There is a newer version
of
this Chapter
2017 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE IV CIVIL SERVICE, RETIREMENTS AND PENSIONS
Chapter 32 RETIREMENT SYSTEMS AND PENSIONS
- Section 1 Definitions
- Section 2 Description of systems
- Section 3 Membership
- Section 3A Ineligible employees; deferred compensation program
- Section 4 Creditable service
- Section 5 Superannuation retirement
- Section 5A Wellness program
- Section 5B Early intervention plans; rehabilitation plans
- Section 6 Ordinary disability retirement
- Section 7 Accidental disability retirement
- Section 8 Evaluation and reexamination of members retired for disability
- Section 9 Accidental death benefit
- Section 10 Resignation, failure of reappointment, removal or discharge
- Section 11 Return of accumulated total deductions and amounts due beneficiaries of deceased members
- Section 12 Options on retirement
- Section 12A Payment of allowances to certain beneficiaries pending determination of accidental death benefits
- Section 12B Spouse and children; survivor benefits
- Section 12C Widow and children survivor benefits; manner of payment; contributions
- Section 12D Payment of benefits in accordance with requirements of Internal Revenue Code
- Section 13 Payment of allowances
- Section 14 Effect of workers' compensation benefits
- Section 14A Third party recovery
- Section 15 Dereliction of duty by members
- Section 16 Involuntary retirement; right to a hearing; right of review or appeal
- Section 17 Action on behalf of incompetent members
- Section 18 Filing of statements and reports; protection against fraud
- Section 19 Exemption from taxation, attachments and assignments; exception
- Section 19A Assignment of retirement allowances for payment of certain subscriber premiums, income taxes or support orders; deduction for payment of premiums for coverage under chapter 32B
- Section 19B Withholding for payment of insurance premiums; certification of eligible members; death; payment of benefits
- Section 19C Annuity, retirement allowance, etc. subject to child support obligations; payments to IV–D agency
- Section 20 Administration by boards
- Section 20A Civil action against board member; expenses and damages; indemnification
- Section 20B Indemnification
- Section 20C Retirement board member statement of financial interest
- Section 21 Supervision by public employee retirement administration commission
- Section 21A Debarment or suspension of contractors or vendors
- Section 22 Methods of financing
- Section 22A Repealed, 1983, 661, Sec. 16A
- Section 22B Reduction of unfunded pension liability
- Section 22C Commonwealth's Pension Liability Fund; funding schedules; appropriations
- Section 22D Retirement system funding schedule; establishment; annual pension funding grants
- Section 22E Review, evaluation and financial impact of statutory adjustments to the commonwealth pension liability
- Section 22F Revised retirement system funding schedule
- Section 23 Management of funds
- Section 23A Repealed, 1996, 315, Sec. 13
- Section 23B Requirements applicable to retirement board contracts for the procurement of investment, actuarial, legal and accounting services
- Section 24 Violations of contributory retirement laws
- Section 25 Guarantees; effects of amendments or repeal; mandamus
- Section 26 Retirement of officers in department of state police
- Section 27 Disposition of funds as of January 1, 1946
- Section 28 Acceptance of act
- Section 28A Retirement of certain officers in department of state police
- Section 28B Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 35
- Section 28C Repealed, 1948, 589, Sec. 1
- Section 28D Repealed, 1952, 634, Sec. 1
- Section 28E Repealed, 1952, 634, Sec. 2
- Section 28F Repealed, 1987, 697, Sec. 98
- Section 28G Repealed, 1950, 813, Sec. 2
- Section 28H Repealed, 1952, 634, Sec. 3
- Section 28I State employees serving on interstate commission; continuance as members of retirement system
- Section 28J Repealed, 1952, 634, Sec. 4
- Section 28K Commonwealth employees; leave of absence as representative of employee organization; creditable service
- Section 28L Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 35A
- Section 28M Department of correction employees; retirement
- Section 28N Correction or jail officers employed by county sheriffs' offices; retirement
- Section 29 to 32 Repealed, 1945, 658, Sec. 1
- Section 33 Repealed, 1936, 400, Sec. 4
- Section 34 to 38A Repealed, 1945, 658, Sec. 1
- Section 39 Association for providing pensions
- Section 40 By-laws and statements
- Section 41 Exemption from taxation; exception
- Section 42 Pension fund for the retirement of teachers
- Section 43 Retirement of teacher if incapacitated
- Section 44 Retirement of school janitors if incapacitated
- Section 44A Retirement of janitors not in contributory retirement system; authorization; amount of pension
