S 3044

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 3273  FILED ON: 10/7/2025
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  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  PRESENTED BY:
  Kelly A. Dooner and Steven S. Howitt
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
        Court assembled:
        The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
  An Act relative to retirement benefits for Alec Ciminello.
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  PETITION OF:
NAME:  DISTRICT/ADDRESS:
Kelly A. Dooner  Third Bristol and Plymouth
Steven S. Howitt  4th Bristol  10/7/2025
Adam J. Scanlon  14th Bristol  10/20/2025
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  SENATE DOCKET, NO. 3273  FILED ON: 10/7/2025
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    By Mrs. Dooner and Mr.Howitt of Seekonk, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
    3044) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Kelly A. Dooner, Steven S. Howitt and Adam J. Scanlon for
    legislation relative to retirement benefits for Alec Ciminello. Public Service.
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
  (2025-2026)
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    An Act relative to retirement benefits for Alec Ciminello.
  Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
    to establish forthwith creditable service for Alec Ciminello, therefore it is hereby declared to be
    an emergency law, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the
    immediate preservation of the public convenience.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
    of the same, as follows:
1  Notwithstanding chapter 32 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to
2   the contrary, the teachers’ retirement system shall credit Alec Ciminello, a member of the
3   teachers’ retirement system, with 7.92 years of creditable service for the teaching service he
4   rendered in Rhode Island for the period of August 1, 2014 through June 30, 2022, inclusive, for
5   the purpose of determining his superannuation retirement allowance pursuant to paragraph (a) of
6   subdivision (2) of section 5 of said chapter 32. Before the date that any retirement allowance
7   becomes effective for Alec Ciminello, he shall pay into the annuity savings fund of the teachers’
8   retirement system in 1 sum or in installments, upon such terms and conditions as the teachers’
9   retirement board may prescribe, an amount equal to that which would have been withheld as
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10   regular deductions from his regular compensation for such period had such service been rendered
11   in a public school of the commonwealth, plus buyback interest.
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