NY State Senate Bill 2021-S4898

Senate Bill S4898

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to permitting retired members to authorize a deduction from retirement benefits for membership dues in the Retired Public Employees Association, Inc.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee

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- 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 05, 2022	referred to civil service and pensions
Feb 18, 2021	referred to civil service and pensions

2021-S4898 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7470
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
2017-2018: S1740, A3491
2019-2020: S5767, A4730

2021-S4898 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to permitting retired members to authorize a deduction from retirement benefits for membership dues in the Retired Public Employees Association, Inc.

2021-S4898 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S4898

SPONSOR: GOUNARDES
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To amend the Retirement and Social Security Law to allow members of the
Retired Public Employees Association, Inc. to have their dues automat-
ically deducted from their retirement allowances

 
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 the Retired Public Employees Association, Inc. 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 imme-
diately.

 
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 the
Retired Public Employees Association, Inc. 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.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020: S5767A - Referred to Civil Service and Pensions

2019: S5767A - Referred to Civil Service and Pensions

2018: S1740 - Referred to Civil Service and Pensions

2017: S1740 - Referred to Civil Service and Pensions

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.

2021-S4898 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4898
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 18, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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.

                                                            LBD09818-01-1

 S. 4898                             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 THE RETIRED PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, INC.  THE COMP-
 TROLLER SHALL THEREAFTER DEDUCT FROM THE RETIREMENT  ALLOWANCE  OF  SUCH
 RETIRED  MEMBER THE AMOUNT OF MEMBERSHIP DUES AND SHALL TRANSMIT THE SUM
 SO DEDUCTED TO THE RETIRED PUBLIC  EMPLOYEES  ASSOCIATION,  INC.    SUCH
 AUTHORIZATION  SHALL CONTINUE IN EFFECT UNTIL REVOKED IN WRITING BY SUCH
 RETIRED MEMBER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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