By Mr. Swan of Springfield, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2754) of Benjamin Swan and Christine E. Canavan relative to retirement benefits for certain veterans of public service.  Public Service.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Benjamin Swan

Christine E. Canavan

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to veterans retirement and pensions.

    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 60, is hereby amended by striking the following:
No veteran whose employment first begins after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, shall be subject to the provisions of sections fifty-six to fifty-nine, inclusive; nor shall any veteran whose employment first began on or before said June thirtieth be subject to said provisions unless at the time of his retirement the total period of his creditable service is at least equal to twice the time he was not in the employ of the commonwealth or of a county, city, town, district, authority or redevelopment authority subsequent to the date when his employment by the commonwealth or by a county, city, town, district, housing authority or redevelopment authority first began.