Assembly Bill A3335

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing certain special accidental death benefits

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A3335 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4811
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §208-f, Gen Muni L; amd §361-a, R & SS L

2023-A3335 - Summary

Increases certain special accidental death benefits for state and local retirement system members.

2023-A3335 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3335
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Employees
 
 AN  ACT to amend the general municipal law and the retirement and social
   security law, in relation to increasing the special  accidental  death
   benefit of certain  deceased members

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision c of section 208-f  of  the  general  municipal
 law,  as  separately  amended by   chapters 528 and   782 of the laws of
 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   c. Commencing July first, two thousand [twenty-two]  TWENTY-THREE  the
 special  accidental  death  benefit  paid  to  a widow or widower or the
 deceased member's children under the age of eighteen or, if  a  student,
 under  the  age of twenty-three, if the widow or widower has died, or to
 the deceased member's parents if the member has no widow, widower, chil-
 dren under the age of eighteen, or a student under the  age  of  twenty-
 three,  shall be escalated by adding thereto an additional percentage of
 the salary of the deceased member (as increased pursuant to  subdivision
 b of this section) in accordance with the following schedule:
      calendar year of death
      of the deceased member              per centum
           1977 or prior                  [278.2%] 289.5%
           1978                           [267.1%] 278.2%
           1979                           [256.5%] 267.1%
           1980                           [246.1%] 256.5%
           1981                           [236%] 246.1%
           1982                           [226.2%] 236.0%
           1983                           [216.7%] 226.2%
           1984                           [207.5%] 216.7%
           1985                           [198.5%] 207.5%
           1986                           [189.8%] 198.5%
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06851-01-3
              

2023-A3335A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4811
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §208-f, Gen Muni L; amd §361-a, R & SS L

2023-A3335A - Summary

Increases certain special accidental death benefits for state and local retirement system members.

2023-A3335A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3335--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Governmental  Employees  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the retirement and  social
   security  law,  in relation to increasing the special accidental death
   benefit of certain  deceased members
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  c  of section 208-f of the general municipal
 law, as separately amended by   chapters 528 and   782 of  the  laws  of
 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   c.  Commencing  July first, two thousand [twenty-two] TWENTY-THREE the
 special accidental death benefit paid to  a  widow  or  widower  or  the
 deceased  member's  children under the age of eighteen or, if a student,
 under the age of twenty-three, if the widow or widower has died,  or  to
 the deceased member's parents if the member has no widow, widower, chil-
 dren  under  the  age of eighteen, or a student under the age of twenty-
 three, shall be escalated by adding thereto an additional percentage  of
 the  salary of the deceased member (as increased pursuant to subdivision
 b of this section) in accordance with the following schedule:
      calendar year of death
      of the deceased member              per centum
           1977 or prior                  [278.2%] 289.5%
           1978                           [267.1%] 278.2%
           1979                           [256.5%] 267.1%
           1980                           [246.1%] 256.5%
           1981                           [236%] 246.1%
           1982                           [226.2%] 236.0%
           1983                           [216.7%] 226.2%
           1984                           [207.5%] 216.7%
           1985                           [198.5%] 207.5%
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06851-02-3
              

2023-A3335B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4811
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §208-f, Gen Muni L; amd §361-a, R & SS L

2023-A3335B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases certain special accidental death benefits for state and local retirement system members.

2023-A3335B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3335--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Governmental  Employees  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
   again  reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the retirement and  social
   security  law,  in relation to increasing the special accidental death
   benefit of certain  deceased members
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  c  of section 208-f of the general municipal
 law, as separately amended by   chapters 528 and   782 of  the  laws  of
 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   c.  Commencing  July first, two thousand [twenty-two] TWENTY-THREE the
 special accidental death benefit paid to  a  widow  or  widower  or  the
 deceased  member's  children under the age of eighteen or, if a student,
 under the age of twenty-three, if the widow or widower has died,  or  to
 the deceased member's parents if the member has no widow, widower, chil-
 dren  under  the  age of eighteen, or a student under the age of twenty-
 three, shall be escalated by adding thereto an additional percentage  of
 the  salary of the deceased member (as increased pursuant to subdivision
 b of this section) in accordance with the following schedule:
      calendar year of death
      of the deceased member              per centum
           1977 or prior                  [278.2%] 289.5%
           1978                           [267.1%] 278.2%
           1979                           [256.5%] 267.1%
           1980                           [246.1%] 256.5%
           1981                           [236%] 246.1%
           1982                           [226.2%] 236.0%
           1983                           [216.7%] 226.2%
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06851-04-3
              

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