Bill Text: MA S1188 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: For legislation relative to creditable service for Benjamin Giacomelli

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 11/2 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room A1 [S1188 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1188-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Karen E. Spilka

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
                Court assembled:

                The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to creditable service for Benjamin Giacomelli.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Karen E. Spilka	Second Middlesex and Norfolk
Tom Sannicandro	7th Middlesex

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01641 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to creditable service for Benjamin Giacomelli.

                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.  Notwithstanding chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the state board of retirement shall credit Benjamin Giacomelli with one year of service for the service he rendered to the Commonwealth from April of 1970 through April of 1976 while serving in the Massachusetts National Guard for the purpose of determining a retirement allowance pursuant to said chapter 32.  Eligibility for the creditable service shall be conditioned upon payment to the state retirement system an amount equal to the contribution he would have otherwise paid to the state retirement system for said year of service together with regular interest thereon.  Such repayment shall be made in 1 payment or in installments as the state board of retirement shall prescribe.