S274-2013 Actions

• Mar 6, 2013: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Mar 5, 2013: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Mar 4, 2013: 1ST REPORT CAL.148
• Feb 5, 2013: PRINT NUMBER 274A
• Feb 5, 2013: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
• Jan 9, 2013: REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

S274-2013 Votes

S274-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S274

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to
amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
authorizing retired firefighters to be employed as instructor of fire
sciences by a career and technical education center without diminution
of his or her retirement benefits

PURPOSE:
To allow retired firefighters with knowledge and expertise in the
profession to train the future generation of young firefighters
without diminution of his or her retirement benefits.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1-Amends the retirement and social security law by adding a
new section 214-c.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of
any state or local law or charter to the contrary, no retired person
who retired from fire service as a member of the New York state and
local police and fire retirement system or the New York fire
department pension fund, and who is employed by a career and
technical education center as an instructor in a fire science program
approved by the education department, shall have his or her
retirement allowance or benefits suspended or reduced because of
compensation earned by such retired person from service as a fire
science instructor.

Section 2- This act shall take effect immediately.

JUSTIFICATION:
This bill would permit retired firefighters to receive their pension
payments while earning compensation for employment by a career and
technical education center as an instructor in a fire science program
approved by the education department. Retired firefighters possess
the training, skills, and experience which make them an excellent
resource of knowledge for New York's future generation of
firefighters. Permitting such highly qualified retired public
employees to receive pension payments while being employed as fire
science instructors would
provide an incentive for those retirees to pass on the knowledge that
was acquired throughout their years of service to a new generation of
firefighters.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2011-2012:  S.4239A - Passed Senate

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
See fiscal note.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S274-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                          274
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 9, 2013
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. LARKIN, BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and
 Pensions
 

AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
 authorizing  retired firefighters to be employed as instructor of fire
 sciences by a career and technical education center without diminution
 of his or her retirement benefits
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
 a new section 214-c to read as follows:

 

S  214-C.  EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN RETIRED PERSONS WHO RETIRED FROM FIRE
 SERVICE.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  CHAPTER   OR   THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  ANY  STATE  OR  LOCAL LAW OR CHARTER TO THE CONTRARY, NO
 RETIRED PERSON WHO RETIRED FROM FIRE SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK
 STATE AND LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR THE NEW  YORK  FIRE
 DEPARTMENT  PENSION  FUND, AND WHO IS EMPLOYED BY A CAREER AND TECHNICAL
 EDUCATION CENTER AS AN INSTRUCTOR IN A FIRE SCIENCE PROGRAM APPROVED  BY
 THE  EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SHALL HAVE HIS OR HER RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE OR
 BENEFITS SUSPENDED OR REDUCED BECAUSE OF  COMPENSATION  EARNED  BY  SUCH
 RETIRED PERSON FROM SERVICE AS A FIRE SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01352-01-3

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