An Act relative to the retirement rights of criminal prosecutors

HD 1637 amends a state law to explicitly include assistant attorneys general for criminal matters under the retirement benefits system. The bill adds a definition specifying that this role covers individuals whose primary job is prosecuting criminal cases on behalf of the attorney general, as certified by the attorney general. This change ensures these prosecutors, who were previously not clearly included in the eligibility criteria, gain access to the same retirement benefits as other covered state employees. The bill does not alter the benefits themselves but expands who qualifies for them. It directly affects criminal prosecutors in the attorney general's office handling felony and serious criminal cases.