NY State Senate Bill 2009-S2773

Senate Bill S2773

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes Kim F. Salinovich to purchase service credit in the New York state teachers' retirement system for employment as high school equivalency teacher

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 04, 2010	print number 2773a
May 04, 2010	amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
Jan 06, 2010	referred to civil service and pensions
Mar 02, 2009	referred to civil service and pensions

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2009-S2773 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6701
Current Committee:: Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:: Retirement
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:: S5330

2009-S2773 - Summary

Authorizes Kim F. Salinovich to purchase service credit in the New York state teachers' retirement system for employment as high school equivalency teacher by the Hudson Valley Opportunities Industrialization Center.

2009-S2773 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2773

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to authorize Kim F. Salinovich to purchase service credit in
the New York state teachers' retirement system for certain employment
as a high school equivalency instructor


 PURPOSE :

To allow Kim F. Salinovich to purchase service credit for retirement
purposes for the period of time she worked as a high school
equivalency instructor at Hudson Valley Opportunities
Industrialization Center.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: Authorizes Ms. Salinovich to purchase service credit in the
New York state teachers' retirement system for her employment by the
Hudson Valley Opportunities Industrialization Center from November
1979 through August 1981 and November 1982 through August 1987. This
section requires Ms.  Salinovich to pay the NYSTRS an amount equal to
three percent of the salary she received for the period of service
being claimed, with regular interest thereon.

Section 2: All costs other than the costs to be borne by Kim F.
Salinovich pursuant to Section 1 of this act, shall be borne by the
employers of members of the NYSTRS.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Even though Ms. Salinovich was instructing public school children as a
high school equivalency instructor at Hudson Valley Opportunities
Industrialization Center Ms. Salinovich has been unable to receive
credit for her service for the HVOIC. This is because the HVOIC does
not meet the definition of an employer eligible for participation in
the NYSTRS as defined in NYS Education Law.  However, all of the
funding for HVOIC came from state sources and was a quasi-public
entity. This bill if signed into law would allow Ms.  Salinovich to
buy back her time employed at the HVOIC from November 1979 through
August 1981 and November 1982 through August 1987.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
S.8192 of 2008

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
See attached fiscal note.

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-S2773 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2773

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 2, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to authorize Kim F. Salinovich to purchase service credit in  the
  New York state teachers' retirement system for certain employment as a
  high school equivalency instructor

  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, Kim F.  Salino-
vich,  a  member  of the New York state teachers' retirement system, who
was employed as a high  school  equivalency  instructor  by  the  Hudson
Valley Opportunities Industrialization Center from November 1979 through
August  1981  and  November 1982 through August 1987, and such if it had
been performed for an employer defined in subdivision 3 of  section  501
of  the  education  law  would constitute service as a teacher, shall be
authorized to purchase service credit in such retirement system for  her
employment  by  the Hudson Valley Opportunities Industrialization Center
if, within 180 days of the effective date of this act,  she  applies  to
the head of the New York state teachers' retirement system.
  Ms.  Salinovich  shall be required to pay to the New York state teach-
ers' retirement system an amount equal to three percent  of  the  salary
she  received  for  the  period  of  service being claimed, with regular
interest thereon, from  the  school  years  in  which  the  service  was
rendered to the date of purchase.
  S  2.  All costs attributable to the implementation of this act, other
than the costs to be borne by Kim F. Salinovich pursuant to section  one
of  this act, shall be borne by the employers of members of the New York
state teachers' retirement system.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
  This bill would allow Kim F. Salinovich, an active member of  the  New
York  State  Teachers' Retirement System, to purchase service credit for

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05196-02-9

S. 2773                             2

time worked as a high school equivalency  instructor  at  Hudson  Valley
Opportunities  Industrialization Center, Inc. from November 1979 through
August 1981 and November 1982 through August 1987.  The  service  credit
will  be  granted  as  if  the service was performed for a participating
employer defined in subdivision 3 of section 501 of the  Education  Law.
Ms.  Salinovich will be required to pay three percent of salary received
for  the  period of service being claimed with regular interest thereon.
Ms.  Salinovich must file a written request with the  head  of  the  New
York  State Teachers' Retirement System within 180 days of the effective
date of this bill.
  The cost of this benefit is equal to the increase in the present value
of liabilities, which is estimated to be $129,000.
  The source of this estimate is Fiscal Note 2009-16 dated February  13,
2009  prepared by the Actuary of the New York State Teachers' Retirement
System and is intended for use only during the 2009 Legislative Session.

