Assembly Bill A3445

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the powers and duties of the comptroller to correct certain administrative errors

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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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2019-A3445 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S192
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-a, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7223, S5453
2021-2022: S2164
2023-2024: S575

2019-A3445 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a corrective remedy for certain administrative errors, omissions or inaccuracies relating to membership and benefits under the retirement system.

2019-A3445 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3445
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   the powers and duties of the comptroller
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
 a new section 11-a to read as follows:
   § 11-A. DISCRETIONARY POWERS OF THE COMPTROLLER.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMPTROLLER, AS THE
 ADMINISTRATIVE  HEAD  OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SHALL HAVE THE POWER AND
 AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE A CORRECTIVE REMEDY FOR ANY MEMBER OF  THE  RETIRE-
 MENT  SYSTEM  OR ANY EMPLOYEE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE ENTITLED TO MEMBER-
 SHIP, INCLUDING THE AUTHORITY TO  ACCEPT  APPLICATIONS  FOR  MEMBERSHIP,
 CHANGES  IN  MEMBERSHIP STATUS, PLAN DESIGNATION AND OTHER ACTIONS WHICH
 ARE BARRED BY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION, WHERE THE COMPTROLLER  DETERMINES
 THAT  SUCH  ACTION  IS JUSTIFIED AND NECESSARY TO CORRECT ADMINISTRATIVE
 ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INACCURACIES OR  ANY  MEMBER,  PERSON  ENTITLED  TO
 MEMBERSHIP OR PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02638-01-9

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