Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H2873: An Act providing creditable service for certain teachers
Status: Failed, March 30, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
Subsection (1) of section 4 of chapter 32 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph (g) the following paragraph:— (g 1/4) The period or periods during which any member in service of the teachers retirement system or any teacher who is a member of the Boston retirement system whose employment was terminated due to a reduction in force and had established membership in the Massachusetts contributory retirement system and was subsequently employed as a teacher in any governmental unit shall be allowed creditable service for such unemployment on a proportionate basis which the board shall determine according to rules and regulations adopted by the board and approved by the commission, provided, that no such credit shall be allowed unless such member has paid into the Annuity Savings Fund of the systems, in one lump sum or installments, upon such terms and conditions as the board may prescribe, an amount equal to the deductions that would have been withheld had the member continued in service, as determined by the board, together with regular interest. No credit shall be allowed and no payment shall be accepted under this paragraph until such member shall have completed 10 or more years of membership service. The maximum creditable service allowed under this paragraph for …
Sponsors
- Daniel Hunt (D, 13th Suffolk) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5312 (under House Rule 27)
- : Hearing scheduled for 09/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Public Service
- : Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
Common questions
- What is H2873?
- H2873 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act providing creditable service for certain teachers.
- What is the status of H2873?
- Failed as of March 30, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5312 (under House Rule 27) (March 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored H2873?
- Daniel Hunt (D, 13th Suffolk).
- Where is the official record for H2873?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2873
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