Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H2865: An Act relative to teacher’s retirement buyback for former parochial school teachers
Status: In committee, March 25, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 32 of the Generals Laws as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subdivision (4A) the following six subdivisions: - (4B) Parochial school or public or private academy. A member who taught in a parochial school or in a public or private academy may purchase up to 10 years of service credit for that service under subdivisions (4C) to (4G), inclusive. (4C) The member shall have taught in a school approved by the department of education or the education department of another state while holding an appropriate teaching certificate. (4D) The member shall before any retirement benefit becomes effective for that member, make contributions into the members retirement fund, for the years of private or parochial school teaching on the same basis as the member would have made contributions had the service been as a state employee or teacher in the Commonwealth, including interest at a rate to be set by the board not to exceed regular interest by more than five percentage points. The member’s earnings for the years of private or parochial school teaching must be assumed to have been the same as the average salary for teachers in the Commonwealth as determined by the department of education for each of the years when the private or …
Sponsors
- Natalie Higgins (D, 4th Worcester) · primary sponsor
- Vanna Howard (D, 17th Middlesex)
- John Moran (D, 9th Suffolk)
- Homar Gómez (D)
- William Driscoll (D)
- Carmine Gentile (D)
- Danillo Sena (D)
- Kevin Honan (D, 17th Suffolk)
- Tara Hong (D)
- Rodney Elliott (D)
- Nick Collins (D, First Suffolk)
- Margaret Scarsdale (D)
Latest actions
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : 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
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Public Service (March 18, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H2865?
- H2865 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to teacher’s retirement buyback for former parochial school teachers.
- What is the status of H2865?
- In committee as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored H2865?
- Natalie Higgins (D, 4th Worcester), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H2865?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2865
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