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Senate Bill S7081
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S7081 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S7081 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7081 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the civil service law, in relation to prohibiting elected officials from collecting retirement while still in an elected position PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Prohibits officials from collecting retirement benefits for their elected position despite not retiring and still holding said elected position. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends Section 150 of the civil service law, amended by chapter 211 of the laws of 1995, by removing language that allows an elected official to collect a pension from the same elected position he or she is currently serving. The retirement allowance shall be suspended until the date he or she vacates such elective public office. JUSTIFICATION : Countless New Yorkers collect a pension after retiring from their job or jobs. A number of our state's elected officials, however, take advantage of a loophole that allows them to collect a pension for
2015-S7081 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7081 I N S E N A T E March 22, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to prohibiting elected officials from collecting retirement while still in an elected position THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 150 of the civil service law, as amended by chapter 211 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows: S 150. Suspension of pension and annuity during public employment. Except as otherwise provided by sections one hundred one, two hundred eleven, and two hundred twelve of the retirement and social security law, section five hundred three of the education law, and except as now provided by any local law or charter, if any person subsequent to his or her retirement from the civil service of the state or of any municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state, shall accept any office, position or employment in the civil service of the state or of any municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state to which any salary or emolument is attached, except jury duty or the office of inspector of election, poll clerk or ballot clerk under the election law, or the office of notary public or commissioner of deeds, [or an elective public office,] any pension or annuity awarded or allotted to him or her upon retirement, and payable by the state, by such municipal corporation or political subdivision, or out of any fund established by or pursuant to law, shall be suspended during such service or employment and while such person is receiving any salary or emolument therefor except reimbursement for traveling expenses. [Notwithstanding the fore- going, if any person, subsequent to his or her retirement from an elec- tive public office, accepts appointment, is re-elected or takes a new oath of office to the same elective public office from which he or she retired, his or her retirement allowance shall be suspended until the date he or she vacates such elective public office, unless the amount earned for any calendar year for that elective public office does not exceed the earning limitation provided for retired persons in section EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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