Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Jun 02, 2015 |
print number 5700a |
Jun 02, 2015 |
amend and recommit to civil service and pensions |
May 28, 2015 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S5700A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee
- 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
Bill Amendments
2015-S5700 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7816
- Current Committee:
- Senate Civil Service And Pensions
- Law Section:
- Retirement and Social Security Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §440, R & SS L
2015-S5700 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5700 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to the membership of police officers and firefighters PURPOSE: To provide equitable disability benefits and retirement benefits for uniformed services across the state of New York. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one reinstitutes Tier 2 disability benefits for members currently in Tier 3 statewide. Section two provides that this act shall take effect immediately. JUSTIFICATION: In 2009, Governor Paterson approved the Tier V benefit plan. New York City employees were not subjected to Tier V, leading newly hired New York City Police and Fire members to become members of the original Article 14 Tier III pension plan. Tier III provides very limited disability benefits, which are only 50% of the member's final average salary, which is reduced by 50% of the primary social security benefit received. This bill would also pertain to Tier III Sanitation and Correction members hired after April 1st, 2012. Furthermore this bill would provide equity across the state for uniformed personnel who get injured in the line of duty and at no
2015-S5700 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5700 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 28, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- 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 membership of police officers and firefighters THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision c of section 440 of the retirement and social security law, as amended by section 2 of part A of chapter 504 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: c. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions and limitations of this article shall apply, as may be appropriate, to all police officers and firefighters who last joined a public retirement system of the state or a municipality thereof, on or after July first, nineteen hundred seventy-six[, but prior to July first, two thousand nine,] and all employees subject to the provisions of article twenty-two of this chapter; provided, however, that in the case of a conflict between the provisions of this article and article twenty-two of this chapter, the provisions of article twenty-two shall be controlling. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50: This bill would grant Tier 2 status to Tier 3 police officers and firefighters, and grant them a refund of their member contributions. For members of the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System (NYS&LPFRS), it would affect only those who did NOT file an election to become covered under the provisions of Article 22 (Tier 5). If this bill is enacted, insofar as this bill would affect the NYS&LPFRS, we anticipate that the employers of affected members would see an increase in their annual contributions for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 of approximately 0.3%, 0.7%, and 2.3% of the annual sala- ries of members covered under Sections 384-d, 384-e, and 381-b, respec- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11214-02-5
2015-S5700A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7816
- Current Committee:
- Senate Civil Service And Pensions
- Law Section:
- Retirement and Social Security Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §440, R & SS L
2015-S5700A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5700A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to the membership of police officers and firefighters PURPOSE: To provide equitable disability benefits and retirement benefits for uniformed services across the state of New York. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one reinstitutes Tier 2 disability benefits for members currently in Tier 3 statewide, and includes all corrections and sanitation members of the NYC Employee's Retirement System who became members on or after April 1, 2012. Section two provides that this act shall take effect immediately. JUSTIFICATION: In 2009, Governor Paterson approved the Tier V benefit plan. New York City employees were not subjected to Tier V, leading newly hired New York City Police and Fire members to become members of the original
2015-S5700A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5700--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 28, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to the membership of police officers and firefighters THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision c of section 440 of the retirement and social security law, as amended by section 2 of part A of chapter 504 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: c. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions and limitations of this article shall apply, as may be appropriate, to all police officers and firefighters who last joined a public retirement system of the state or a municipality thereof, on or after July first, nineteen hundred seventy-six[, but prior to July first, two thousand nine,] ALL CORRECTIONS AND SANITATION MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHO BECAME MEMBERS ON OR AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE and all employees subject to the provisions of arti- cle twenty-two of this chapter; provided, however, that in the case of a conflict between the provisions of this article and article twenty-two of this chapter, the provisions of article twenty-two shall be control- ling. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50: This bill would grant Tier 2 status to Tier 3 police officers and firefighters, and grant them a refund of their member contributions. For members of the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System (NYS&LPFRS), it would affect only those who did NOT file an election to become covered under the provisions of Article 22 (Tier 5). EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11214-04-5
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