Senate Bill S6981

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to additional member contributions for certain members under the age fifty-seven retirement program

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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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2021-S6981 - Details

Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §604-d, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8859
2019-2020: S5900
2023-2024: S6097, S9539

2021-S6981 - Summary

Relates to additional member contributions for certain members under the age fifty-seven retirement program; provides that members holding certain titles who due to their age at the time of enrollment in the age fifty-seven retirement program will not obtain twenty-five years of service credit and therefore will not be eligible for a refund of their additional member contributions shall not be required to make additional member contributions.

2021-S6981 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6981 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6981
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 20, 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
   additional member contributions for  certain  members  under  the  age
   fifty-seven retirement program

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 1 of  subdivision  f  of  section  604-d  of  the
 retirement  and  social security law is amended by adding a new subpara-
 graph (iv) to read as follows:
   (IV) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARA-
 GRAPH, A PARTICIPANT HOLDING THE TITLE OF CARPENTER, SUPERVISOR  CARPEN-
 TER,  SHIP  CARPENTER,  SUPERVISOR  SHIP CARPENTER, RIGGER, DOCKBUILDER,
 SUPERVISOR DOCKBUILDER AND  GENERAL  SUPERVISOR  DOCKBUILDER  WHO  IS  A
 PARTICIPANT  IN THE AGE FIFTY-SEVEN RETIREMENT PROGRAM AND WHOSE AGE AND
 ALLOWABLE SERVICE ARE SUCH THAT HE OR SHE COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE ABLE  TO
 ACCUMULATE  AT  LEAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE BY THE TIME HE OR SHE
 REACHES AGE FIFTY-SEVEN, SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO  MAKE  THE  ADDITIONAL
 MEMBER  CONTRIBUTION  PURSUANT  TO  SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
 ANY PARTICIPANT IN THE TITLES LISTED IN THIS SUBPARAGRAPH WHO  HAS  MADE
 ADDITIONAL  MEMBER  CONTRIBUTIONS  PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS
 PARAGRAPH PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF  TWO
 THOUSAND  TWENTY-ONE THAT ADDED THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL RECEIVE A REFUND
 OF THE EMPLOYEE PORTION OF SUCH  CONTRIBUTIONS  PLUS  INTEREST  PROVIDED
 THAT  THEIR  AGE AND ALLOWABLE SERVICE ARE SUCH THAT HE OR SHE COULD NOT
 POSSIBLY BE ABLE TO ACCUMULATE AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE  BY
 THE TIME HE OR SHE REACHES AGE FIFTY-SEVEN.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06522-01-1

              

2021-S6981A - Details

Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §604-d, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8859
2019-2020: S5900
2023-2024: S6097, S9539

2021-S6981A - Summary

Relates to additional member contributions for certain members under the age fifty-seven retirement program; provides that members holding certain titles who due to their age at the time of enrollment in the age fifty-seven retirement program will not obtain twenty-five years of service credit and therefore will not be eligible for a refund of their additional member contributions shall not be required to make additional member contributions.

2021-S6981A - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6981A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6981--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   additional  member  contributions  for  certain  members under the age
   fifty-seven retirement program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  1  of  subdivision  f  of section 604-d of the
 retirement and social security law is amended by adding a  new  subpara-
 graph (iv) to read as follows:
   (IV) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARA-
 GRAPH,  A PARTICIPANT HOLDING THE TITLE OF CARPENTER, SUPERVISOR CARPEN-
 TER, SHIP CARPENTER, SUPERVISOR  SHIP  CARPENTER,  RIGGER,  DOCKBUILDER,
 SUPERVISOR  DOCKBUILDER  AND  GENERAL  SUPERVISOR  DOCKBUILDER  WHO IS A
 PARTICIPANT IN THE AGE FIFTY-SEVEN RETIREMENT PROGRAM AND WHOSE AGE  AND
 ALLOWABLE  SERVICE ARE SUCH THAT HE OR SHE COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE ABLE TO
 ACCUMULATE AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE BY THE TIME HE  OR  SHE
 REACHES  AGE  FIFTY-SEVEN,  SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE ADDITIONAL
 MEMBER CONTRIBUTION PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH  (II)  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH.
 ANY  PARTICIPANT  IN THE TITLES LISTED IN THIS SUBPARAGRAPH WHO HAS MADE
 ADDITIONAL MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH  (II)  OF  THIS
 PARAGRAPH  PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE THAT ADDED THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL RECEIVE A  REFUND
 OF  THE  EMPLOYEE  PORTION  OF SUCH CONTRIBUTIONS PLUS INTEREST PROVIDED
 THAT THEIR AGE AND ALLOWABLE SERVICE ARE SUCH THAT HE OR SHE  COULD  NOT
 POSSIBLY  BE ABLE TO ACCUMULATE AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE BY
 THE TIME HE OR SHE REACHES AGE FIFTY-SEVEN.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2021-S6981B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §604-d, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8859
2019-2020: S5900
2023-2024: S6097, S9539

2021-S6981B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to additional member contributions for certain members under the age fifty-seven retirement program; provides that members holding certain titles who due to their age at the time of enrollment in the age fifty-seven retirement program will not obtain twenty-five years of service credit and therefore will not be eligible for a refund of their additional member contributions shall not be required to make additional member contributions.

2021-S6981B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6981B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6981--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the  Committee  on
   Civil Service and Pensions in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   additional  member  contributions  for  certain  members under the age
   fifty-seven retirement program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  1  of  subdivision  f  of section 604-d of the
 retirement and social security law is amended by adding a  new  subpara-
 graph (iv) to read as follows:
   (IV) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARA-
 GRAPH,  A PARTICIPANT HOLDING THE TITLE OF CARPENTER, SUPERVISOR CARPEN-
 TER, SHIP CARPENTER, SUPERVISOR  SHIP  CARPENTER,  RIGGER,  DOCKBUILDER,
 SUPERVISOR  DOCKBUILDER  AND  GENERAL  SUPERVISOR  DOCKBUILDER  WHO IS A
 PARTICIPANT IN THE AGE FIFTY-SEVEN RETIREMENT PROGRAM AND WHOSE AGE  AND
 ALLOWABLE  SERVICE ARE SUCH THAT HE OR SHE COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE ABLE TO
 ACCUMULATE AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE BY THE TIME HE  OR  SHE
 REACHES  AGE  FIFTY-SEVEN,  SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE ADDITIONAL
 MEMBER CONTRIBUTION PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH  (II)  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH.
 ANY  PARTICIPANT  IN THE TITLES LISTED IN THIS SUBPARAGRAPH WHO HAS MADE
 ADDITIONAL MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH  (II)  OF  THIS
 PARAGRAPH  PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO THAT ADDED THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL RECEIVE A  REFUND
 OF  THE  EMPLOYEE  PORTION  OF SUCH CONTRIBUTIONS PLUS INTEREST PROVIDED
 THAT THEIR AGE AND ALLOWABLE SERVICE ARE SUCH THAT HE OR SHE  COULD  NOT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06522-07-2
 S. 6981--B                          2
              

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