Requires police officer training programs on interacting with individuals with a disability

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Shelley Mayer

Brookfield may allow firefighter Herbert Chaffee II to work past 65 until Feb 23, 2030 or retirement, with fitness checks, and preserves his 65-year pension without further deducti

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Overview

S.1830 is a local, special‑purpose act authorizing the town of Brookfield to continue the employment of Herbert A. (Herb) Chaffee II in the Brookfield Fire Department beyond the statutory retirement age of 65. The bill is a single‑person, municipality‑specific measure that overrides general law only as to this individual’s continued service and related retirement treatment. (Note: the bill title and sponsor information supplied with the request contains inconsistencies; this summary is based on the bill text filed as Senate Docket No. 223 / Senate No. 1830.)

Key provisions

Overrides any general or special law to permit Herbert A. Chaffee II to continue serving as a member of the Brookfield Fire Department until the earliest of:

February 23, 2030; or
the date of his retirement; or
the date he is relieved of his duties by the Brookfield select board.

Continuation of service is conditioned on Chaffee being mentally and physically capable of performing the duties of the position.

The town of Brookfield may require, at its expense, that Chaffee be examined by an impartial physician designated by the town to determine his capability.

No further deductions under Chapter 32 (state retirement law) shall be made from Chaffee’s regular compensation for any service after he reaches age 65.

Upon retirement, Chaffee shall receive a superannuation retirement allowance equal to the allowance he would have been entitled to had he retired at age 65.

The act takes effect upon passage.

Who is affected

Directly affects Herbert A. Chaffee II (a Brookfield firefighter) and the Brookfield Fire Department.

Affects the town of Brookfield’s administrative duties and potential costs (physician exam, administration).

Has limited broader legal effect; it is a specific exemption for one individual rather than a general change in retirement policy.

Fiscal and administrative impact

Potential modest cost to the town if it requires and pays for a physician’s fitness examination.

Retirement benefit treatment preserves the pension amount Chaffee would have received at age 65 while preventing additional Chapter 32 payroll deductions after 65; actuarial or long‑term pension cost impacts are likely minimal for a single individual but depend on timing of actual retirement.

Procedural timeline / status

Filed: Jan 9, 2025 (Senate Docket No. 223)

Committee hearing(s): May 7, 2025; reported favorably June 30, 2025

Passed by both branches through readings in summer–fall 2025

Enacted: readings and passage recorded Nov 12–13, 2025

Signed by the Governor and became Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2025 on Nov 19, 2025

Effective: upon passage (now in force as of signature date)

Notes on discrepancies

The bill text is a Brookfield local act concerning continued employment of a named firefighter. The title provided in the request (police officer disability‑interaction training) does not match the bill text; sponsors listed in different sections of the provided materials also conflict. This summary follows the enacted bill text (Senate No. 1830 / Chapter 64 of 2025).

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