NY State Senate Bill 2015-S5152

Senate Bill S5152

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes Steven M. Carlson to apply for retroactive membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system based on prior seasonal employment by the city of New York

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

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2015-S5152 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:: Retirement

2015-S5152 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes Steven M. Carlson to apply for retroactive membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system based on prior seasonal employment by the city of New York.

2015-S5152 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S5152

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to authorize Steven M. Carlson to apply for retroactive
membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement
system on the basis of prior seasonal employment by the department of
parks and recreation of the city of New York

PURPOSE:

To allow Steven Carlson to apply for membership in the New York City
employees' retirement system and retroactive membership in the New
York state and local employees' retirement system. This bill would
allow Mr. Carlson to be eligible to apply for retroactive membership
upon completion of a timely and acceptable application to the state
comptroller.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 authorizes Steven M.  Carlson to apply for and receive
membership in the New York City employees' retirement system and
retroactive membership in the New York state and local employees'
retirement system, beginning June 19, 1968, pursuant to section 645 of
retirement and social security law, provided that he submit a written
application to the state comptroller within one year of the effective

date of this act. Section 2 provides the effective date.

EXISTING LAW:

In recognition of one's total public service, section 645 of
retirement and social security law allows for continuity of service
credit for former state employees who were members of a public
retirement system and who later returned to public service.
Legislation was passed in 1992 and 1996 allowing retroactive
membership in the city's retirement system for part-time employees.
However, Mr. Carlson was ineligible due to his transfer into the state
retirement system in 1986, prior to the enactment of such legislation.

JUSTIFICATION:

Mr. Carlson worked part-time for the department of parks and
recreation of New York City from 1968 to 1972. This marked the
beginning of a long career of service to the city and state, retiring
from the state department of health in 2013. This legislation would
allow him to apply for retroactive membership in the state employees'
retirement system to 1968, provided he submit a timely and acceptable
application to the office of the state comptroller.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.


EFFECTIVE DATE:

Immediate.

2015-S5152 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5152

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 5, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to authorize Steven M. Carlson to apply for  retroactive  member-
  ship  in  the New York state and local employees' retirement system on
  the basis of prior seasonal employment by the department of parks  and
  recreation of the city of New York

  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 to the contrary,
Steven M. Carlson, a member of the New York state and  local  employees'
retirement  system  employed by the department of health, who was previ-
ously employed as a seasonal recreation assistant by the  department  of
parks  and  recreation  of  the  city of New York commencing on June 19,
1968, who for reasons not ascribable to his  own  negligence  failed  to
become a member of the New York city employees' retirement system during
such  seasonal  employment, and who previously transferred prior service
credit and his membership in the New  York  city  employees'  retirement
system  to  the  New  York  state and local employees' retirement system
pursuant to section 645 of the retirement and social security law on the
basis of other subsequent employment by the city of New York,  shall  be
authorized  to  apply for, pursuant to section 645 of the retirement and
social security law, and receive membership in the New York city employ-
ees' retirement system and a retroactive  membership  in  the  New  York
state  and  local  employees'  retirement  system commencing on June 19,
1968, if within one year of the effective date  of  this  act  he  shall
submit a written application therefor with the state comptroller.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10643-03-5

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