An Act to include teachers from the Springfield Empowerment Zone in the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System

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An Act to include teachers from the Springfield Empowerment Zone in the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System

An Act to include teachers from the Springfield Empowerment Zone in the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System By Representative Williams of Springfield, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bud L.

What This Bill Does

• An Act to include teachers from the Springfield Empowerment Zone in the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System By Representative Williams of Springfield, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bud L.
• Williams and Alice Hanlon Peisch for legislation to authorize teachers employed by the Springfield Empowerment Zone to become members of the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System.
• Public Service.
• Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Service

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Official Summary Text

An Act to include teachers from the Springfield Empowerment Zone in the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System
By Representative Williams of Springfield, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bud L. Williams and Alice Hanlon Peisch for legislation to authorize teachers employed by the Springfield Empowerment Zone to become members of the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System. Public Service.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Public Service

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.5499

Subsection (i) of section 1J of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 sentences:-

Teachers employed by the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership, Inc. shall be members of the teachers’ retirement system pursuant to chapter 32 and a teacher’s service for the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership, Inc. shall be creditable service pursuant to said chapter 32. For the purposes of this subsection, the word “teacher” shall mean a person who works on a basis of not less than half-time service in a position that would make them eligible to be a member of the teachers’ retirement system if their position were performed in a public school.

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