NY State Senate Bill 2017-S1740

Senate Bill S1740

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to permitting retired members to authorize a deduction from retirement benefits for membership dues in not-for-profit membership organizations

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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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Jan 03, 2018	referred to civil service and pensions
Jan 10, 2017	referred to civil service and pensions

2017-S1740 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3491
Current Committee:: Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:: Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §110-c, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S4981, A9179
2015-2016: S3289, A4217
2019-2020: S5767, A4730
2021-2022: S4898, A7470

2017-S1740 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to permitting retired members to authorize a deduction from retirement benefits for membership dues in not-for-profit membership organizations.

2017-S1740 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1740

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the retirement and social security
law, in relation to deductions for retiree organization dues

 PURPOSE :

To amend the Retirement and Social Security Law to allow retirees to
elect to have their membership dues to a not-for-profit organization
representing New York State governmental employees deducted from their
retirement allowance.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section one of the bill amends Retirement and Social Security Law
section 110-c by adding a new subdivision 2, which allows retirees who
are members of a not-for-profit organization representing New York
State governmental employees to elect to have their membership dues
deducted from their retirement allowance. The election is filed with
the Comptroller and remains valid until revoked.

Section two of the bill provides that this act shall take effect
immediately.

 EXISTING LAW :

Currently, retirees may elect to have the dues costs associated with
such retiree's membership in an employee organization that is
certified or organized under the Taylor Law and the costs associated
with such retiree's participation in a benefit plan sponsored by such
employee organization.

 JUSTIFICATION :

This bill would eliminate the need for retirees who are members of a
not-for-profit employee organization that represents retired New York
State public employees to mail a check for their dues each month.
Currently, retirees who are members of an employee organization that
is certified pursuant to the Taylor Law are afforded the ability to
have their dues and any costs associated with benefits from such
organization deducted from their retirement allowance.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015 - 2016: S.3289 - Referred to Civil Service and Pensions both
years
2014: S.4981 - 3rd Reading Calendar
2013: S.4981 - Referred to Civil Service and Pensions

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S1740 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1740
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   deductions for retiree organization dues
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 110-c of the retirement and social security law, as
 amended by chapter 165 of the laws  of  1993,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   §  110-c.  Deductions  from  benefits of certain retired members.   1.
 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a retired member shall  have
 the  right,  at  any time after the retiree's retirement, to execute and
 file a deduction authorization card with the comptroller authorizing the
 deduction from the retired member's retirement allowance  of  membership
 dues  and such retired member's share of the cost for employee organiza-
 tion-sponsored benefit plans and the payment thereof to a retiree organ-
 ization of which the retired member is then a member and which  is  then
 affiliated  with either an employee organization certified or recognized
 as the collective bargaining representative  of  all  employees  in  the
 negotiating  unit of which the retired member was a part prior to his or
 her retirement or with an employee organization with which such employee
 organization is then affiliated. The comptroller shall thereafter deduct
 from the retirement allowance of  such  retired  member  the  amount  of
 membership  dues  and  such  amounts required to be paid by such retired
 member  for  such  authorized  employee  organization-sponsored  benefit
 plans,  and shall transmit the sum so deducted to said retiree organiza-
 tion. Such authorization shall continue in effect until revoked in writ-
 ing by such retired member.  For  purposes  of  this  section  the  term
 "employee  organization-sponsored  benefit  plans" shall include any and
 all insurance plans and/or other benefit plans sponsored by such retiree
 organization  whether  provided  by  (a)  a  not-for-profit  corporation
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD06049-01-7

 S. 1740                             2
 
 licensed  under article forty-three of the insurance law; (b) any insur-
 ance company authorized to do business in this state; (c) a health main-
 tenance organization issued a certificate of authority pursuant to arti-
 cle  forty-four  of  the  public  health  law;  or  (d) a self-insurance
 arrangement, welfare fund or benefit fund.
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A RETIRED MEMBER SHALL
 HAVE THE RIGHT, AT ANY TIME AFTER THE RETIREE'S RETIREMENT,  TO  EXECUTE
 AND FILE A DEDUCTION AUTHORIZATION CARD WITH THE COMPTROLLER AUTHORIZING
 THE DEDUCTION FROM THE  RETIRED MEMBER'S RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE OF MEMBER-
 SHIP  DUES IN A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION OF RETIRED PUBLIC
 EMPLOYEES. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL THEREAFTER DEDUCT FROM  THE  RETIREMENT
 ALLOWANCE OF SUCH RETIRED MEMBER THE AMOUNT OF MEMBERSHIP DUES AND SHALL
 TRANSMIT THE SUM SO DEDUCTED TO SAID RETIRED ORGANIZATION. SUCH AUTHORI-
 ZATION SHALL CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL REVOKED IN WRITING BY SUCH RETIRED
 MEMBER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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