Senate Bill S5406A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Permits deferral of vacation days for certain members of the retirement system

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  • 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-S5406 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §89, R & SS L

2013-S5406 - Summary

Permits deferral of vacation days for certain members of the retirement system.

2013-S5406 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5406 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5406

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GIPSON -- 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
  the  deferral  of  vacation days for certain members of the retirement
  system

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

  Section  1.  Section  89  of the retirement and social security law is
amended by adding a new subdivision l to read as follows:
  L. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY  GENERAL,  SPECIAL  OR  LOCAL
LAW,  CODE,  RESOLUTION  OR  CHARTER TO THE CONTRARY, UNIFORMED PERSONS,
UNIFORMED  PERSONNEL,  OR  SECURITY  HOSPITAL  TREATMENT  ASSISTANTS  AS
DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION I OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE AFFORDED THE OPTION OF
POSTPONING  THE  USE  OF  UP TO FIVE VACATION DAYS PER YEAR AND TAKING A
MONETARY PAYMENT IN LIEU THEREOF ON THE DATE OF  RETIREMENT,  SEPARATION
FROM  SERVICE,  OR  ON THE DATE THE MEMBER BECOMES INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
THE BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION BY REASON OF TERMINATION, TRANSFER
TO A DIFFERENT TITLE OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE  DEEM
THE MEMBER INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SUCH BENEFITS, AT THE PAY RATE APPLICA-
BLE  TO  SUCH  MEMBER  ON THE DATE OF SUCH MEMBER'S RETIREMENT OR ON THE
DATE SUCH MEMBER BECOMES INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE BENEFITS PROVIDED  BY
THIS  SECTION  BY REASON OF SEPARATION OF SERVICE, TERMINATION, TRANSFER
TO A DIFFERENT TITLE OR FOR ANY  OTHER  REASON.  SUCH  MONETARY  PAYMENT
SHALL  NOT  BE UTILIZED IN THE DETERMINATION OF FINAL AVERAGE SALARY FOR
ANY SUCH MEMBER WHO SO ELECTS TO POSTPONE VACATION DAYS PURSUANT TO THIS
SUBDIVISION. ANY SUCH MEMBER WISHING TO POSTPONE  THE  USE  OF  VACATION
DAYS  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ELECT SUCH POSTPONEMENT ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS BY CERTIFYING TO THE DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL OF  HIS  OR  HER
RESPECTIVE  EMPLOYER OF HIS OR HER INTENTION TO DO SO IN SUCH MANNER AND
FORM AS THE RESPECTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL SO REQUIRE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09077-01-3
              

2013-S5406A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §89, R & SS L

2013-S5406A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits deferral of vacation days for certain members of the retirement system.

2013-S5406A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5406A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5406--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GIPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
  -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Civil  Service  and  Pensions  in
  accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
  the deferral of vacation days for certain members  of  the  retirement
  system

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

  Section 1. Section 89 of the retirement and  social  security  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision l to read as follows:
  L.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL
LAW, CODE, RESOLUTION OR CHARTER TO  THE  CONTRARY,  UNIFORMED  PERSONS,
UNIFORMED  PERSONNEL,  OR  SECURITY  HOSPITAL  TREATMENT  ASSISTANTS  AS
DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION I OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE AFFORDED THE OPTION OF
POSTPONING THE USE OF UP TO FIVE VACATION DAYS PER  YEAR  AND  TAKING  A
MONETARY PAYMENT IN LIEU THEREOF. SUCH PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE ON THE DATE
OF SUCH MEMBER'S RETIREMENT, SEPARATION FROM SERVICE, OR ON THE DATE THE
MEMBER  BECOMES  INELIGIBLE  TO  RECEIVE  THE  BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THIS
SECTION BY REASON OF TERMINATION, TRANSFER TO A DIFFERENT TITLE  OR  FOR
ANY  OTHER  REASON  WHICH  WOULD OTHERWISE DEEM THE MEMBER INELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE SUCH BENEFITS.   SUCH PAYMENT SHALL BE  MADE  AT  THE  PAY  RATE
APPLICABLE  TO SUCH MEMBER ON THE DATE OF SUCH MEMBER'S RETIREMENT OR ON
THE DATE SUCH MEMBER BECOMES INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE BENEFITS PROVIDED
BY THIS SECTION BY REASON OF SEPARATION OF SERVICE, TERMINATION,  TRANS-
FER  TO A DIFFERENT TITLE OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON. SUCH MONETARY PAYMENT
SHALL NOT BE UTILIZED IN THE DETERMINATION OF FINAL AVERAGE  SALARY  FOR
ANY SUCH MEMBER WHO SO ELECTS TO POSTPONE VACATION DAYS PURSUANT TO THIS
SUBDIVISION.  ANY  SUCH  MEMBER  WISHING TO POSTPONE THE USE OF VACATION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09077-02-4
              

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