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Professor testifies she was misled on buyback options; bill filed to remedy her case
5572168 · June 25, 2025
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Roberta Wallins told the Joint Committee on Public Service she was given incorrect advice by UMass Boston HR about eligibility to buy back out‑of‑state teaching service; Senator John Keenan filed a bill she says would correct her unique situation.
Roberta Wallins testified that she moved to Massachusetts in 2006 to join UMass Boston and was told by university personnel she could buy back 11 years of prior teaching at Indiana University, including university payment for up to five years of creditable service.
Wallins said she followed the university…
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