Assembly Actions -
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Dec 11, 2015 |
signed chap.533 |
Nov 30, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 18, 2015 |
returned to assembly passed senate substituted for s5785 |
Jun 18, 2015 |
substituted by a7547 ordered to third reading cal.1837 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 03, 2015 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S5785
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7547 - Signed by Governor
- 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
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co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
2015-S5785 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S5785 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Allows any police officer who was employed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Long Island Railroad Company or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company and who is a member of the MTA police retirement program to transfer his or her membership to the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System.
2015-S5785 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5785 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to allowing the transfer of membership in the MTA police retirement program to the New York state and local police and fire retirement system PURPOSE: This bill would allow certain police members of the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System to receive service credit for MTA police service rendered with the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, the Long Island Railroad Company and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Such members must render at least two years of service with a participating employer to receive credit for such service. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends Subdivisions a and h of section 343 of the Retirement and Social Security Law JUSTIFICATION: Many police officers employed by municipalities and public authorities in New York State, switch employment at some time in their career to take advantage of a promotional opportunity or to otherwise improve their career status. This legislation would allow for service.with Metro-North, the LIRR and the MTA to be credited in other similar employment in the State. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: S.5406/A.5965 of 2008 - Passed Senate/ Assembly
2015-S5785 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5785 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 3, 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 allowing the transfer of membership in the MTA police retirement program to the New York state and local police and fire retirement system THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision a of section 343 of the retirement and social security law, as amended by chapter 728 of the laws of 2006, the opening paragraph as further amended by section 104 of part A of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law providing for transfers, any member of any retirement system maintained by the state or a munici- pality thereof, operating on a sound financial basis and subject to the supervision of the department of financial services of this state may transfer his or her membership pursuant to this section to the New York state and local employees' retirement system, the New York city board of education employees' retirement system, the New York state teachers' retirement system, the New York state and local police and fire retire- ment system or to the New York city employees' retirement system. Any member of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system may transfer his or her membership to any retirement system, other than the hospital retirement system, which is operating on a sound basis and is subject to the supervision of the department of financial services of this state. Any police officer employed by the metropolitan transporta- tion authority who is a member of the MTA police twenty year retirement program of the metropolitan transportation authority defined benefit pension plan (hereinafter referred to in this section as the "MTA police retirement program") may transfer his or her membership in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system and/or the New York EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08333-02-5
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