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Bill H.2848
SECTION 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision (2) of section 26 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- This subdivision shall not apply to a member in service who is not able to perform the essential duties of the member’s job by reason of violent act injury, as defined in section 7.
SECTION 2. Said section 26 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after subdivision (2) the following subdivision:-
(2½) Section 7 shall apply to any member in service classified in Group 3 who is an officer of the department of state police if the rating board, after an examination of such officer by a registered physician appointed by it, reports in writing to the state board of retirement that such officer is incapacitated for the performance of duty by reason of violent act injury, as defined in said section 7, occurring during the performance and within the scope of their duty and without contributory negligence on their part, and that such incapacity is likely to be permanent.
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