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Definitions

Description of Systems

Membership

Ineligible Employees; Deferred Compensation Program

Creditable Service

Superannuation Retirement

Wellness Program

Early Intervention Plans; Rehabilitation Plans

Ordinary Disability Retirement

Accidental Disability Retirement

Evaluation and Reexamination of Members Retired for Disability

Accidental Death Benefit

Resignation, Failure of Reappointment, Removal or Discharge

Return of Accumulated Total Deductions and Amounts Due Beneficiaries of Deceased Members

Options on Retirement

Payment of Allowances to Certain Beneficiaries Pending Determination of Accidental Death Benefits

Spouse and Children; Survivor Benefits

Widow and Children Survivor Benefits; Manner of Payment; Contributions

Payment of Benefits in Accordance With Requirements of Internal Revenue Code

Payment of Allowances

Effect of Workers' Compensation Benefits

Third Party Recovery

Dereliction of Duty by Members

Involuntary Retirement; Right to a Hearing; Right of Review or Appeal

Action on Behalf of Incompetent Members

Filing of Statements and Reports; Protection Against Fraud

Exemption From Taxation, Attachments and Assignments; Exception

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

Withholding for Payment of Insurance Premiums; Certification of Eligible Members; Death; Payment of Benefits

Annuity, Retirement Allowance, Etc. Subject to Child Support Obligations; Payments to Iv–d Agency

Administration by Boards

Civil Action Against Board Member; Expenses and Damages; Indemnification

Indemnification

Retirement Board Member Statement of Financial Interest

Supervision by Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission

Debarment or Suspension of Contractors or Vendors

Methods of Financing

Repealed, 1983, 661, Sec. 16a

Reduction of Unfunded Pension Liability

Commonwealth's Pension Liability Fund; Funding Schedules; Appropriations

Retirement System Funding Schedule; Establishment; Annual Pension Funding Grants

Review, Evaluation and Financial Impact of Statutory Adjustments to the Commonwealth Pension Liability

Revised Retirement System Funding Schedule

Management of Funds

Repealed, 1996, 315, Sec. 13

Requirements Applicable to Retirement Board Contracts for the Procurement of Investment, Actuarial, Legal and Accounting Services

Violations of Contributory Retirement Laws

Guarantees; Effects of Amendments or Repeal; Mandamus

Retirement of Officers in Department of State Police

Disposition of Funds as of January 1, 1946

Acceptance of Act

Retirement of Certain Officers in Department of State Police

Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 35

Repealed, 1948, 589, Sec. 1

Repealed, 1952, 634, Sec. 1

Repealed, 1952, 634, Sec. 2

Repealed, 1987, 697, Sec. 98

Repealed, 1950, 813, Sec. 2

Repealed, 1952, 634, Sec. 3

State Employees Serving on Interstate Commission; Continuance as Members of Retirement System

Repealed, 1952, 634, Sec. 4

Commonwealth Employees; Leave of Absence as Representative of Employee Organization; Creditable Service

Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 35a

Department of Correction Employees; Retirement

Correction or Jail Officers Employed by County Sheriffs' Offices; Retirement

To 32 - Repealed, 1945, 658, Sec. 1

Repealed, 1936, 400, Sec. 4

To 38a - Repealed, 1945, 658, Sec. 1

Association for Providing Pensions

By-Laws and Statements

Exemption From Taxation; Exception

Pension Fund for the Retirement of Teachers

Retirement of Teacher if Incapacitated

Retirement of School Janitors if Incapacitated

Retirement of Janitors Not in Contributory Retirement System; Authorization; Amount of Pension

School Janitors; Options; Widows; Approval

Dental Assistants, Retirement by Cities or Towns

Applicability of Sec. 44 to City of Boston; Acceptance by Other Cities and Towns

Amount of Pension Payable to Person Retired Under Sec. 44

School Janitors and School Custodians in Certain Cities and Towns

Amount of Pension Payable to Person With More Than 20 Years of Service Retired Under Sec. 44

Officers and Employees of Correctional Institutions; Prerequisites to Retirement

Computation of Time of Service

Amount of Pension

To 51 - Repealed, 1954, 627, Sec. 9

Veterans of Indian Wars in Municipal Service

Veterans of Indian Wars Employed Jointly by Two Municipalities

Acceptance of Two Preceding Sections

Acceptance of Secs. 52 and 53 Subject to Mayor's Veto

Retirement of Veteran if Incapacitated

Retirement of Veteran After Ten Years' Service

Certain Provisions of Secs. 6, 8 and 16 Applicable to Certain Veterans

Retirement of Police or Fire Department Members Under Secs. 56 to 60; Creditable Service; Effective Date of Section

Retirement of Veteran After Thirty Years' Service

Wartime Service in Armed Forces as Creditable Service

Election of Option for Benefit of Surviving Spouse or Other Beneficiary of Veteran

Retirement Allowances of Policemen and Firemen Retiring Under Sec. 58

Retirement Allowances of Employees Retiring Under Sec. 58 Other Than Policemen and Firemen

''retiring Authority'' Defined

Part of Service in Governmental Unit Other Than Retiring Unit; Reimbursement

Acceptance of Secs. 56 to 59; Minimum Period of Creditable Service

Repealed, 1954, 627, Sec. 15

To 65 - Repealed, 1937, 409, Sec. 2

Retirement or Resignation of Justices or Judges

Pensions for Special Justices of District Courts

Surviving Spouses of Judges

Retirement or Resignation of Judges Appointed on or After Jan. 2, 1975

Election of Appointed Justice to Membership in Service of a Retirement System

Retired Justices of Supreme Judicial Court; Benefits; Temporary Service

Retired Justices of Appeals Court; Benefits; Temporary Service

Justices of Trial Court; Benefits; Temporary Service

Early Retirement Allowance for Judges

Disability Retirement for Judges

Retiring Judges; Payments for Unused Vacation Allowance and Sick Leave Credit

Pensions for Court Officers

Payment of Pensions Granted Under Sec. 66 and Expenses

Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 35b

To 68c - Repealed, 1945, 658, Sec. 1

Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 35b

Repealed, 1939, 441, Sec. 4

Annuities to Dependents of Member of Metropolitan Police Department Killed While in Performance of Duties

