By Mr. Fallon of Malden, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3809) of Christopher G. Fallon relative to providing creditable service for persons who have served on zoning boards or conservation commissions. Public Service.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Christopher G. Fallon

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act providing for certain creditable service.

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

Subsection (1) of section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph (O½) the following paragraph:—

(O¾) Any member eligible to receive a retirement benefit pursuant to the provisions of this chapter who served as a member of the zoning board of appeals or as a member of the conservation commission for a city or town, in which position he received no compensation, may establish credit for such service by depositing in the annuity savings fund of the system of which he is a member a sum equal to the amount which would have been paid into such fund during such period if such position had been compensated at the rate of $2,500 per year, plus regular interest to the date of payment.