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Boston Teachers May Enter State System
JULY 2001 - House Budget Seeks Change For New Hires - In November, we reported on a bill that would have transferred Boston teachers into the Commonwealth’s Teachers’ Retirement System. The late filed bill, sponsored by the House Republican Leader Francis Marini, died when the last session ended.As we predicted, the issue re-emerged during the current session, when an amendment was added to the House version of the FY’02 state budget. Instead of being championed by the GOP, this time the issue is being promoted by a member of the Democratic leadership team, Representative Paul Casey (D-Winchester).
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Credit For Military Service Considered
JULY 2001 - Association Fights For Inclusion Of Retirees - At a Public Service Committee hearing on May 22, speaking on behalf of legislation (S1321) filed by Senator Edward Clancy Jr. (D-Lynn), Association lobbyists asked that retirees be included in the 1996 law (Ch. 17) which allowed actively employed veterans to purchase up to four years service credit.Chapter 17 granted veterans, as defined under Chapter 32, the ability to purchase up to four years of their military time to use towards their Massachusetts pension. Veterans, as defined under the retirement law, must have served in active duty during certain dates of war and conflict.
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Swift Names Forman Chief Of Staff
JULY 2001 - Represented Governor On GIC & PERAC - Governor Jane Swift has named Peter Forman as her chief of staff, as she begins her tenure in the corner office. Forman, a Plymouth native, served for 14 years as a state representative, including four as House minority leader. In 1995, he was appointed by former Governor Bill Weld as Sheriff of Plymouth County.After twice being elected sheriff by wide margins, he stepped down from the office in late 1999, at the request of former Governor Paul Cellucci, to serve as the Governor’s Undersecretary for Administration and Finance. It was in this capacity that Forman worked closely with the Association on a number of issues.
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Stefanini Becomes Top Finneran Aide
JULY 2001 - Popular Framingham Rep Friend of Retirees - Veteran Framingham Representative John Stefanini has resigned his House seat to become the top aide to House Speaker Thomas Finneran. Stefanini, who was serving his fifth term in the House, is now chief counsel and advisor to the powerful Speaker.First elected to the House from his native Framingham in 1990, Stefanini served as a member of the committees on Ways and Means, Post Audit and Oversight, and Local Affairs. He previously served as vice chairman of the Health Care Committee.
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Legislative Package Pending
JULY 2001 - Public Service Committee Weighs Options - With over 1,000 separate pieces of legislation to examine, the Joint Committee on Public Service continues to hold weekly hearings while committee members and staff weigh the various issues before them.
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