Assembly Bill A5247B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Grants retroactive membership with tier II status in the New York state teachers' retirement system to Lori Cohen

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2023-A5247 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5852
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9722, S5097
2021-2022: A5814, S4869

2023-A5247 - Summary

Grants retroactive membership with Tier II status in the New York state teachers' retirement system to Lori Cohen.

2023-A5247 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5247
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN  ACT  granting  retroactive membership with Tier II status in the New
   York state teachers' retirement system to Lori Cohen
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, Lori Cohen,
 who was employed as a  substitute  teacher  with  the  Oceanside  school
 district  and Rockville Centre school district with a start date of July
 1, 1975, and who is currently a retired member of  the  New  York  state
 teachers'  retirement  system,  who  through no fault of her own did not
 become a member of the New York state  teachers'  retirement  system  on
 July  1,  1975  when first employed by the Oceanside school district and
 Rockville Centre school district shall be deemed to have been  a  member
 of  the  New  York  state  teachers'  retirement system on such date she
 commenced her employment and shall be granted Tier II  status,  provided
 that  an application is filed with the head of the New York state teach-
 ers' retirement system within one year from the effective date  of  this
 act.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This  bill  would allow Lori Cohen, a retired Tier 3 member of the New
 York State Teachers' Retirement System, to be reclassified as a  Tier  2
 member.  Her  date  of membership would be changed to July 1, 1975 based
 upon her employment as a substitute teacher with  the  Oceanside  School
 District and the Rockville Centre School District. Upon reclassification
 as  a  Tier  2  member,  Ms.  Cohen's pension would be recalculated with
 retroactive adjustment to payments made since her date of retirement  of
 July  1,  2018.  Additionally, she would be refunded the member contrib-
 utions she made under Tier 3 as well as her prior service payment.   Ms.
 Cohen  must  file  a written request with the head of the New York State

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06281-02-3

2023-A5247A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5852
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9722, S5097
2021-2022: A5814, S4869

2023-A5247A - Summary

Grants retroactive membership with Tier II status in the New York state teachers' retirement system to Lori Cohen.

2023-A5247A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5247--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on  Governmental Employees -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT granting retroactive membership with Tier II status  in  the  New
   York state teachers' retirement system to Lori Cohen

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, Lori  Cohen,
 who  was  employed  as  a  substitute  teacher with the Oceanside school
 district and Rockville Centre school district with a start date of  July
 1,  1975,  and  who  is currently a retired member of the New York state
 teachers' retirement system, who through no fault of  her  own  did  not
 become  a  member  of  the New York state teachers' retirement system on
 July 1, 1975 when first employed by the Oceanside  school  district  and
 Rockville  Centre  school district shall be deemed to have been a member
 of the New York state teachers'  retirement  system  on  such  date  she
 commenced  her  employment and shall be granted Tier II status, provided
 that an application is filed with the head of the New York state  teach-
 ers'  retirement  system within one year from the effective date of this
 act.
   § 2. No contributions made to the New York state teachers'  retirement
 system shall be returned or refunded to Lori Cohen pursuant to this act.
   § 3. All past service costs associated with the implementation of this
 act  shall be borne by all participating employers in the New York state
 teachers' retirement system.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06281-05-3

2023-A5247B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5852
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9722, S5097
2021-2022: A5814, S4869

2023-A5247B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants retroactive membership with Tier II status in the New York state teachers' retirement system to Lori Cohen.

2023-A5247B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5247--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  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 granting retroactive membership with Tier II status  in  the  New
   York state teachers' retirement system to Lori Cohen
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, Lori  Cohen,
 who  was  employed  as  a  substitute  teacher with the Oceanside school
 district and Rockville Centre school district with a start date of  July
 1,  1975,  and  who  is currently a retired member of the New York state
 teachers' retirement system, who through no fault of  her  own  did  not
 become  a  member  of  the New York state teachers' retirement system on
 July 1, 1975 when first employed by the Oceanside  school  district  and
 Rockville  Centre  school district shall be deemed to have been a member
 of the New York state teachers'  retirement  system  on  such  date  she
 commenced  her  employment and shall be granted Tier II status, provided
 that an application is filed with the head of the New York state  teach-
 ers'  retirement  system within one year from the effective date of this
 act.
   § 2. No contributions made to the New York state teachers'  retirement
 system shall be returned or refunded to Lori Cohen pursuant to this act.
   § 3. All past service costs associated with the implementation of this
 act  shall be borne by all participating employers in the New York state
 teachers' retirement system.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This bill would allow Lori Cohen, a retired Tier 3 member of  the  New
 York  State  Teachers' Retirement System, to be reclassified as a Tier 2

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06281-08-3

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