MassachusettsYarmouth natural resources officers would get Group 4 retirement status
Certified police officers working in Yarmouth’s natural resources division would be classified in Group 4 for retirement, with some earlier service also counting.
What it does
Certified police officers working in Yarmouth’s natural resources division would be classified in Group 4 for retirement. Earlier service would count as Group 4 service only for employees working in law enforcement when the act takes effect.
Argument forCertified officers could have earlier service counted as Group 4 service, which may affect how their retirement is calculated.
Argument againstEmployees who are not certified police officers, or who are not working in law enforcement when the act takes effect, may not receive the same retirement classification or past-service credit.
More detail
The act would classify certain division employees as Group 4 employees for retirement. This covers employees of Yarmouth’s Division of Natural Resources who work in law enforcement; Group 4 classification also requires police certification. Group 4 classification applies to employees who work in law enforcement and are certified police officers under state law. Earlier service counts only for an employee who is working in law enforcement on the act’s effective date. The act would take effect upon passage. It would count qualifying service earned before that date.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 15Read second and ordered to a third readingLatest
- Oct 15Rules suspended
- Oct 15Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Oct 5Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and SchedulingMinor
- Oct 1Passed to be engrossedPassed 1st Chamber
- Oct 1New draft (Cyr) of S2712Introduced
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