Bill Text: MA S1060 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to maternity benefits for teachers
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/1 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room A1 [S1060 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1060-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Fargo, Susan (SEN)
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to maternity benefits for teachers.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Fargo, Susan (SEN) |
Third Middlesex |
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Christine E. Canavan |
10th Plymouth |
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Cleon H. Turner |
1st Barnstable |
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John F. Quinn |
9th Bristol |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01486 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to maternity benefits for teachers.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in subdivision (1), after paragraph (g1/2) the following paragraph:-
(g 3/4). The period or periods before 1975 during which any retired member of the Teachers Retirement System or any retired member of the Boston Teachers Retirement System resigned for the purposes of maternity leave or was on unpaid leave of absence for such purposes from the governmental unit in which the member was employed as a teacher and had established membership in a Massachusetts contributory retirement system shall be allowed under this paragraph a maximum of creditable service not to exceed four years creditable service. No credit shall be allowed under this paragraph for any member who was not retired as of September 1, 2000. The maximum credit shall not exceed the 80% allowed under the A Option. Said increase to a retiree’s pension will commence in the month following the bill becoming law.
