Senate Bill S6468

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to service credit for James N. Camarda for military service during his employment at the Long Island Rail Road

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee

  • 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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2011-S6468 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9502
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5702, A7839
2015-2016: S4810, A7382

2011-S6468 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to service credit for James N. Camarda for military service during his employment at the Long Island Rail Road.

2011-S6468 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6468 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6468

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

AN ACT in relation to service credit for James N. Camarda for his  mili-
  tary service during his employment at the Long Island Rail Road

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
Mr. James N. Camarda, member  of  the  Long  Island  Rail  Road  Company
Pension  Plan  and the Long Island Rail Road Company Plan for Additional
Pensions and who was previously employed by the Long  Island  Rail  Road
having  retired  on  October  1,  2001, shall be eligible for credit for
service, up to three years, for time spent in the United States military
during certain times of conflict while employed by the Long Island  Rail
Road,  provided  that  such member files a claim for part or all of such
service with the Defined Retirement Program for Represented Employees of
the Commuter Rails, part of the  Metropolitan  Transportation  Authority
Defined  Benefit  Pension  Plan  within 90 days of the effective date of
this act and contributes to such retirement system an amount which  such
member would have contributed during such period, together with interest
thereon,  and  further  provided  that  no additional credit for service
shall be given for any periods of service already purchased. The  amount
contributed  shall  be  pursuant  to regulations adopted by the board of
trustees of such retirement system.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL NOTE.-- Enactment of this bill would increase MTA  Long  Island
Rail Road expenditures by $37,409.
  This  estimate,  dated  February  7,  2012,  and intended only for use
during the 2012 Legislative Session, was prepared  by  Hilary  D.  Ring,
Director of Government Affairs, Metropolitan Transportation Authority.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11142-04-2

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