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MA Gen L ch 32 § 90a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 90a - Increasing Allowance of Former Employees Retired for Accidental Disability

Section 90A. Any city or town or the Massachusetts Port Authority which accepts the provisions of this section in the manner hereinafter provided may, in the case of a city by two thirds vote of the city council and with the approval of the mayor, or, in the case of a town, by two thirds vote at the annual town meeting or, in the case of the Massachusetts Port Authority, by vote of a majority of its members, increase the retirement allowance of any former employee thereof who has been retired under any provision of this chapter or similar provision of earlier law on account of injuries sustained or of hazard undergone in the performance of his duty, to an amount not exceeding one half the rate of regular compensation payable to employees of such city or town holding similar positions, at the time of increasing such allowance, in the same grade or classification occupied by such former employee at the time of his retirement.  Any metropolitan district police officer, or state police officer who retired prior to July 1, 1992, who has been retired under any provision of this chapter or similar provision of earlier law on account of injuries sustained or of hazard undergone in the performance of his duty shall have his retirement allowance increased to an amount not exceeding one half the rate of regular compensation payable to state police officers holding similar positions, at the time of increasing such allowance, in the comparable grade or classification, as determined by the personnel administrator occupied by such former officer at the time of his retirement.
MA Gen L ch 32 § 90b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 90b - Waiver of Pension or Retirement Allowance

Section 90B. Any person retired from the service of the commonwealth, or any of its political subdivisions, under any provision of any general or special law or any person claiming under any such retired employee whether as beneficiary, dependent or otherwise, may waive and renounce for himself, his heirs and legal representatives any portion of the pension or retirement allowance payable to him from the commonwealth, or any of its political subdivisions, for such period as he may specify in such waiver and renunciation. Such person may, in lieu of specifying an exact period of time in such waiver and renunciation, include a provision that such shall remain in effect until further notice.
MA Gen L ch 32 § 90c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 90c - Increasing Allowance of Former Employees Retired on Superannuation

Section 90C. Any city, town or district or the Massachusetts Port Authority which accepts the provision of this section in the manner hereinafter provided may, in the case of a city by two thirds vote of the city council and with the approval of the mayor, or in the case of a town by two thirds vote at the annual town meeting, or in a district by a two thirds vote of its prudential committee or, in the case of the Massachusetts Port Authority, by vote of a majority of its members, increase the retirement allowance of any former employee retired under any provision of this chapter or similar provision of earlier law on account of superannuation after having attained 25 years of creditable service to an amount not exceeding one half the rate of regular compensation payable to employees of such city, town or district holding similar positions at the time of increasing such allowance in the same grade or classification occupied by such former employee at the time of his retirement.
MA Gen L ch 32 § 90c1/2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 90c1/2 - Increasing Allowance of Former Employees Retired With at Least Twenty-Five Years of Creditable Service

Section 90C1/2. A state employee or member of the state teachers' retirement system who has been retired under the provisions of this chapter or similar provision of earlier law on a superannuation, accidental disability or ordinary disability retirement allowance and who has completed at least 25 years of creditable service shall have his retirement allowance increased to an amount not to exceed $15,000; provided, however, that such allowance shall be subject to the provisions of paragraph (e) of section 102.
MA Gen L ch 32 § 90c3/4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 90c3/4 - Increasing Allowance of Former State Police Officers Retired After at Least Twenty Years of Service

Section 90C3/4. A former state or metropolitan district police officer, retired before July 1, 1992, who has been retired under this chapter or similar provision or earlier law on account of superannuation after having served in the state or metropolitan district police force for a period of not less than 20 years shall have his retirement allowance increased to an amount not exceeding one-half the rate of regular compensation payable to state police officers holding similar positions, at the time of increasing the allowance, in the comparable grade or classification occupied by the former officer at the time of his retirement.
MA Gen L ch 32 § 90d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 90d - Increasing Allowance of Former Employees Retired on Ordinary Disability

