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By Mr. Coughlin of Dedham, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2447) of Robert K. Coughlin relative to defining regular interest for retirement systems. Public Service. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.
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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. Paragraph (b) of sub-section (6) of section 22 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence:--
For any calendar year beginning subsequent to December thirty-first, two thousand and four, “regular interest” for members of any retirement system shall mean interest credited at a rate of one-half the actuarial assumed rate of investment return for the member’s system. The rate shall be taken to the nearest tenth of one percent.