Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 21, 2016 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Feb 23, 2015 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S3944
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S3944 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6931
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §3653, Ed L
2015-S3944 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3944 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to a retirement contribution reserve fund for the purposes of the New York state teachers' retirement system PURPOSE: This bill would permit participating employers of the New York State Teachers' Retirement system to establish a retirement contribution reserve fund. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Section 1 adds a new section 3653 to the education law by allowing for the board of education or trustees of a participating employer to establish, by a resolution, a retirement contribution reserve fund for the purpose of offsetting employer contributions to the NYS teachers' retirement system. Section 2: Section 2 sets forth an effective date on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S3944 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3944 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 23, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FLANAGAN -- (at request of the New York State Teach- ers' Retirement System) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to a retirement contrib- ution reserve fund for the purposes of the New York state teachers' retirement system THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3653 to read as follows: S 3653. RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION RESERVE FUND. 1. THE BOARD OF EDUCA- TION OR TRUSTEES OF A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER MAY, BY RESOLUTION, ESTAB- LISH A RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION RESERVE FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF OFFSET- TING EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND PAYABLE PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER. 2. THERE MAY BE PAID INTO A RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION RESERVE FUND: A. SUCH AMOUNTS AS MAY BE PROVIDED THEREFOR BY BUDGETARY APPROPRIATION OR RAISED BY TAX THEREFOR; B. SUCH REVENUES AS ARE NOT REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE PAID INTO ANY OTHER FUND OR ACCOUNT; C. SUCH OTHER FUNDS AS MAY BE LEGALLY APPROPRIATED; AND D. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, SUCH AMOUNTS AS MAY BE TRANSFERRED FROM A RESERVE FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX-C, SIX-D, SIX-E, SIX-F OR SIX-G OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW COMPRISED OF MONEYS RAISED FROM THE SAME TAX BASE AS THE MONEYS IN THE RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION RESERVE FUND, OR A RESERVE FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED THAT ANY SUCH TRANSFER SHALL ONLY BE MADE BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF SUCH EMPLOYER ADOPTED AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON AT LEAST FIFTEEN DAYS PRIOR PUBLISHED NOTICE IN AT LEAST ONE NEWSPAPER HAVING GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE EMPLOYER. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09379-01-5
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