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Chapter 32

GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS

CHAPTER 32. RETIREMENT SYSTEMS AND PENSIONS.

This is not the official version of Chapter 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws (MGL). While reasonable efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of the data provided, do not rely on this information without first checking an official edition of the MGL. If you are in need of legal advice or counsel, consult a lawyer. This page includes all amendments to Chapter 32 passed through October 31, 2007. For laws enacted since that time, see the 2007 Session Laws.

Please note that this posting does not include Chapter 32 in its entirety.

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Sections Number		Title

1		Definitions

2		Description of retirement systems

3		Membership

3A		Ineligible employees; deferred compensation program

4		Creditable service

5		Superannuation retirement

6		Ordinary disability retirement

7		Accidental disability retirement

8		Evaluation and reexamination of members retired for disability

9		Accidental death benefit

10		Resignation, failure of re-election or reappointment, removal or discharge

11		Return of accumulated total deductions and amounts due beneficiaries of deceased members

12		Options on retirement

12A		Payment of allowances to certain beneficiaries pending determination of accidental death benefits

12B		Spouse and children; survivor benefits

12C		Widow and children survivor benefits; manner of payment; contributions

13		Payment of allowances

14		Effect of workers' compensation benefits

14A		Third party recovery

15		Dereliction of duty by members

16		Involuntary retirement; right to a hearing; right of review or appeal

17		Action on behalf of incompetent members

18		Filing of statements and reports; protection against fraud

19		Exemption from taxation, attachments and assignments; exception

19A		Assignment of retirement allowances for certain subscriber premiums or for payment of income taxes

19B		Withholding for payment of insurance premiums; certification of eligible members; death; payment of benefits

19C		Annuity, retirement allowance, etc. subject to child support obligations; payment to IV-D agency

20		Administration by boards

20A		Civil action against board member; expenses and damages; indemnification

20B		Indemnification

21		Supervision by public employee retirement administration commission

22		Methods of financing

22A		Repealed, 1983, 661, Sec 16A

22B		Reduction of unfunded pension liability

22C		Commonwealth's pension liability fund; funding schedules; appropriations

22D		Retirement system funding schedule; establishment; annual pension funding grants

23		Management of funds

23A		Repealed, 1996, 315, Sec. 13

24		Violations of contributory retirement laws

25		Guarantees; effects of amendments or repeal; mandamus

26		Retirement of officers in department of state police

27		Disposition of funds as of January 1, 1946

28		Acceptance of act

28A		Retirement of certain officers in department of state police

28M		Department of correction employees; retirement

28N		Correction or jail officers employed by county sheriffs' offices; retirement

58		Retirement after thirty years' service

58A		Wartime service in armed forces as creditable service

58B		Election of option for benefit of surviving spouse or other beneficiary of veteran

58C		Retirement allowances of policemen and firemen

58D		Retirement allowances of employees other than policemen and firemen

59		"Retiring authority" defined.

59A		Part of service in governmental unit other than retiring unit; reimbursement

60		Acceptance of secs. 56-59; minimum period of creditable service

60A		Repealed, 1954, 627, Sec. 15

90A		Increasing allowance of former employees retired for accidental disability

90B		Waiver of pension or retirement allowance

90C		Increasing allowance of former employees retired on superannuation

90D		Increasing allowance of former employees retired on ordinary disability

90E		Increasing allowance of former employees whose classification has been abolished

90F		90F to 90G1/2. Repealed.

90G 3/4		Employees age seventy or over; continuation of retirement benefits; retirement system board and local legislative body approval

90J		Employees age seventy or over; payment of annual physical and mental examination costs; retirement system board and local legislative body approval

91		Payment of pensioners for services after retirement

91A		Adjusted pension or retirement allowances

91B		Enforcement of section 91A; wage reporting system and computer match file

91C		Access to criminal records offender information; comparison with retirement allowances list

93		Certain pensions not affected

94		Impairment of health caused by hypertension or heart disease, resulting in disability or death of paid fire or police department member; presumption

94A		Disability or death caused by disease of lungs or respiratory tract; paid fire department member; presumption

94B		Disability or death caused by certain conditions of cancer; paid fire member; presumption

100		Pensions to surviving spouses of firefighters, police officers or corrections officers killed in performance of duties

100A		Killed-in-line-of-duty benefits

101		Allowance to widows of disabled public employees

102		Cost-of-living; annual determination of changes; supplemental payments; adjustments in amounts of pensions and annuities

103		Systems other than state employees' retirement system and teachers' retirement system; cost-of living; funding schedule; annual determination of changes; supplemental payments

104		Section 401(a)(17) excess fund; section 415 excess benefit funds

105		Reinstatement









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