Relates to the rate of regular interest used in the actuarial valuation of liabilities for the purpose of calculating contributions to retirement systems; the making of contributions to such retirement systems; and the crediting of special interest and additional interest to members of such retirement systems. / Sponsor: Abbate Committee:

Relates to requiring individuals and businesses who offer or solicit pet cremation or burial services for profit to use a facility that is in compliance with New York state laws. / Sponsor: Abbate Committee:

Relates to unlawful manufacture, production or reproduction of a vehicle identification number with intent to defraud. / Sponsor: Abbate Committee:

Enacts the "Steven Kovacs Law" to impose an affirmative duty upon a residential host to render assistance to a guest on private premises in the event of a medical emergency. / Sponsor: Abbate Committee:

Relates to contracts by the New York City school construction authority; provides that a bid shall not be rejected or be deemed invalid, impaired or in any manner defective solely for harmless, technical, or ministerial defects, where the intent is clearly discernible and unintentional, provided, however, that this section shall not be deemed to relieve any bidder from any criminal or civil liability as may be imposed by reason of his or her act, nor enlarge the actual authority of any officer of the authority, nor, except as stated in this sentence, limit any other statute or rule of law. / Sponsor: Abbate Committee:

Provides for the imposition of mandatory fine upon certain public officials convicted of a designated felony offense related to his or her official duties. / Sponsor: Abbate Committee:

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

Authorizes the state and certain local governments to establish other post employment benefits (OPEB) trusts; establishes the other post employment benefits (OPEB) investment fund. / Sponsor: Abbate Committee:

Relates to reciprocity of debarments imposed under the federal Davis-Bacon Act; provides that any contractor who has been debarred from federal job sites for having disregarded obligations to employees under the Davis-Bacon Act shall also be debarred under the labor law from bidding on or being awarded similar contracts on public work job sites sponsored by the state or any of its political subdivisions; provides that the contractor may appeal such a determination to the department of labor; provides that whether or not a contractor is debarred under the Davis-Bacon Act will be considered in the selection of a lowest responsible bidder. / Sponsor: Abbate Committee:

Directs the state to reimburse the city of New York for the health care benefits of the retirees of the New York city off-track betting corporation; appropriates $7,000,000 therefor. / Sponsor: Abbate Committee:

Provides for issuance of distinctive plates to "Catholic War Veterans of America"; requires additional annual service charge of $10 to be deposited into the DMV distinctive plate development fund. / Sponsor: Abbate Committee:

Relates to labor performed under certain public work contracts; defines "job order contract" as certain competitive bid, indefinite quantity, fixed price, multi-task contracts; provides that such contracts shall have a defined scope of work and detailed description of such work; provides that such information shall be filed with the fiscal officer before soliciting for bids; provides that the cost of a job order contract may not exceed $500,000. / Sponsor: Abbate Committee:

Allows Tier II, III, IV and V members of the New York state and local employees' retirement system to retire without a benefit reduction upon completion of 35 years of service without regard to age. / Sponsor: Abbate Committee:

Provides that retirement system members who retire after completion of more than 30 years of service would receive an allowance based on 2% of final average salary for each year of service. / Sponsor: Abbate (MS) Committee:

Allows members of the New York state and local employees retirement system who have at least ten years of credited service to purchase and obtain up to five years of additional service credit. / Sponsor: Abbate Committee:

Establishes maximum age requirements for New York city correctional officers; provides that the commissioner of correction shall not appoint a person as a correction officer if such person is more than thirty-five years of age as of the date of the applicant's appointment or eligibility to compete in a promotion examination. / Sponsor: Abbate Committee:

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:

Provides all non-correction officer members of the NYS&LERS who are employed by the state department of corrections and community supervision with a performance of duty disability retirement coverage; provides that the benefit of this new coverage would be a retirement allowance of seventy-five percent of final average salary. / Sponsor: Abbate Committee:

Grants additional service credit for members of public retirement systems who are absent without pay for child care leaves of absence; such additional credit shall not exceed one year per period of child care leave; provides that the total additional service credit granted in aggregate for child care leaves may not exceed two years; members would be required to make any contribution which would have been made during the period of child care leave, together with interest thereon. / Sponsor: Abbate Committee:

Provides beneficiaries with the same allocation of retirement benefits if the member has the service retirement application, disability retirement applications or option election forms postmarked prior to his or her death. / Sponsor: Abbate Committee: