By Mr. Bradley of Hingham, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4818) of Garrett J. Bradley that the Board of Retirement be directed to grant a pension to Tavesri-Jantima Boudreau, widow of Joseph R. Boudreau, a retired state police officer. Public Service.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Garrett J. Bradley

Robert L. Hedlund

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In the Year Two Thousand and Eight.

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An Act Relative to Joseph Boudreau's State Police pension.

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

Whereas, the deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose which is to forthwith make certain pension funds available, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the state board of retirement shall pay a member survivor allowance to Tavesri-Jantima Boudreau, widow of Joseph R. Joseph R. J. Boudreau, a retired state police officer, effective on the date of his death February 2, 2007 equal to the amount she would have received if he had named her as his beneficiary.