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                                  9456

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 1, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. SMARDZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Employees

AN ACT granting tier I status in the New York state teachers' retirement
  system to Joanne Ohnmeiss

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  law,   Joanne
Ohnmeiss,  a  member  of the New York state teachers' retirement system,
who was employed on July 5,  1971  by  the  Lake  Shore  Central  School
District, who, for reasons not ascribable to her own negligence, did not
file  a  membership  application in such system until September 1, 1984,
which gave her Tier IV status instead of Tier I status, where she  would
have  been  had  she been able to file a membership application when she
was first employed by the Lake Shore Central  School  District,  may  be
deemed  to  have become a member of the New York state teachers' retire-
ment system on July 5, 1971 if on or before December 31, 2012 she  shall
file  with  the head of the New York state teachers' retirement system a
written request to that effect.    Upon  granting  of  such  retroactive
membership, Joanne Ohnmeiss shall not be granted a refund of any employ-
ee  contribution  made by her to the New York state teachers' retirement
system.
  S 2. Any costs incurred in implementing the  provisions  of  this  act
shall be borne by the Lake Shore Central School District.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL NOTE.- Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
  This  bill would allow Joanne Ohnmeiss, a member of the New York State
Teachers' Retirement System with Tier 4 status, to  be  reclassified  as
Tier  1  member with all rights, benefits, and privileges which would be
available to her as a Tier 1 member. Her date  of  membership  would  be
changed  based  upon  her  employment with the Lake Shore Central School
District during the 1971-72 school year. Ms. Ohnmeiss would not  receive
any  additional  service  credit under this bill. Employee contributions
made pursuant to Article 15 of the Retirement and  Social  Security  Law
would not be refunded to Ms. Ohnmeiss. Ms.  Ohnmeiss must file a written

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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request  with the head of the New York State Teachers' Retirement System
on or before December 31, 2012.
  The cost of this benefit is equal to the increase in the present value
of  liabilities,  which  is  estimated to be $67,000. This cost shall be
borne by the Lake Shore Central School District.
  The source of this estimate is Fiscal Note 2012-09 dated February  10,
2012  prepared by the Actuary of the New York State Teachers' Retirement
System and is intended for use only during the 2012 Legislative Session.
I, Richard A. Young, am the Actuary for the  New  York  State  Teachers'
Retirement  System.  I  am a member of the American Academy of Actuaries
and I meet the Qualification Standards of the American Academy of  Actu-
aries to render the actuarial opinion contained herein.