An Act relative to the retirement benefits of the surviving beneficiary of William Manduca

This bill provides a specific retirement benefit to Carrie Duff, the surviving beneficiary of William Manduca, a former Massachusetts Department of Corrections employee. It requires the Massachusetts State Retirement Board to pay her a lifetime monthly allowance equal to what Manduca would have received had he elected a specific retirement option (option d) and named her as his sole beneficiary, starting from his death date. The benefit replaces any other retirement benefits she would receive from the system as his beneficiary, not adding to them. This is a targeted exception for one individual, not a general policy change.