SENATE, No. 2006

By Mr. Morrissey (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2006) of Donald M. Gomes for legislation to provide have the veterans creditable buyback to credit vacation accruals and seniority determinations for the purpose of employment. Veterans and Federal Affairs

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the Year Two Thousand and Five.


AN ACT TO PROVIDE HAVE THE VETERANS CREDITABLE BUYBACK TO CREDIT VACATION ACCRUALS AND SENIORITY DETERMINATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF EMPLOYMENT

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.

Section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 official edition, is amended in line 133 after the words “United States” by inserting the following:- “, and said years of credit shall be used to add to the member’s years of employment service when determining vacation benefits and accruals, and when determining a member’s seniority in his or her current employment.”