By Mr. Walsh of Boston, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2811) of Martin J. Walsh and Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. relative to creditable public service for certain veterans for retirement purposes.  Public Service.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Martin J. Walsh

Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to creditable 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:

   Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, any veteran, as defined in clause forty-third, section 7, chapter 4 of the General Laws, who buys back creditable service for purposes of retirement under the provisions of Chapter 71 of the Acts of 1996, shall purchase such creditable service for their military service based upon ten percent of their salary when he or she first became employed by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof.