Patrick Proposes Overhaul Of Mass. Pension System
BOSTON (AP) - Gov. Deval Patrick is recommending the state increase the retirement age for state workers, end retirement subsidies and eliminate "double-dipping" by elected officials.
Patrick made the recommendations as part of his plan to overhaul the Massachusetts pension system. Under Patrick's plan the retirement age for most state workers would increase to age 60 to 67 from the current 55 to 65.
The proposal follows up on a bill that passed the Legislature in 2009.
WBZ News Radio 1030's Bernice Corpuz reports.
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Changes have been discussed after the late Middlesex Sheriff James DiPaola filed for retirement to take advantage of a pension law allowing retirees to run for paid elective office without losing their pensions.
DiPaola stood to gain an annual pension of $98,500 in addition to his sheriff's pay of $123,000.
He committed suicide in November shortly after the disclosure.
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