifying the Chapter 32 definition of wages
HD 1549 allows former parochial school teachers in Massachusetts to purchase retirement service credit for up to 10 years of prior teaching. To qualify, teachers must have taught in an approved school with a valid teaching certificate, pay contributions based on the average teacher salary for those years (plus capped interest), and have their last 10 years of service as a state employee. The bill requires a single payment or annual payments to the retirement system to receive credit for the purchased service time. This directly affects teachers who worked in parochial schools before joining the state teaching system.
