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H 3914

An Act relative to the disability retirement of Casey L'Italien, a police officer in the city known as the town of Randolph

194th Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Bruce Ayers and 2 co-sponsors

The bill increases Casey L’Italien’s accidental disability retirement, extends medical indemnification, guarantees survivor and child benefits, and accelerates benefits from the No

Read second and ordered to a third reading
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Bill Summary · H 3914

Summary of H.3914 (House Docket No. 3914): An Act relative to the disability retirement of Casey L'Italien, a police officer in the town known as the city known as the town of Randolph

Purpose and intent

  • The bill provides an enhanced disability retirement package for Casey L'Italien, a Randolph police officer who sustained injuries while performing duties on May 25, 2021, resulting in total and permanent incapacity to perform essential police duties.
  • It aims to adjust pension benefits, medical indemnification, and survivor/family protections, and to expedite certain administrative actions by the Norfolk County Retirement Board.

Key provisions

1) Disability retirement benefits (Section 1)
- The Norfolk County Retirement Board shall increase Casey L'Italien’s accidental disability retirement allowance.
- The annual pension shall equal the regular rate of compensation she would have earned if she had continued in service at her current grade until death or reaching mandatory retirement age (whichever comes first). Payments are non-taxable to the extent permitted by law.
- Earnings limitation:, notwithstanding any law to the contrary, Casey’s annual earnings, when added to the retirement allowance, may total up to one-half the retirement allowance each year without refund penalties.
- At the statutory mandatory retirement age for Randolph police, she shall receive a pension equal to 80% of her annual rate of compensation immediately prior to reaching that age (per the terms of the applicable General Laws).

2) Medical indemnification (Section 2)
- Casey L'Italien shall be entitled to indemnification for hospital, medical, and related expenses incurred after retirement due to the injuries, consistent with general laws governing such benefits (Ch. 41, Sections 100 and 100B).

3) Immediate distribution of accumulated deductions (Section 3)
- The Norfolk County Retirement Board must immediately pay Casey the amount credited to her accumulated total deductions in the annuity savings fund as of the act’s effective date.

4) Survivor benefits (Section 4)
- If Casey was married on the date of injury, and remains married to that spouse at her death, the surviving spouse shall receive an annuity equal to 75% of the pension that would have been payable to Casey, for the spouse’s lifetime (subject to General Laws, Sec. 103, Ch. 32).

5) Benefits for children (Section 5)
- If both Casey and her spouse die before their children reach 18, payments that would have gone to the surviving spouse are redirected per stirpes to surviving children under 18.
- Payments continue for a child 18+ who is permanently incapacitated or for a child under 22 enrolled as a full-time student, per institutional criteria.

6) Effective date (Section 6)
- The act takes effect upon passage.

Affected parties

  • Primary beneficiary: Casey L'Italien (retired Randolph police officer)
  • Norfolk County Retirement Board (administrative administrator of benefits)
  • Potential secondary beneficiaries: spouse (survivor benefits) and Casey’s children (per stirpes continuation)

Procedural history and timeline (selected)

  • Introduced: April 7, 2025
  • Senate concurred: April 10, 2025
  • House referral: Public Service
  • Committee action: Reported favorably, referred to House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (Aug. 21, 2025)
  • House actions: Readings and scheduling to second/third readings; as of Oct. 2, 2025, moved to Orders of the Day for second reading, with rules suspended and second reading ordered to third reading.

Related bills

  • HD 4466 (replaces): House Docket No. 4466, filed Feb. 26, 2025; local approval received; same subject matter.

Notes

  • The language uses specific boilerplate provisions common to state retirement systems (e.g., Ch. 32, Ch. 41 provisions, and 103) to shape elevated disability benefits and survivor protections.
  • The bill emphasizes non-taxable treatment where allowed and aligns post-retirement medical indemnification with existing statutes.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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