Section 90D. Any city, town or district or the Massachusetts Port Authority which has accepted the provisions of section ninety C, and accepts the provisions of this section in the manner hereinafter provided, may, in the case of a city by a two thirds vote of the city council and with the approval of the mayor, or in the case of a town by a two thirds vote at the annual town meeting, or in a district by a two thirds vote of its prudential committee or, in the case of the Massachusetts Port Authority, by vote of a majority of its members, increase the retirement allowance of any former employee retired under any provision of this chapter or similar provision of earlier law on account of ordinary disability after having served such city, town or district for a period of not less than twenty-five years to an amount not exceeding one half the rate of regular compensation payable to employees of such city, town or district holding similar positions at the time of increasing such allowance in the same grade or classification occupied by such former employee at the time of his retirement.
MA Gen L ch 32 § 90d1/2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 90d1/2 - Increasing Allowance of Member Retired on Superannuation, Accidental Disability or Ordinary Disability With at Least 25 Years of Creditable Service

Section 90D1/2. Any retirement system of a city, town, county, region, district or authority may, upon the majority vote of the board of such system and by the local legislative body, increase the retirement allowance of any member of the retirement system, who has been retired under this chapter or similar provision of earlier law on a superannuation, accidental disability or ordinary disability retirement allowance and who has completed at least 25 years of creditable service, to an amount not to exceed $15,000. For the purposes of this section, a vote of the legislative body shall take place in the following manner: in a city, by a vote the city council subject to its charter; in a town, by a vote at a town meeting; in a county, by a vote of the county retirement board advisory council; in a region, by a vote of the regional retirement board advisory council; in a district, by a vote of the district members; and for an authority, by a vote of its governing body.
MA Gen L ch 32 § 90e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 90e - Increasing Allowance of Former Employees Whose Classification Has Been Abolished

Section 90E. If the classification under which a former employee retired has been abolished since his retirement, a city, town or district or the Massachusetts Port Authority, which accepts the provisions of sections ninety A, ninety C or ninety D, may increase the retirement allowance of such employee to an amount as nearly equal as possible to the increases which have been made and which shall be made in the retirement allowance of employees who were retired in the same grade as such former employee regardless of classification.
MA Gen L ch 32 § 90j (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 90j - Employees Age Seventy or Over; Payment of Annual Physical and Mental Examination Costs; Retirement System Board and Local Legislative Body Approval

Section 90J. In any city, town, county, district or authority retirement system accepting the provisions of this section, the retirement system shall pay the costs for the annual physical and mental examination of any member serving beyond age seventy pursuant to the provisions of section ninety F, ninety G or ninety H. Such payments shall be made from and charged to the expense fund of the system. Acceptance of this section shall take effect by majority vote of the retirement board, subject to the approval of the local legislative body. For the purposes of this section, legislative body shall mean the town meeting for the purposes of a town system, the city council subject to the provisions of its charter in a city system, the district meeting in a district system, the county commissioners in a county system, and the governing body of the authority in an authority system. Acceptance shall be deemed to have occurred upon the filing of a certificate of acceptance with the commissioner.
MA Gen L ch 32 § 91b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 91b - Enforcement of Sec. 91a; Wage Reporting System and Computer Match File

Section 91B. To facilitate the enforcement of the provisions of section ninety-one A by the public employee retirement administration commission, there shall be a wage reporting system and computer match file, which shall be operated in accordance with the provisions of this section.  (A) On an annual basis, the public employee retirement administration commission shall provide to the department of revenue such information as may be agreed upon pursuant to the terms of an interagency agreement between the department of revenue and the public employee retirement administration commission.  (B) The department of revenue shall compare such lists with data furnished to it in accordance with section ninety-one A, so as to determine if persons retired or pensioned and subject to the provisions of said section ninety-one A have complied with said section. Upon receipt of such information, the commission shall notify the respective retirement board which shall take the appropriate formal action provided for under this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 32 § 91c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 91c - Access to Criminal Record Offender Information; Comparison With Retirement Allowances List

