NY State Senate Bill 2015-S8144

Senate Bill S8144

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for the pension benefits for first grade police officers of the city of New York who have served for 25 or 30 years

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 17, 2016	recommitted to rules
Jun 16, 2016	ordered to third reading cal.1952
Jun 14, 2016	referred to rules

Votes

- Jun 16, 2016 - Rules Committee Vote
  S8144
  
  24
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 16, 2016
      
      aye (24)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Parker
      
      Perkins
      
      Robach
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Krueger

2015-S8144 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Amd §14-111, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S3651
2019-2020: S5919

2015-S8144 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the pension benefits for first grade police officers of the city of New York who have served for 25 or 30 years.

2015-S8144 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S8144

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to the pensionable earnings of first grade police officers

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

To provide equitable benefits in the police pension fund for
experienced police officers.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

This bill would amend the Administrative Code of the City of New York
to provide that when a first grade police officer shall have served in
the rank of police officer for a period of twenty-five years, such
officer shall have the same rights in the police pension fund as a
police officer designated to act as detective of the third grade who
shall have served as such grade for a period of time aggregating two
years at the highest salary rate for a detective of the third grade.

The bill further provides that when a first grade police officer shall
have served in the rank of police officer for a period of thirty
years, such officer shall have the same rights in the police pension
fund as a sergeant who shall have served as such for a period of time

aggregating two years at the highest salary rate for a sergeant.

 JUSTIFICATION :

This bill would provide a modest incentive to keep our most
experienced police officers in the police officer rank for their
entire career. Currently there is little incentive for experienced
officers to remain in the New York Police Department beyond the
minimum number of years required for a service retirement. Having
experienced, knowledgeable police officers continuing to provide their
services beyond 20 years (Tier 2) and 22/25 years (Tier 3) would have
a two-fold benefit to the public: public protection would be enhanced
by having - "on the job" these veteran officers, who have dealt with
thousands of criminal and public safety situations over their careers
and know the intricacies of preventing and solving crimes and
maintaining positive police-community relations; and, newer police
officers will learn skills and benefit from the experience of these
veteran officers to become better police officers themselves and more
prepared to protect the public.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

This is a new bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None Noted.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act would take effect immediately.

2015-S8144 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8144

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 14, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation to the pensionable earnings of first grade police officers

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

  Section 1. Section 14-111 of the administrative code of  the  city  of
New  York  is  amended by adding two new subdivisions c and d to read as
follows:
  C. WHEN A FIRST GRADE POLICE OFFICER SHALL HAVE SERVED IN THE RANK  OF
POLICE  OFFICER  FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, HE OR SHE SHALL HAVE
THE SAME RIGHTS IN RESPECT TO THE POLICE PENSION FUND AS A POLICE  OFFI-
CER  DESIGNATED  TO  ACT  AS DETECTIVE OF THE THIRD GRADE WHO SHALL HAVE
SERVED AS SUCH FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AGGREGATING TWO YEARS AT THE HIGHEST
SALARY RATE FOR A DETECTIVE OF THE THIRD GRADE.
  D. WHEN A FIRST GRADE POLICE OFFICER SHALL HAVE SERVED IN THE RANK  OF
POLICE  OFFICER  FOR  A PERIOD OF THIRTY YEARS, HE OR SHE SHALL HAVE THE
SAME RIGHTS IN RESPECT TO THE POLICE PENSION  FUND  AS  A  SERGEANT  WHO
SHALL  HAVE SERVED AS SUCH FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AGGREGATING TWO YEARS AT
THE HIGHEST SALARY RATE FOR A SERGEANT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15885-01-6

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