SENATE, No. 1458

By Mr. Brewer, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1458) of Stephen M. Brewer and John P. Fresolo for legislation relative to retirement benefits and UMASS Memorial Health Care, Incorporated. Public Service.
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

AN ACT relative to retirement benefits and UMASS Memorial Health Care, Incorporated

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.  Subsection (a) of section 5 of chapter 163 of the acts of 1997 is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Notwithstanding any provisions of this subsection to the contrary, any regular employee who satisfies the requirements of subdivision (2) of section 10 of chapter 32 of the General Laws for persons who has completed 30 or more years of creditable service shall be eligible for the retirement benefits authorized in said subdivision (2) of said section 10 of said chapter 32 for persons satisfying such requirements.          

Section 2.  This act shall apply to any regular employee under chapter 163 of the acts of 1997 who retired on or after November 25, 1997.