Senate Bill S332

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits elected officials from collecting retirement while still in office when the retirement is earned from an elective public office

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S332 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §150, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6186
2011-2012: S3338
2015-2016: S680
2017-2018: S1578

2013-S332 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits elected officials from collecting retirement while still in office when the retirement is earned from an elective public office.

2013-S332 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S332 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   332

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. AVELLA, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and
  Pensions

AN ACT to amend the  civil  service  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
  elected officials from collecting retirement while still in an elected
  position

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

  Section 1. Section 150 of the civil service law, as amended by chapter
211 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  S 150. Suspension of pension and  annuity  during  public  employment.
Except  as  otherwise  provided by sections one hundred one, two hundred
eleven, and two hundred twelve of the  retirement  and  social  security
law,  section five hundred three of the education law, and except as now
provided by any local law or charter, if any person subsequent to his or
her retirement from the civil service of the state or of  any  municipal
corporation  or  political  subdivision  of  the state, shall accept any
office, position or employment in the civil service of the state  or  of
any municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state to which
any  salary  or emolument is attached, except jury duty or the office of
inspector of election, poll clerk or ballot  clerk  under  the  election
law,  or  the  office  of notary public or commissioner of deeds, [or an
elective public office,] any pension or annuity awarded or  allotted  to
him  or her upon retirement, and payable by the state, by such municipal
corporation or political subdivision, or out of any fund established  by
or pursuant to law, shall be suspended during such service or employment
and  while  such  person  is  receiving any salary or emolument therefor
except reimbursement for traveling expenses. [Notwithstanding the  fore-
going,  if any person, subsequent to his or her retirement from an elec-
tive public office, accepts appointment, is re-elected or  takes  a  new

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

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