2009-S2773A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6701
Current Committee:: Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:: Retirement
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:: S5330

2009-S2773A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-S2773A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2773A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to authorize Kim F. Salinovich to purchase service credit in
the New York state teachers' retirement system for certain employment
as a high school equivalency instructor


 PURPOSE :

To allow Kim F. Salinovich to purchase service credit for retirement
purposes for the period of time she worked as a high school
equivalency instructor at Hudson Valley Opportunities
Industrialization Center.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: Authorizes Ms. Salinovich to purchase service credit in the
New York state teachers' retirement system for her employment by the
Hudson Valley Opportunities Industrialization Center from November
1979 through August 1981 and November 1982 through August 1987.  This
section requires Ms. Salinovich to pay the NYSTRS an amount equal to
three percent of the salary she received for the period of service
being claimed, with regular interest thereon.

Section 2: All costs other than the costs to be borne by Kim F.
Salinovich pursuant to Section 1 of this act, shall be borne by the
employers of members of the NYSTRS.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Even though Ms. Salinovich was instructing public school children as a
high school equivalency instructor at Hudson Valley Opportunities
Industrialization Center Ms. Salinovich has been unable to receive
credit for her service for the HVOIC. This is because the HVOIC does
not meet the definition of an employer eligible for participation in
the NYSTRS as defined in NYS Education Law. However, all of the
funding for HVOIC came from state sources and was a quasi-public
entity. This bill if signed into law would allow Ms. Salinovich to buy
back her time employed at the HVOIC from November 1979 through August
1981 and November 1982 through August 1987.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

S.8192 of 2008

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

See attached fiscal note.

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-S2773A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2773--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
  -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Civil  Service  and  Pensions  in
  accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT to authorize Kim F. Salinovich to purchase service credit in the
  New York state teachers' retirement system for certain employment as a
  high school equivalency instructor

  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, Kim F. Salino-
vich, a member of the New York state teachers'  retirement  system,  who
was  employed  as  a  high  school  equivalency instructor by the Hudson
Valley Opportunities Industrialization Center from November 1979 through
August 1981 and November 1982 through August 1987, and such  if  it  had
been  performed  for an employer defined in subdivision 3 of section 501
of the education law would constitute service as  a  teacher,  shall  be
authorized  to purchase service credit in such retirement system for her
employment by the Hudson Valley Opportunities  Industrialization  Center
if,  within  180  days of the effective date of this act, she applies to
the head of the New York state teachers' retirement system.
  Ms. Salinovich shall be required to pay to the New York  state  teach-
ers'  retirement  system  an amount equal to three percent of the salary
she received for the period  of  service  being  claimed,  with  regular
interest  thereon,  from  the  school  years  in  which  the service was
rendered to the date of purchase.
  S 2. All costs attributable to the implementation of this  act,  other
than  the costs to be borne by Kim F. Salinovich pursuant to section one
of this act, shall be borne by the employers of members of the New  York
state teachers' retirement system.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05196-03-0

S. 2773--A                          2

  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL  NOTE.--This  bill  would  allow  Kim  F. Salinovich, an active
member of the New York State Teachers' Retirement  System,  to  purchase
service  credit  for time worked as a high school equivalency instructor
at Hudson  Valley  Opportunities  Industrialization  Center,  Inc.  from
November 1979 through August 1981 and November 1982 through August 1987.
The service credit will be granted as if the service was performed for a
participating  employer  defined  in subdivision 3 of section 501 of the
Education Law. Ms.  Salinovich will be required to pay three percent  of
salary  received  for  the  period of service being claimed with regular
interest thereon. Ms.  Salinovich must file a written request  with  the
head  of  the New York State Teachers' Retirement System within 180 days
of the effective date of this bill.
  The cost of this benefit is equal to the increase in the present value
of liabilities, which is estimated to be $106,000.
  The source of this estimate is Fiscal Note  2010-45  dated  April  28,
2010  prepared by the Actuary of the New York State Teachers' Retirement
System and is intended for use only during the 2010 Legislative Session.

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