Section 91C. The public employee retirement administration commission is hereby deemed to be an agency required to have access to criminal record offender information pursuant to clause (b) of section one hundred and seventy-two of chapter six. On at least an annual basis, the commission shall compare lists of all those receiving retirement allowances pursuant to sections six and seven with the information obtained pursuant to clause (b) of said section one hundred and seventy-two of chapter six. In the event said comparison gives the commission reason to believe that action should be taken in accordance with sections six or seven of this chapter, the commission shall notify the appropriate retirement board.
MA Gen L ch 32 § 92 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 92 - Pension, Annuity or Retirement Allowance; Pledge, Conveyance or Assignment; Support of Pensioners Becoming Public Charge

Section 92. Any pledge, mortgage, sale, assignment or transfer of any right, claim or interest in any pension, annuity or retirement allowance from the commonwealth or any county, city, or town shall be void, except such assignment made in writing by a retired person authorizing the retiring authority to withhold each month such amount as he may designate for the payment of subscriber premiums applicable to any hospitalization, medical or surgical insurance in effect with a non-profit hospital and medical service corporation or insurance company at the time of his retirement. Whoever is a party to such pledge, mortgage, sale, assignment or transfer of any right, claim or interest in any pension, annuity or retirement allowance or pension certificate from the commonwealth or any county, city or town, or holds the same as collateral security for any debt or promise, or upon any pretext of such security or promise, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars. If a person receiving a pension, annuity or retirement allowance becomes a charge upon the commonwealth, or any county, city or town thereof, the expense incurred by the commonwealth, or any such county, city or town, for his maintenance and support shall, unless otherwise paid, be deducted from such pension, annuity or retirement allowance as it becomes due and payable, and the amount of such deduction shall thereupon be paid to the department, board, commission or officer by whom or under whose authority such expense was incurred.
MA Gen L ch 32 § 92a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 92a - Support of Dependents; Pensioners Residing Outside United States

Section 92A. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction shall make an order for the support of the wife, child and children of a recipient of a pension or annuity or retirement allowance under this chapter, and such recipient removes from the commonwealth and resides without the United States said amounts of said court order shall be deducted from aforesaid pension, annuity or retirement allowance as it becomes due and payable and the amount of such deductions shall thereupon be paid to the person or persons, board or officer designated by aforesaid court order. Said amounts shall be paid until such time as the recipient shall present an order of court revoking or amending the original order of the court.
MA Gen L ch 32 § 93 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 93 - Certain Pensions Not Affected

Section 93. Persons who, at the time when chapter three hundred and fifty of the General Acts of nineteen hundred and nineteen took effect, were appointed to or employed by an office, board, commission or other governmental organization or agency abolished by said chapter and were appointed to positions in any of the departments established thereby shall retain all rights to retirement with pension that had accrued or would thereafter accrue to them, and their services shall be deemed to have been continuous as if said chapter had not been passed.
MA Gen L ch 32 § 94 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 94 - Impairment of Health Caused by Hypertension or Heart Disease, Resulting in Disability or Death of Paid Fire or Police Department Member; Presumption

Section 94. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary affecting the non-contributory or contributory system, any condition of impairment of health caused by hypertension or heart disease resulting in total or partial disability or death to a uniformed member of a paid fire department or permanent member of a police department, or of the police force of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or of the state police, or of the public works building police, or to any employee in the department of correction or a county correctional facility whose regular or incidental duties require the care, supervision or custody of prisoners, criminally insane persons or defective delinquents, or to any permanent crash crewman, crash boatman, fire controlman or assistant fire controlman employed at the General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, members of the 104th fighter wing fire department, members of the Devens fire department established pursuant to chapter 498 of the acts of 1993 or members of the Massachusetts military reservation fire department, shall, if he successfully passed a physical examination on entry into such service, or subsequently successfully passed a physical examination, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such condition, be presumed to have been suffered in the line of duty, unless the contrary be shown by competent evidence.  As used in this section the words ''permanent member of a police department'' shall include a permanent member of the park police of a city or town.
MA Gen L ch 32 § 94a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 94a - Disability or Death Caused by Disease of Lungs or Respiratory Tract; Paid Fire Department Member; Presumption

