Assembly Bill A10154

Vetoed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that a member with at least 20 years of creditable police or fire service in the retirement system shall not be precluded from any rights he or she is entitled otherwise to

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S5631 - Vetoed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A10154 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5631
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง13-256.1 & 13-361.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A5744

2009-A10154 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a member with at least 20 years of creditable police or fire service in the retirement system shall not be precluded from any rights he is entitled otherwise to nor upon retirement shall his benefits be in any way diminished as a result of a discharge or dismissal.

2009-A10154 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10154 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  10154

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 8, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Employees

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to the effect of discharge or dismissal of a  police  officer
  or firefighter with twenty years of creditable retirement service

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

  Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
by adding a new section 13-256.1 to read as follows:
  S 13-256.1 DISCHARGE OR DISMISSAL. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION
OF  LAW,  WHEN A MEMBER HAS ATTAINED AT LEAST TWENTY YEARS OF CREDITABLE
POLICE SERVICE IN THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE DISCHARGE OR DISMISSAL FROM
EMPLOYMENT OF SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT PRECLUDE SUCH PERSON FROM  RECEIVING
ANY RIGHTS OR BENEFITS TO WHICH HE OR SHE SHALL OTHERWISE BE ENTITLED AS
A  MEMBER OR RETIRED MEMBER OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM NOR UPON RETIREMENT
SHALL HIS OR HER BENEFITS BE IN ANY WAY DIMINISHED AS A RESULT  OF  SUCH
DISCHARGE OR DISMISSAL.
  S  2.  The  administrative  code of the city of New York is amended by
adding a new section 13-361.1 to read as follows:
  S 13-361.1 DISCHARGE OR DISMISSAL. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION
OF LAW, WHEN A MEMBER HAS ATTAINED AT LEAST TWENTY YEARS  OF  CREDITABLE
FIRE  UNIFORMED FORCE SERVICE IN THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE DISCHARGE OR
DISMISSAL FROM EMPLOYMENT OF SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT PRECLUDE SUCH  PERSON
FROM RECEIVING ANY RIGHTS OR BENEFITS TO WHICH HE OR SHE SHALL OTHERWISE
BE  ENTITLED  AS A MEMBER OR RETIRED MEMBER OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM NOR
UPON RETIREMENT SHALL HIS OR HER BENEFITS BE IN ANY WAY DIMINISHED AS  A
RESULT OF SUCH DISCHARGE OR DISMISSAL.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09108-03-0


              

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