- Section 44B School janitors; options; widows; approval
- Section 44C Dental assistants, retirement by cities or towns
- Section 45 Applicability of Sec. 44 to city of Boston; acceptance by other cities and towns
- Section 45A Amount of pension payable to person retired under Sec. 44
- Section 45B School janitors and school custodians in certain cities and towns
- Section 45C Amount of pension payable to person with more than 20 years of service retired under Sec. 44
- Section 46 Officers and employees of correctional institutions; prerequisites to retirement
- Section 47 Computation of time of service
- Section 48 Amount of pension
- Section 49 to 51 Repealed, 1954, 627, Sec. 9
- Section 52 Veterans of Indian wars in municipal service
- Section 53 Veterans of Indian wars employed jointly by two municipalities
- Section 54 Acceptance of two preceding sections
- Section 55 Acceptance of Secs. 52 and 53 subject to mayor's veto
- Section 56 Retirement of veteran if incapacitated
- Section 57 Retirement of veteran after ten years' service
- Section 57A Certain provisions of Secs. 6, 8 and 16 applicable to certain veterans
- Section 57B Retirement of police or fire department members under Secs. 56 to 60; creditable service; effective date of section
- Section 58 Retirement of veteran after thirty years' service
- Section 58A Wartime service in armed forces as creditable service
- Section 58B Election of option for benefit of surviving spouse or other beneficiary of veteran
- Section 58C Retirement allowances of policemen and firemen retiring under Sec. 58
- Section 58D Retirement allowances of employees retiring under Sec. 58 other than policemen and firemen
- Section 59 ''Retiring authority'' defined
- Section 59A Part of service in governmental unit other than retiring unit; reimbursement
- Section 60 Acceptance of Secs. 56 to 59; minimum period of creditable service
- Section 60A Repealed, 1954, 627, Sec. 15
- Section 61 to 65 Repealed, 1937, 409, Sec. 2
- Section 65A Retirement or resignation of justices or judges
- Section 65B Pensions for special justices of district courts
- Section 65C Surviving spouses of judges
- Section 65D Retirement or resignation of judges appointed on or after Jan. 2, 1975
- Section 65D1/2 Election of appointed justice to membership in service of a retirement system
- Section 65E Retired justices of supreme judicial court; benefits; temporary service
- Section 65F Retired justices of appeals court; benefits; temporary service
- Section 65G Justices of trial court; benefits; temporary service
- Section 65H Early retirement allowance for judges
- Section 65I Disability retirement for judges
- Section 65J Retiring judges; payments for unused vacation allowance and sick leave credit
- Section 66 Pensions for court officers
- Section 67 Payment of pensions granted under Sec. 66 and expenses
- Section 68 Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 35B
- Section 68A to 68C Repealed, 1945, 658, Sec. 1
- Section 69 Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 35B
- Section 70 Repealed, 1939, 441, Sec. 4
- Section 71 Annuities to dependents of member of metropolitan police department killed while in performance of duties
- Section 72 Appropriations for pensions
- Section 73 Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 148
- Section 74 Scrubwomen in state house
- Section 75 Pensions for probation officers
- Section 76 Amount of pension; counties liable; apportionment
- Section 76A Amount of pension; counties liable; apportionment
- Section 77 Pensions for laborers; qualifications; acceptance of provisions by cities or towns
- Section 77A Superannuation retirement; options for payment of pension
- Section 77B Amount of pensions; effective date
- Section 77C Persons promoted to supervisory positions
- Section 77D Retirement of laborers not in contributory retirement system; authorization; amount of pension
- Section 78 Laborers in fire, water and sewerage districts or employed by joint water boards
- Section 78A Laborers subject to provisions; continuity of service
- Section 79 Existing pensions
- Section 80 Pensions for firemen in cities; applicability of law
- Section 81 Amount of pension
- Section 81A Alternative provisions for retirement of firemen
- Section 81B Amount of pensions under Sec. 81A
- Section 82 Pensions for call members
- Section 83 Pensions for police in cities
- Section 83A Alternative provisions for retirement of police in cities
- Section 84 Retirement of injured police officers in cities and towns having no pension systems
- Section 85 Pensions for policemen and firemen in towns
- Section 85A Retirement of members of fire and police department in certain towns
- Section 85B Retirement of park board police of cities and towns
- Section 85C Policemen and firemen excepted from law
- Section 85D Retirement of call members in certain towns
