An Act relative to the active service buy-back program for firefighters and police officers

This bill modifies Massachusetts law to allow veterans who served as firefighters or police officers to buy back their active service time for federal benefits. Under the new provision, these public safety veterans would pay the same rate to purchase this creditable service as current firefighters and police officers do. The change specifically targets veterans with prior service in these roles, enabling them to treat their public safety tenure as equivalent to active military duty for pension and disability purposes.