By Mr. Kane of Holyoke, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2589) of Michael F. Kane and others for legislation to include certain state employees in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system.  Public Service.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Michael F. Kane

Michael R. Knapik

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

James R. Miceli

Cleon H. Turner

Susan C. Fargo

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act to include certain employees of the Commonwealth in Group 2 of the State Retirement System.

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

Section 3 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words, “wayward children”, in line 290, the following words:-or employees of the commonwealth whose regular and major duties require them to provide treatment for, or be responsible for, the care of persons who are mentally ill, mentally retarded, chronically psychologically impaired or who are persons with chronic infectious disease; or registered nurses and other health care professions that are state employees to a “professional status” for the purposes of their retirement