Bill Text: MA S1010 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to providing a sick leave allowance to employees of the department of mental retardation upon retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 9/21 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room A1 [S1010 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1010-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
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to providing a sick leave allowance to employees of the department of mental retardation upon retirement.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Stephen M. Brewer |
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin |
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Anne M. Gobi |
5th Worcester |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to providing a sick leave allowance to employees of
the department of mental retardation upon retirement.
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 31A of Chapter 29 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following:-
(e) Employees of the Department of Mental Retardation who retire and who have accrued unused sick-leave credits shall be paid or at the option of the employee, entitled to a contribution to a qualified retirement plan established in the employee’s name under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and under chapter 32 an amount equal to one hundred percent of the value of such credits computed by multiplying the number of days of sick-leave available times the daily rate of salary compensation received by the employee at the time of his retirement; provided, however, that such payment for unused sick-leave shall not affect the amount of retirement allowance available to the employees of the Department of Mental Retardation.
