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Assault Pay Reform
SECTION 23.
Section 58 of said chapter 30, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking the fourth paragraph, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, an employee who, while in the performance of duty, receives bodily injuries resulting from the acts of violence of patients or prisoners in his or her custody, and who as a result of such injury would be entitled to benefits under sections 34 or 34A of said chapter 152, shall be paid the difference between his or her weekly cash benefits to which he or she would be entitled under said chapter 152 and his regular salary; or, under section 35 of chapter 152, shall be paid the difference between his or regular salary and the sum of the weekly cash benefits to which he or she would be entitled under said chapter 152 and an assigned or agreed upon earning capacity. Employees who are separated from employment for any reason, including but not limited to, resignation, termination, or retirement, shall not be entitled to payments under this section. In addition, employees who refuse to meet with or participate in vocational rehabilitation pursuant to section 30G of chapter 152 shall not be entitled to payments under this section. Any benefit provided by this section shall not pay the employee more than his or her regular base net pay as stated on their last payroll statement prior to the injury, minus an assigned or agreed upon earning capacity, if applicable. To the extent benefits provided by this section are excluded from federal gross income, they shall be added back to the recipient's Massachusetts gross income for purposes of chapter 62.
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Municipal GIC
SECTION 30.
Chapter 32B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following:-
Section 3B. (a) Upon acceptance of this section as hereinafter provided, a governmental unit shall establish and maintain a committee, known as the group insurance committee. Said committee will be comprised of 7 members as follows: 4 persons to be appointed by the appropriate public authority, 2 persons to be elected by organizations of the governmental unit's employees, and 1 person who shall be a retiree of the governmental unit and who shall be appointed to membership on such committee by the appropriate public authority. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The committee may act upon a majority vote of a quorum at any meeting held in conformity with section 23B of chapter 39.
(b) The group insurance committee shall have plenary authority to require changes in the design of any and all group general or blanket hospital, surgical, medical, dental and other health insurance plans, including the services of a health care organization, and including coverage offered on a self-funded basis pursuant to sections 3A, 11 or 12; provided however that this authority shall not include adjustments to the municipality and employee premium contributions. The plan design changes that may be required may include, but not be limited to, changes to co-pay amounts and deductibles. Such changes as the group insurance committee requires shall be (1) effective as of the date voted by the committee, (2) not subject to any amendments by the appropriate public authority and (3) shall not be subject to collective bargaining pursuant to Chapter 150E.
(c)This section shall take effect in a county, city, town or district upon its acceptance in the following manner: in a county, by a vote of the county commissioners; in a city having a Plan D or a Plan E charter, by a majority vote of its city council and approved by the manager; in any other city by majority vote of its city council and approved by the mayor; in a town, by vote of the town meeting or town council; in a regional school district, by vote of the regional district school committee; and in all other districts, by vote of the registered voters of the district at a district meeting.
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Setting Contribution Rates
SECTION 31.
Section 7A of said chapter 32B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking the last sentence in the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:-
Notwithstanding any general or special law or collective bargaining agreement to the contrary, in the case of a city, the city council acting with the approval of the mayor subject to the charter of said city, in the case of a town having a town council, the town council, and in every other town, the town meeting, shall set its maximum total monthly premium contribution, but, no eligible employee shall be required to pay more than 50 per cent of the total monthly premium cost or rate. Subject to the above limitations, a governmental unit may provide different subsidiary or additional rates to any group or class within that unit.
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Municipal GIC #2
SECTION 72.
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for fiscal years 2008 and thereafter, the amount allocated to each district's foundation budget pursuant to the definition of employee benefits and fixed charges allotment as specified in section 2 of chapter 70 of the General Laws shall be increased by 5 per cent on a county, city, town or district 's acceptance and implementation of subsections (a) and (b) of section 3B of chapter 32B.
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Municipal GIC #3
SECTION 73.
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for fiscal year 2007 the amount allocated to each district's foundation budget to employee benefits and fixed charges as specified in section 40 of this act shall be increased by 5% percent
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