Legislation

Legislative update on any retirement issue affecting both active and retired teachers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts can be found here.These sites will enable you to reach any Senator or Representative on Beacon Hill. By simply clicking on their name , you will get complete information on them, and access to their email address.

This page is to give you information on bills which have been filed that affect you as a Massachusetts teacher, active or retired, or as a senior citizen. Please refer to this page to find the update of bills filed, what their present status is, and what you should be doing to ensure their passage.

Tips on writing effective letters to elected officials can be found here.

Here is more help in writing to Congress

Information on the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset and how each affects what you will collect from social Security because of your MA pension.

H.R.82, filed by Representative calls for the complete repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Please call your Congressman and ask that he/she co-sponsor this legislation.

S.597, filed by Sen. Sharrod Brown of Ohio calls for the complete repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision(WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). Please call your Senators and ask that he/she co-sponsor this legislation.

Information on when you reach full Social Security age 

To reach a Senator or Congressman from any state. click on either the name of the state or state on the map. Complete information will come up of the states delegation, phone numbers and email address. Realize that emails are very often let through only for constituents of a Member of Congress.