S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 4148 A. 6483
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
March 21, 2011
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service
and Pensions
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. SAYWARD -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT authorizing the payment of ordinary disability retirement bene-
fits by the New York state teachers' retirement system to the widow of
Lawrence L. Allen
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
2 Christine M. Allen, the widow of Lawrence L. Allen, who was a member of
3 the New York state teachers' retirement system, who prior to his death,
4 in the presence of a notary public, completed and mailed an application
5 for an ordinary disability retirement and a retirement election form to
6 the New York state teachers' retirement system, and who died before the
7 application was received by the New York state teachers' retirement
8 system, shall be authorized to re-file such application and election on
9 behalf of her deceased husband, if on or before December 31, 2011 she
10 shall file a request therefor with the retirement board of the New York
11 state teachers' retirement system. Such application for an ordinary
12 disability retirement and retirement option election shall be deemed to
13 have become effective on March 18, 1999. All retirement benefits payable
14 pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be paid to Christine M.
15 Allen and shall be in lieu of any other death benefits payable.
16 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
FISCAL NOTE.--This bill would allow Christine M. Allen, the widow of
Lawrence L. Allen who was a Tier 1 member of the New York State Teach-
ers' Retirement System who had applied for a disability retirement and
died before the application was received by the New York State Teachers'
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Retirement System, to re-file such application on behalf of her deceased
husband. She must file a request with the head of the New York State
Teachers' Retirement System on or before December 31, 2011. Such appli-
cation for disability retirement shall be deemed to have become effec-
tive on March 18, 1999, and the death benefit payable would therefore be
in accordance with the option election, and not the active member death
benefit. The benefit payable pursuant to the provisions of this bill
shall be paid to Christine M. Allen and be in lieu of any other death
benefit.
The cost for this benefit is equal to the increase in the present
value of benefits, which is estimated to be $260,000.
The source of this estimate is Fiscal Note 2011-18 dated March 9, 2011
prepared by the Actuary of the New York State Teachers' Retirement
System and is intended for use only during the 2011 Legislative
Session."