Senate Bill S380

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees

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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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2009-S380 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S916
2013-2014: S1158
2015-2016: S811
2017-2018: S2688
2019-2020: S2304

2009-S380 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees and their dependents or reducing the employer's contributions for such insurance from May 15, 2009 until May 15, 2010; defines public employers to include the state, municipalities, school districts, and public authorities and commissions.

2009-S380 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S380 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   380

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  BRESLIN,  ADAMS,  DILAN, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON,
  KLEIN, KRUGER,  MONTGOMERY,  ONORATO,  OPPENHEIMER,  PARKER,  SAMPSON,
  SAVINO, SCHNEIDERMAN, SMITH, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service
  and Pensions

AN  ACT  in  relation  to  affecting  the  health insurance benefits and
  contributions of certain retired public employees

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. From on and after May 15, 2009 until May 15, 2010, a public
employer shall be prohibited from diminishing the health insurance bene-
fits provided to retirees and their dependents or the contributions such
employer  makes  for  such  health insurance coverage below the level of
such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and their
dependents by such employer unless a corresponding diminution  of  bene-
fits  or  contributions is effected from the appropriate level as of May
15, 2009 during this period by  such  employer  from  the  corresponding
group  of  active  employees  for such retirees. For the purpose of this
act, "public employer" shall mean the following: (i) the state;  (ii)  a
county, city, town or village; (iii) a school district, board of cooper-
ative  educational services, vocational education and extension board or
a school district as enumerated in section 1 of chapter 566 of the  laws
of 1967, as amended; (iv) any governmental entity operating a college or
university;  (v) a public improvement or special district; (vi) a public
authority, commission or public benefit corporation; or (vii) any  other
public  corporation, agency, instrumentality or unit of government which
exercises governmental power under the laws of this state.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
have been in full force and effect on and after May 15, 2009.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03511-01-9

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