Bill Text: MA S1014 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: Authorize group insurance for volunteer firefighters

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 7/27 at 10:00 AM in Hearing Room A1 [S1014 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1014-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mr. Brewer

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act to authorize group insurance for volunteer firefighters.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Mr. Brewer

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

Jennifer M. Callahan

18th Worcester

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

Anne M. Gobi

5th Worcester


 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01454 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act to authorize group insurance for volunteer firefighters.



��������������� 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.� Chapter 32B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out Section 2B and inserted in place thereof the following new Section 2B:
Section 2B: In any city, town, fire district or water district which accepts the provisions of this section, reserve firefighters, permanent-intermittent firefighters, call firefighters and volunteer firefighters shall be considered employees under this Chapter, notwithstanding the definition of �Employee� in Section 2, and upon retirement shall be considered retirees under this Chapter.

This section may be accepted in any city by a vote of its city council, with approval of the mayor in a municipality with a town council, by a vote of its town council, in a town by a majority vote at any annual or special town meeting and in a fire or water district by a majority vote at any annual or special district meeting.���������

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