By Mr. Naughton of Clinton, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2676) of Harold P. Naughton, Jr. relative to credible service for veterans.  Public Service.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act realtive to credible service for veterans.

    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.  Chapter 32 Section (h), paragraph 1 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition is herby amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence:

Any member who is a Veteran, as defined in Section 1 of said Chapter 115 as amended, who retired prior to January 1996, may be granted credible service for service to the Commonwealth or any municipality or county and such service may be compensated in a manner deemed acceptable by the retirement system with jurisdiction over said retiree.