Senate Bill S6265

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides equal retirement benefits for certain persons who have been appointed to certain titles in the department of corrections and community supervision

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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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2021-S6265 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §600, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3758
2015-2016: S1968
2017-2018: S4277
2019-2020: S2052
2023-2024: S3123

2021-S6265 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides equal retirement benefits for persons who have been appointed to the title of correction lieutenant, correction captain, deputy assistant superintendent and superintendent in the department of corrections and community supervision.

2021-S6265 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6265 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6265
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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
   providing   equal  retirement  benefits  for  persons  who  have  been
   appointed to the title of correction lieutenant,  correction  captain,
   deputy assistant superintendent or superintendent in the department of
   corrections and community supervision
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Clause (ii) of subparagraph (b) of paragraph 2 of  subdivi-
 sion  a  of  section  600  of the retirement and social security law, as
 amended by section 149 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the  laws
 of 2011, is amended and two new clauses (iii) and (iv) are added to read
 as follows:
   (ii)  a  person  who serves in the title of superintendent as of April
 first, two thousand six, who has had at least  seven  years  of  service
 credited toward the retirement plan established pursuant to this article
 while  employed  by  the  department of corrections and community super-
 vision and who elects the retirement plan established pursuant  to  this
 article  on  or  before  September  thirtieth,  two  thousand  six. Such
 election shall be in writing, shall be duly executed and filed with  the
 comptroller  and  shall  be irrevocable as long as such person is in the
 title of superintendent[.]; OR
   (III) A PERSON WHO IS APPOINTED TO THE TITLE OF CORRECTION LIEUTENANT,
 CORRECTION CAPTAIN, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OR SUPERINTENDENT IN
 INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND
 COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AND WHO ELECTS  THE  RETIREMENT  PLAN  ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT  TO  THIS ARTICLE WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF HIS OR HER APPOINTMENT.
 SUCH ELECTION SHALL BE IN WRITING, SHALL BE DULY EXECUTED AND FILED WITH
 THE COMPTROLLER AND SHALL BE IRREVOCABLE AS LONG AS SUCH  PERSON  IS  IN
 THE TITLE OF CORRECTION LIEUTENANT, CORRECTION CAPTAIN, DEPUTY ASSISTANT
 SUPERINTENDENT OR SUPERINTENDENT; OR
   (IV)  A  PERSON  WHO  SERVES  IN  THE  TITLE OF CORRECTION LIEUTENANT,
 CORRECTION CAPTAIN, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OR SUPERINTENDENT ON
              

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