An Act relative to creditable service for Eileen Mullen, a member of the Massachusetts Teachers’ retirement system

Plain English Breakdown

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Act About Creditable Service for Eileen Mullen

This act allows Eileen Mullen to get credit for her teaching time in a special program, which will help calculate her retirement benefits.

What This Bill Does

• Gives Eileen Mullen credit for the time she worked as a teacher in a pilot criminal justice program from August 2010 to June 2013.
• This credit helps determine her superannuation retirement allowance.

Who It Names or Affects

• Eileen Mullen
• The Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement Board

Terms To Know

creditable service

Time worked that counts towards retirement benefits.

superannuation retirement allowance

A type of retirement benefit based on years of work and salary.

Limits and Unknowns

• This act only affects Eileen Mullen.
• It does not change other teachers' retirement benefits or rules.

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to creditable service for Eileen Mullen, a member of the Massachusetts Teachers’ retirement system
By Representative Sylvia of Fairhaven and Senator Montigny, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2976) of Mark D. Sylvia, Mark C. Montigny and Antonio F. D. Cabral that the Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement Board be directed to grant creditable service to Eileen Mullen for certain service rendered at the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School. Public Service.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2976

Notwithstanding section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Teachers’ retirement board shall credit Eileen Mullen, a member of the Massachusetts Teachers’ retirement system, with creditable service for the service she rendered as a teacher in the pilot program for criminal justice at the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School in the city of New Bedford from August 2010 to June 2013 for the purpose of determining her superannuation retirement allowance under subsection (a) of paragraph (2) of section 5 of said chapter 32. Before the date that any retirement allowance becomes effective in the case of Eileen Mullen, she shall pay into the annuity savings fund of the Massachusetts teachers’ retirement system, in 1 sum or installments, upon such terms and conditions as the Massachusetts teachers’ retirement system may prescribe, an amount equal to that which would have been withheld as regular deductions from her regular compensation for such previous service, together with buyback interest, as defined in section 1 of said chapter 32. This act shall not affect any other retirement benefits that Eileen Mullen may otherwise be entitled to.

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