Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 20, 2015 |
signed chap.476 |
Nov 10, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 16, 2015 |
returned to senate passed assembly home rule request ordered to third reading rules cal.350 substituted for a5393 |
Jun 11, 2015 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate home rule request |
Jun 10, 2015 |
ordered to third reading cal.1456 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Feb 20, 2015 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S3907
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - 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
Votes
2015-S3907 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5393
- Law Section:
- Retirement and Social Security Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง384-d, R & SS L
2015-S3907 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3907 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to increasing the mandatory retirement age from fifty-five to sixty for police officers in the town of Southampton PURPOSE: This legislation would permit all members of the Town of Southampton Police Department to remain in service until the age of 60. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Subdivision m of Section 384-d of the Retirement and Social Security Law is amended to allow a police officer employed by the Town of Southampton to continue service until attaining age 60. JUSTIFICATION: Under current law, a member of the Town of Southampton's Police Department must be separated from service upon attaining the age of 55, and those holding the rank of sergeant or higher must be separated from service upon attaining the age of 60. However, the Southampton Town Board has determined that it is in the best interest of the public that the Town have the capability of retaining more experienced police officers. As such, the Town Board has requested, with support
2015-S3907 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 3907 A. 5393 2015-2016 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y February 20, 2015 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to increasing the mandatory retirement age from fifty-five to sixty for police officers in the town of Southampton THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision m of section 384-d of the retirement and social security law, as added by chapter 368 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: m. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, if the town board of the town of Southampton elects to make the benefits of this section available to the members of its police department, each member of such department shall be separated from service upon completion of twenty years of service, provided, however, that the town board may permit a member to continue in service on an annual basis after the completion of twenty years of service, but in no event shall such annual service be continued after a member has attained age [fifty-five] SIXTY unless such member has not attained twenty years of service[, except however, that members of such department who hold the rank of sergeant or higher within such department may be permitted by the town board to remain in service until the member has attained age sixty]. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. FISCAL NOTE. -- Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50: This bill will amend Section 384-d(m) so as to allow a police officer employed by the Town of Southampton to continue in service until attain- ing age 60. Current law provides such officer to be separated from EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07103-02-5
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