By Mr. Peterson of Grafton, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2691) of George N. Peterson, Jr., and James E. Timilty for legislation further regulating the retirement benefits of correctional officesrs.  Public Service.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

George N. Peterson, Jr.

James E. Timilty

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act FURTHER regulating the retirement benefits of correctional officesrs. .

    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 28M of Chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following new sentence:-

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections one to twenty-eight, inclusive, to the contrary, any employee of the department of correction, classified under Group 4, whose major responsibilities include the care and custody of prisoners, and any transportation officer working within the department of correction, who has performed services in the department of correction for not less than twenty years, provided, the majority of years of service was performed within one or more titles in Group Four , shall, at his own request, be retired by said retirement board.