By Mr. Costello of Newburyport, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2442) of Michael A. Costello relative to the granting of creditable service to employees serving as representatives of employee organizations.  Public Service.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Michael A. Costello

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act to clarify the granting of creditable service to employees serving as representatives of employee organizations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 28K of Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General laws is hereby amended by adding after the first paragraph the following:

An employee who receives a part time leave of absence without pay for the purpose of serving as a representative of an employee organization as defined above, shall be credited with creditable service and shall contribute each month to the retirement fund in an amount he would have contributed had he remained full-time in the service of the commonwealth or one of its political subdivisions.  Such employee shall be entitled to all benefits and privileges, except the payment of salary as provided under this chapter and chapters thirty, thirty-one and thirty-two during the leave of absence.

Amend the current second paragraph of Section 28K by substituting the word paragraphs for the word paragraph in the first and fifth lines.