HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4779
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, June 8, 2020.
The committee on Public Service to whom was recommitted the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2169) of Richard A. Drury for
legislation to authorize the Franklin Regional Retirement Board to grant
Richard Drury 5 years of creditable service, reports recommending that
the accompanying bill (House, No. 4779) ought to pass.
For the committee,
JERALD A. PARISELLA.
 FILED ON: 5/29/2020
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4779
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act relative to retirement benefits for Richard Drury.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
certain retirement benefits, 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 Section 3 of Chapter 71 of the Acts of 1996, or any other general or
2 special law to the contrary, the Franklin regional retirement board shall permit Richard Drury, a
3 member of the Franklin regional retirement system, to purchase creditable service for his military
4 service time pursuant to paragraph (h) of subdivision (1) of Section 4 of Chapter 32 of the
5 General Laws.
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