This bill allows education administrators who previously supervised special education services in non-public schools (where state funds covered all or part of student tuition) to count that past service toward their retirement credits. To do so, they must deposit 5% of their past compensation for that period, plus buyback interest, into their retirement fund before retirement begins. It directly affects administrators with this specific background in special education oversight within state-funded non-public schools. The policy change enables them to include that prior work in their retirement calculations through a one-time payment option.
This bill classifies Plymouth's Harbormaster and Harbormaster Department employees with law enforcement powers as "Group 4 employees" under Massachusetts state law (M.G.L. c. 32, § 3(2)(g)). It ensures these employees’ prior service before the bill’s effective date counts toward their Group 4 benefits. The change directly affects Plymouth Harbormaster Department employees holding statutory law enforcement authority. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage and is procedural, focusing solely on employee classification and service credit.
This bill amends laws governing retirement earnings for public safety personnel. It allows retired municipal police officers or firefighters (Group IV) to provide consulting services to municipalities after retirement, with compensation agreed upon by the municipality, as long as no conflict of interest occurs under Chapter 268A. It also explicitly exempts retired Group IV members who later serve as Secretary/Undersecretary of Public Safety and Security or work for the Municipal Police Training Committee or Fire Services Academy from the usual post-retirement earnings restrictions. The policy change directly affects retired police and fire personnel seeking post-service consulting roles. The key mechanism removes barriers to their consulting work while maintaining conflict-of-interest safeguards.
This bill protects the retirement classification for Barnstable County dispatchers (police, fire, and emergency medical) who are currently employed or retired. It specifically prevents any change to their "Group 2" retirement classification - used for dispatchers hired before January 1, 2023 - unless a new law explicitly enhances it. The law applies only to Barnstable County dispatchers and retirees with this classification, ensuring their current retirement status remains unchanged. It takes effect immediately upon passage.
This bill amends Chapter 32 of Massachusetts General Laws to add Massachusetts Port Authority police officers and their supervisors to Group 4 of the police classification system. It specifically includes port sergeants, lieutenants, captains, assistant chiefs, deputy chiefs, and directors employed by the Mass Port Authority. The change formally classifies these port law enforcement roles under the state's existing police officer structure, affecting how these positions are categorized under state law.
This bill corrects a technical error in Massachusetts retirement law regarding University of Massachusetts police officers. It removes "University of Massachusetts police" from one retirement classification (Group 2) and adds "Police officers of the university of Massachusetts" to another (Group 4) within the same law. The change ensures UMass police officers are properly included under the correct retirement rules for law enforcement personnel. This is a procedural update to existing law, not a change to retirement benefits or eligibility.
This bill amends Massachusetts law to clarify who qualifies as a certified emergency telecommunicator. It adds specific job titles - full-time dispatchers, dispatch supervisors, communications center directors, and communications chiefs - to the legal definition. These individuals must be certified by the Massachusetts State 911 Department under existing rules (MA 560 CMR 5.04). The change directly affects these certified telecommunicators by formally including their roles in the law. It is a definitional update, not a new policy or funding measure.
This bill protects the retirement classification of Barnstable County dispatchers and retirees. It specifically prevents current police/fire/emergency medical dispatchers (hired before January 1, 2023) and retirees with a "Group 2" classification from having that status changed or downgraded, unless future law explicitly enhances it. The law overrides any existing rules that might alter this classification. It takes effect immediately upon passage.
HD 1096 designates aerial foresters and tree crewmen employed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) as members of Group 2 in the state's contributory retirement system. This change directly affects these specific DCR employees by placing them under the same retirement classification as other state workers in Group 2. The bill achieves this through a technical amendment to Chapter 32 of the General Laws, adding the job titles to the existing retirement system description. It does not create new benefits but aligns these employees with an established retirement framework.
This bill amends Massachusetts law to include POST-certified campus police officers employed at state colleges, universities, community colleges, and the University of Massachusetts in the existing Group 4 retirement benefit program. It directly affects these officers by ensuring they receive the same retirement benefits as other Group 4 public safety employees. The key mechanism is a simple legislative update to Chapter 32 of the General Laws, adding specific language to define these campus officers as eligible for the current retirement plan. The bill does not create new benefits but extends existing coverage to this group of law enforcement personnel.
HD 2041 updates the definition of eligible positions for retirement benefits within the Department of Correction. It specifically adds "correctional program officer A/B, C, D, or equivalent or successive titles" (and other Group 4 titles) to the list of roles qualifying for these benefits. This change directly affects correctional officers who have held these specific positions or equivalent Group 4 roles for 10 years or more. The bill modifies existing law to ensure these employees receive retirement benefits based on their tenure in these designated positions.
HD 469 adds forensic scientists employed at the Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory to the list of Commonwealth employees required to respond to crime scenes. The bill amends Chapter 32, Section 3, by inserting this group after existing positions like "head guard and chief of waterfront police." This change directly affects forensic scientists at the State Police Crime Laboratory, expanding their mandatory response duties. The amendment is a technical update to existing law without altering other requirements or funding.
