Senate Bill S5745B

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides credit to members of public retirement systems of the state for military service in certain hostilities in Afghanistan

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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-S5745 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7632
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1000, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6627
2011-2012: A8565
2015-2016: S4546, A6453

2013-S5745 - Summary

Provides credit to members of public retirement systems of the state for military service in certain hostilities in Afghanistan.

2013-S5745 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5745 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5745

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 11, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  BALL  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
  providing  credit to members of public retirement systems of the state
  for certain military service

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision  2 of section 1000 of the
retirement and social security law, as added by chapter 548 of the  laws
of 2000, is amended to read  as follows:
  (d)  hostilities  participated in by the military forces of the United
States, from the second day of August, nineteen hundred ninety,  to  the
end  of  such hostilities in case of a veteran who served in the theater
of  operations  including  Iraq,  Kuwait,  Saudi  Arabia,   AFGHANISTAN,
Bahrain,  Qatar,  the  United Arab Emirates, Oman, the Gulf of Aden, the
Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, the Red  Sea,  and  the  airspace  above
these locations.
  S  2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, none
of the provisions of this act shall be subject  to  section  25  of  the
retirement and social security law.
  S  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after December 21, 1998.
  FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
  This bill would extend the benefits of Chapter 548, Laws  of  2000  to
members  of public retirement systems in Mew York State who rendered any
military service during the period of conflict in Afghanistan  and  were
assigned  to the theater of operations. The total service credit granted
for any military service shall not exceed three (3) years. Members  must
have  at  least  five  years of credited service (not including military
service). Tier 1-5 members and retirees would  be  required  to  make  a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01509-06-3
              

2013-S5745A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7632
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1000, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6627
2011-2012: A8565
2015-2016: S4546, A6453

2013-S5745A - Summary

Provides credit to members of public retirement systems of the state for military service in certain hostilities in Afghanistan.

2013-S5745A - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5745A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5745--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 11, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  BALL  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs -- 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
  providing  credit to members of public retirement systems of the state
  for certain military service

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision  2 of section 1000 of the
retirement and social security law, as added by chapter 548 of the  laws
of 2000, is amended to read  as follows:
  (d)  hostilities  participated in by the military forces of the United
States, from the second day of August, nineteen hundred ninety,  to  the
end  of  such hostilities in case of a veteran who served in the theater
of  operations  including  Iraq,  Kuwait,  Saudi  Arabia,   AFGHANISTAN,
Bahrain,  Qatar,  the  United Arab Emirates, Oman, the Gulf of Aden, the
Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, the Red  Sea,  and  the  airspace  above
these locations.
  S  2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, none
of the provisions of this act shall be subject  to  section  25  of  the
retirement and social security law.
  S  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after December 21, 1998.
  FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
  This bill would extend the benefits of Chapter 548, Laws  of  2000  to
members  of public retirement systems in New York State who rendered any
military service during the period of conflict in Afghanistan  and  were
assigned  to the theater of operations. The total service credit granted
for any military service shall not exceed three (3) years. Members  must
have  at  least  five  years of credited service (not including military

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01509-08-3
              

2013-S5745B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7632
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1000, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6627
2011-2012: A8565
2015-2016: S4546, A6453

2013-S5745B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides credit to members of public retirement systems of the state for military service in certain hostilities in Afghanistan.

2013-S5745B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5745B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5745--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 11, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  BALL  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --  recommitted
  to  the  Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
  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
  providing credit to members of public retirement systems of the  state
  for certain military service

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision  2  of  section  1000  of  the
retirement  and social security law, as added by chapter 548 of the laws
of 2000, is amended to read  as follows:
  (d) hostilities participated in by the military forces of  the  United
States,  from  the second day of August, nineteen hundred ninety, to the
end of such hostilities in case of a veteran who served in  the  theater
of   operations  including  Iraq,  Kuwait,  Saudi  Arabia,  AFGHANISTAN,
Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, the Gulf  of  Aden,  the
Gulf  of  Oman,  the  Persian  Gulf, the Red Sea, and the airspace above
these locations.
  S 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,  none
of  the  provisions  of  this  act shall be subject to section 25 of the
retirement and social security law.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
have been in full force and effect on and after December 21, 1998.
  FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
  This  bill  would  extend the benefits of Chapter 548, Laws of 2000 to
members of public retirement systems in New York State who rendered  any

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01509-10-4
              

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