Appropriations for Pensions

Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 148

Scrubwomen in State House

Pensions for Probation Officers

Amount of Pension; Counties Liable; Apportionment

Amount of Pension; Counties Liable; Apportionment

Pensions for Laborers; Qualifications; Acceptance of Provisions by Cities or Towns

Superannuation Retirement; Options for Payment of Pension

Amount of Pensions; Effective Date

Persons Promoted to Supervisory Positions

Retirement of Laborers Not in Contributory Retirement System; Authorization; Amount of Pension

Laborers in Fire, Water and Sewerage Districts or Employed by Joint Water Boards

Laborers Subject to Provisions; Continuity of Service

Existing Pensions

Pensions for Firemen in Cities; Applicability of Law

Amount of Pension

Alternative Provisions for Retirement of Firemen

Amount of Pensions Under Sec. 81a

Pensions for Call Members

Pensions for Police in Cities

Alternative Provisions for Retirement of Police in Cities

Retirement of Injured Police Officers in Cities and Towns Having No Pension Systems

Pensions for Policemen and Firemen in Towns

Retirement of Members of Fire and Police Department in Certain Towns

Retirement of Park Board Police of Cities and Towns

Policemen and Firemen Excepted From Law

Retirement of Call Members in Certain Towns

Alternative Retirement Provisions for Policemen and Firemen in Towns

Examination by Medical Panel Prerequisite to Disability Retirement

Service Credit on Retirement of Former Reserve Officers

Disability Retirement of Call or Volunteer Fire Fighters and Reserve Police Officers

Disability Retirement Compensation in Cities, Towns or Fire Districts With No Permanent Police or Fire Department Members

Creditable Service in Retirement of Certain Members

Pensions for Policemen and Fire Fighters or Their Widows; Optional Provisions

Repealed, 1950, 395

Repealed, 1930, 182, Sec. 5

Repealed, 1928, 402, Sec. 4

Pensions for Dependents of Persons Killed While Aiding Police Officers or Firefighters

Annuities to Dependents of Policemen, Firemen, etc., Killed in Performance of Duty

Annuities to Dependents of Public Employees Killed or Dying From Injuries in Performance of Duties

Annuities to Dependents of Police Officers or Fire Fighters Killed in Performance of Duty

Annuities to Widows of Employees of Cities and Towns Killed in Line of Duty

Annuities to Widows of Employees of Cities and Towns Killed in Line of Duty

Accidental Death Benefits for Volunteer Emergency Service Providers

Aged Police Officers Not Subject to Certain Laws

Increasing Allowance of Former Employees Retired for Accidental Disability

Waiver of Pension or Retirement Allowance

Increasing Allowance of Former Employees Retired on Superannuation

Increasing Allowance of Former Employees Retired With at Least Twenty-Five Years of Creditable Service

Increasing Allowance of Former State Police Officers Retired After at Least Twenty Years of Service

Increasing Allowance of Former Employees Retired on Ordinary Disability

Increasing Allowance of Member Retired on Superannuation, Accidental Disability or Ordinary Disability With at Least 25 Years of Creditable Service

Increasing Allowance of Former Employees Whose Classification Has Been Abolished

To 90g1/2 - Repealed, 2000, 123, Sec. 25

Repealed, 2017, 47, Sec. 28

90i - Repealed, 2000, 123, Sec. 28

Employees Age Seventy or Over; Payment of Annual Physical and Mental Examination Costs; Retirement System Board and Local Legislative Body Approval

Payment of Pensioners for Services After Retirement

Adjusted Pension or Retirement Allowances

Enforcement of Sec. 91a; Wage Reporting System and Computer Match File

Access to Criminal Record Offender Information; Comparison With Retirement Allowances List

Pension, Annuity or Retirement Allowance; Pledge, Conveyance or Assignment; Support of Pensioners Becoming Public Charge

Support of Dependents; Pensioners Residing Outside United States

Certain Pensions Not Affected

Impairment of Health Caused by Hypertension or Heart Disease, Resulting in Disability or Death of Paid Fire or Police Department Member; Presumption

Disability or Death Caused by Disease of Lungs or Respiratory Tract; Paid Fire Department Member; Presumption

Disability or Death Caused by Certain Conditions of Cancer; Paid Fire Member; Presumption

Granting Annuities to Certain Officials or Employees Not Entitled to Retirement Allowance or Pension

Annuities to Widows and Children of Retired Employees

Annuities to Widows and Children of Retired Employees

Increase in Retirement Allowance, Pension or Annuity; Amount

Increase in Retirement Allowance, Pension or Annuity; Approval

Advance Payments, Period of Processing Application

Advance Payments

Pensions to Surviving Spouses of Firefighters, Police Officers or Corrections Officers Killed in Performance of Duties

Killed-in-Line-of-Duty Benefits

Allowance to Widows of Disabled Public Employees; Supplemental Annual Allowance

Cost-of-Living; Annual Determination of Changes; Supplemental Payments; Adjustments in Amounts of Pensions and Annuities

Systems Other Than State Employees' Retirement System and Teachers' Retirement System; Cost-of Living; Funding Schedule; Annual Determination of Changes; Supplemental Payments

Section 401(a)(17) Excess Fund; Section 415 Excess Benefit Fund

Reinstatement