Relates to impairments of health, presumption and staph/MRSA. /
Sponsor: Abbate Committee: WAYS AND MEANS

Includes within the definition of government service, service rendered under the direction and control of the officers or directors of a public benefit corporation, local public authority or municipality where the service involved was performed at the request of such public benefit corporation, local public authority or municipality on or after April 1, 1990. /
Sponsor: MARTINS Committee: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Makes membership in the state retirement system optional for members of the legislature. /
Sponsor: Lalor Committee: GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Relates to the investment of public funds in companies doing business in Iran. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Establishes a residency requirement for certain persons employed by the state or its subdivisions. /
Sponsor: Zebrowski Committee: GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Prohibits the receipt of pension benefits by an elected official who has been convicted of a designated felony offense relating to such person's performance of official duties or responsibilities, regardless of when the official became a member of the retirement system. /
Sponsor: KRUEGER Committee: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Establishes alternative retirement benefits for peace officers in the department of motor vehicles; permits such officers to retire upon completion of twenty-five years of creditable service. /
Sponsor: Abbate Committee: GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Allows a change in retirement options for certain retired members of the New York state teachers' retirement system or the New York city teachers' retirement system with the consent of the nominated survivor beneficiary. /
Sponsor: SAVINO Committee: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Repeals provisions requiring members of public retirement systems, who are veterans and who join such systems on or after April 1, 2012 (Tier 6), to pay at a rate of 6% of salary to purchase military credit in their retirement system, rather than their rate of 3% which applies to all other Tiers of the retirement systems. /
Sponsor: BALL Committee: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Relates to permitting retired members to authorize a deduction from retirement benefits for membership dues in not-for-profit membership organizations. /
Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Provides that retirement benefits for certain managerial and confidential employees who retire within a specified period shall be calculated pursuant to chapter 10 of 2008 and chapter 491 of 2011. /
Sponsor: Abbate Committee: GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Establishes a defined contribution plan for all non-civil service appointees and elected officials of the New York state and local employees' retirement system who are not yet vested in a state retirement system or who are hired after the effective date of this section; authorizes elected officials to join such defined contribution plan; defines terms; provides for contributions to such defined contribution plan; authorizes the promulgation of any necessary rules and regulations. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Clarifies the identity of courts having jurisdiction relating to a conviction of a felony as grounds for forfeiture of a public officer's New York state pension benefits. /
Sponsor: HOYLMAN Committee: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Relates to prohibiting investment of funds of the common retirement fund in companies doing business in Sudan and requires divestiture of any such investments within three years. /
Sponsor: PERKINS Committee: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Relates to benefits payable to, or on behalf of, certain employees of the department of corrections and community supervision injured or killed in the performance of duty; adds a heart presumption for peace officers of the department of corrections and community supervision who are members of the NYS&LERS. /
Sponsor: Abbate Committee: WAYS AND MEANS

Provides credit to members of public retirement systems of the state for certain military service during the Iranian hostage crisis. /
Sponsor: Oaks Committee: GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Allows larger lump sum payments to be made under the partial lump sum payment program for certain members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system. /
Sponsor: Abbate Committee: GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Prohibits the use of placement agents or intermediaries by investment managers doing business with the common retirement fund. /
Sponsor: Abbate Committee: GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Relates to exempting uniformed members of emergency services from limitations on post-retirement reemployment. /
Sponsor: Abbate Committee: GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Relates to establishing a defined contribution program of which elected officials are deemed mandatory members. /
Sponsor: Fitzpatrick Committee: GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES