NOVEMBER 1998 - Municipalities Implement New Law - Retirees from across the Commonwealth have begun to reap the benefits of the new Option C “Pop-Up” law passed in July. Hundreds of eligible members from the state and teachers’ retirement systems have seen their pensions increase from 15-25%.

NOVEMBER 1998 - All signs point to the Legislature taking final action on H-5369 before 1998 ends. Labelled the “Needham bill,” referring to the Needham retiree whose controversy triggered the bill’s introduction (see September Voice), H-5369 allows retirement boards to forgive a retiree for certain overpayments in his pension.

NOVEMBER 1998 - Lobbying Team Ready For New Session - Just as the 1997-98 Legislative session winds down, our Association’s legislative team is gearing up for the new session set to convene in January.

NOVEMBER 1998 - Legislation On Deck Before House - In what has become a Beacon Hill soap opera of sorts, the retirement systems of the state’s abolished counties are seeking legislation to reorganize into regional retirement systems.