Section 94A. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary affecting the non-contributory or contributory retirement system, any condition of impairment of health caused by any disease of the lungs or respiratory tract, resulting in total disability or death to a uniformed member of a paid fire department, including, without limitation, any permanent crash crewman, crash boatman, fire controlman or assistant fire controlman employed at the General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, members of the 104th fighter wing fire department, members of the Devens fire department established pursuant to chapter 498 of the acts of 1993 or members of the Massachusetts military reservation fire department, shall, if he successfully passed a physical examination on entry into such service or subsequent to such entry, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such condition, be presumed to have been suffered in the line of duty, as a result of the inhalation of noxious fumes or poisonous gases, unless the contrary be shown by competent evidence.
MA Gen L ch 32 § 95 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 95 - Granting Annuities to Certain Officials or Employees Not Entitled to Retirement Allowance or Pension

Section 95. For the purpose of promoting the public good and in consideration of long and meritorious service of any official or employee who is not entitled to a retirement allowance or pension under the provisions of any general or special law, a city or town may grant an annuity to such official or employee or to his surviving spouse so long as such spouse survives and does not remarry, or, if no surviving spouse to a legal guardian for the benefit of any surviving child who is unmarried and under age eighteen, in such amount as it may determine, but not to exceed one half of the regular annual compensation received by such official or employee or two thousand dollars, whichever is less; provided, that such official or employee has been permanently employed on full-time basis by such city or town for not less than fifteen years; and provided, further, that if any annuity granted hereunder to such spouse or for the benefit of any such child is less than twelve hundred dollars, it may be increased to an amount not exceeding twelve hundred dollars. The annuity provided to be paid to a surviving spouse under this section shall be paid only to such surviving spouse as was married to such official or employee at the time of his retirement.
MA Gen L ch 32 § 95a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title IV - Civil Service, Retirements and Pensions|Chapter 32 - Retirement Systems and Pensions|Section 95a - Annuities to Widows and Children of Retired Employees

Section 95A. For the purpose of promoting the public good and in consideration of the long and meritorious service of any official or employee who was retired or pensioned under the provisions of any noncontributory retirement law or who was qualified for retirement under the provisions of any such law but died before being retired, and who had no rights under any such law to elect that benefits thereunder be paid to a survivor, a county, a city or a town which accepts this section, in the manner hereinafter provided, shall grant an annuity to his surviving spouse, so long as such spouse survives and does not remarry, or, if there is no surviving spouse, to a legal guardian for the benefit of any surviving child who is unmarried and under age eighteen, in such amount as it may determine, but not to exceed one half of the regular annual compensation received by such official or employee or three thousand dollars; provided, that such official or employee had been permanently employed on a full time basis by such county, city or town for not less than fifteen years; and provided further, that such spouse or child is not receiving a retirement allowance or pension under the provisions of any general or special law other than a retirement allowance or pension based on the service of such spouse or child to the commonwealth or to any political subdivision thereof; and provided further, that any annuity granted hereunder to such spouse or for the benefit of any such child is less than fifteen hundred dollars, it may be increased to an amount not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars. In the case of a town, the board of selectmen shall, subject to subsequent disapproval or modification by the town meeting, grant such annuity and determine the amount. The annuity provided to be paid to a surviving spouse under this section shall be paid only to such surviving spouse as was married to such official or employee at the time of his retirement.  This section shall take effect upon its acceptance in a county by vote of the county commissioners; in a city having a Plan D or Plan E charter by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the members of the city council; in a city not having such a charter by vote of the city council, subject to the provisions of the charter of such a city; and in a town by a majority vote at a town meeting.