S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7047
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 3, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
AN ACT to authorize Clifford Swezey to receive a refund from the New
York state teachers' retirement system
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision b of section
902 of the retirement and social security law, Clifford Swezey, a
retired Tier 4 member of the New York state teachers' retirement system
who was formerly a member of the New York city teachers' retirement
system, with more than ten years of service credit, who then paid
contributions as an employee of the Harrison central school district
from November 20, 2006 through June 30, 2011 to the New York state
teachers' retirement system and on July 18, 2011 initiated a transfer
from the New York city teachers' retirement system to the New York state
teachers' retirement system, shall be entitled to a refund of the accu-
mulated three percent contributions paid to said retirement system for
the period in which the transfer was not initiated and cessation date
was not established if an application is filed within one year of the
effective date of this act. Such refund of the accumulated three
percent contributions shall include interest payable at the rate of five
per centum per annum compounded annually and such interest shall be paid
through Mr. Swezey's date of retirement of June 30, 2017.
§ 2. All costs associated with the implementation of this act shall be
borne by the employers of members of the New York state teachers'
retirement system.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
FISCAL NOTE. -- Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
This bill would allow Clifford Swezey, a retired Tier 4 member of the
New York State Teachers' Retirement System (NYSTRS), who was formerly a
member of the New York City Teachers' Retirement System (NYCTRS) and who
initiated a transfer from NYCTRS to NYSTRS on July 18, 2011 to receive a
refund of the 3% member contributions paid to NYSTRS for the period in
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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which the transfer was not initiated and the cessation date was not
established. Mr. Swezey's refund of member contributions would include
interest at the rate of 5% per year through his date of retirement of
June 30, 2017. Mr. Swezey must file a written request with the head of
the New York State Teachers' Retirement System within one year of the
effective date of this bill.
The cost of this benefit is equal to the refund of the accumulated
member contributions paid by Mr. Swezey to NYSTRS, which is estimated to
be $28,000. This cost is to be borne by the employers of members of the
NYSTRS.
Member data is from the System's most recent actuarial valuation
files, consisting of data provided by the employers to the Retirement
System. Data distributions and statistics can be found in the System's
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). System assets are as
reported in the System's financial statements, and can also be found in
the CAFR. Actuarial assumptions and methods are provided in the System's
Actuarial Valuation Report.
The source of this estimate is Fiscal Note 2018-4 dated November 29,
2017 prepared by the Actuary of the New York State Teachers' Retirement
System and is intended for use only during the 2018 Legislative Session.
I, Richard A. Young, am the Actuary for the New York State Teachers'
Retirement System. I am a member of the American Academy of Actuaries
and I meet the Qualification Standards of the American Academy of Actu-
aries to render the actuarial opinion contained herein.