Assembly Bill A5462

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the widow of William James Middlebrooks to file a retirement option election on behalf of her deceased husband

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  • 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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2017-A5462 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4752
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5072
2011-2012: A7709, S3230
2013-2014: A3704, S1865
2015-2016: A6100, S3527
2019-2020: A6836, S3759
2021-2022: A4778, S4860
2023-2024: A7222, S5633

2017-A5462 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes Janice Middlebrooks, the widow of William James Middlebrooks, to file a retirement option election on behalf of her deceased husband.

2017-A5462 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5462
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PEOPLES-STOKES,  RODRIGUEZ  -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to authorize the widow of William James Middlebrooks  to  file  a
   retirement option election form
 
   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 to the contrary,
 Janice Middlebrooks, the widow of William  James  Middlebrooks  who  was
 employed  by  the  Albion Correctional Facility, was a member of the New
 York state and local employees' retirement system,  was  diagnosed  with
 cancer in January of 2004, was advised on October 31, 2004 that he would
 be  unable  to  return to employment as the result of his malignancy and
 the treatment therefor, and died on December 3, 2006 prior to  filing  a
 retirement  election  form  with the New York state and local employees'
 retirement system, shall be authorized to file such option election form
 on behalf of her deceased husband with a joint allowance full option, if
 on or before December 31, 2018 she shall submit a  request  therefor  to
 the  state  comptroller.    In  addition, his application for disability
 retirement shall be deemed to have become effective on November 1, 2004.
 All retirement benefits payable pursuant to the provisions of  this  act
 shall  be  paid  to  Janice Middlebrooks and shall be in addition to any
 other death benefits paid.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--This bill would authorize Janice Middlebrooks to file an
 ordinary disability application with a date of retirement of November 1,
 2004 and an option election form with a joint allowance full  option  on
 behalf  of her deceased husband William James Middlebrooks. Mr.  Middle-
 brooks received a disability retirement  which  was  paid  beginning  on
 3/28/2005. Upon his death all payments ceased because no option election
 form  was  filed.  By  filing  the  disability application and an option
 election form, an additional benefit will be paid for the period 11/1/04
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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