- Section 85E Alternative retirement provisions for policemen and firemen in towns
- Section 85F Examination by medical panel prerequisite to disability retirement
- Section 85G Service credit on retirement of former reserve officers
- Section 85H Disability retirement of call or volunteer fire fighters and reserve police officers
- Section 85H1/2 Disability retirement compensation in cities, towns or fire districts with no permanent police or fire department members
- Section 85I Creditable service in retirement of certain members
- Section 85J Pensions for policemen and fire fighters or their widows; optional provisions
- Section 86 Repealed, 1950, 395
- Section 87 Repealed, 1930, 182, Sec. 5
- Section 87A Repealed, 1928, 402, Sec. 4
- Section 88 Pensions for dependents of persons killed while aiding police officers or firefighters
- Section 89 Annuities to dependents of policemen, firemen, etc., killed in performance of duty
- Section 89A Annuities to dependents of public employees killed or dying from injuries in performance of duties
- Section 89B Annuities to dependents of police officers or fire fighters killed in performance of duty
- Section 89C Annuities to widows of employees of cities and towns killed in line of duty
- Section 89D Annuities to widows of employees of cities and towns killed in line of duty
- Section 89E Accidental death benefits for volunteer emergency service providers
- Section 90 Aged police officers not subject to certain laws
- Section 90A Increasing allowance of former employees retired for accidental disability
- Section 90B Waiver of pension or retirement allowance
- Section 90C Increasing allowance of former employees retired on superannuation
- Section 90C1/2 Increasing allowance of former employees retired with at least twenty-five years of creditable service
- Section 90C3/4 Increasing allowance of former state police officers retired after at least twenty years of service
- Section 90D Increasing allowance of former employees retired on ordinary disability
- Section 90D1/2 Increasing allowance of member retired on superannuation, accidental disability or ordinary disability with at least 25 years of creditable service
- Section 90E Increasing allowance of former employees whose classification has been abolished
- Section 90F to 90G1/2 Repealed, 2000, 123, Sec. 25
- Section 90G3/4 Employees age seventy or over; continuation of retirement benefits; retirement system board and local legislative body approval
- Section 90H, 90I Repealed, 2000, 123, Sec. 28
- Section 90J Employees age seventy or over; payment of annual physical and mental examination costs; retirement system board and local legislative body approval
- Section 91 Payment of pensioners for services after retirement
- Section 91A Adjusted pension or retirement allowances
- Section 91B Enforcement of Sec. 91A; wage reporting system and computer match file
- Section 91C Access to criminal record offender information; comparison with retirement allowances list
- Section 92 Pension, annuity or retirement allowance; pledge, conveyance or assignment; support of pensioners becoming public charge
- Section 92A Support of dependents; pensioners residing outside United States
- Section 93 Certain pensions not affected
- 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 94A Disability or death caused by disease of lungs or respiratory tract; paid fire department member; presumption
- Section 94B Disability or death caused by certain conditions of cancer; paid fire member; presumption
- Section 95 Granting annuities to certain officials or employees not entitled to retirement allowance or pension
- Section 95A Annuities to widows and children of retired employees
- Section 95B Annuities to widows and children of retired employees
- Section 96 Increase in retirement allowance, pension or annuity; amount
- Section 97 Increase in retirement allowance, pension or annuity; approval
- Section 98 Advance payments, period of processing application
- Section 99 Advance payments
- Section 100 Pensions to surviving spouses of firefighters, police officers or corrections officers killed in performance of duties
- Section 100A Killed-in-line-of-duty benefits
- Section 101 Allowance to widows of disabled public employees; supplemental annual allowance
- Section 102 Cost-of-living; annual determination of changes; supplemental payments; adjustments in amounts of pensions and annuities
- Section 103 Systems other than state employees' retirement system and teachers' retirement system; cost-of living; funding schedule; annual determination of changes; supplemental payments
- Section 104 Section 401(a)(17) Excess Fund; Section 415 Excess Benefit Fund
- Section 105 Reinstatement
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Massachusetts may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.