An Act relative to the definition of veteran for public retirees

This bill updates the rules for public employee retirement systems in Massachusetts to allow certain veterans to receive additional yearly allowances. It specifically affects members who retired before a 2004 law change and did not previously get these veteran-specific benefits. To activate this change, a retirement system's board must vote to accept the provision, with the state teachers' and state employees' systems automatically considered to have accepted it. The new benefits only apply to future claims and do not provide any money for past years.