Assembly Bill A6534A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C. Ritchie, to file a new service retirement application and election form with the New York state and local employees' retirement system

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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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2023-A6534 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6553
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7847, S5413
2019-2020: A6337, S5210
2021-2022: A6497, S1607

2023-A6534 - Summary

Authorizes Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C. Ritchie, to file a new service retirement application and an option election form on behalf of her deceased husband with the New York state and local employees' retirement system.

2023-A6534 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6534
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to authorize Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C.  Ritchie, to
   file  a  new  service  retirement application and option election form
   with the New York state and  local  employees'  retirement  system  on
   behalf of such deceased member

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
 Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C. Ritchie, who was a member of the
 New York state and local employees' retirement system, who died after he
 filed for retirement but prior to his selected retirement date, shall be
 authorized to file a new service retirement application  and  an  option
 election  form  on behalf of her deceased husband with a joint allowance
 full option, if, within one year from the effective date  of  this  act,
 she  shall  submit a request therefor to the state comptroller. In addi-
 tion, his date of retirement shall be deemed to  have  been  August  15,
 2016.  Once  such application is received, any rights or benefits to the
 pre-retirement ordinary death benefit payable upon the death of a member
 in service pursuant to section 448 of the retirement and social security
 law shall be waived. Any amounts paid by the New York  state  and  local
 employees'  retirement  system  as  the result of the death of Robert C.
 Ritchie prior to the filing of the  request  for  a  service  retirement
 benefit  pursuant  to  this  section  shall be deducted from the service
 retirement benefit payable thereafter.
   § 2. Any additional costs for this act shall be paid by the  state  of
 New York.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This  bill  would  deem  deceased member Robert C. Ritchie eligible to
 receive a service retirement benefit effective on August 15, 2016. Susan

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08909-02-3
              

2023-A6534A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6553
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7847, S5413
2019-2020: A6337, S5210
2021-2022: A6497, S1607

2023-A6534A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C. Ritchie, to file a new service retirement application and an option election form on behalf of her deceased husband with the New York state and local employees' retirement system.

2023-A6534A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6534--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on  Governmental  Employees  --  recommitted  to the Committee on
   Governmental Employees in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.  2  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to authorize Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C.  Ritchie, to
   file a new service retirement application  and  option  election  form
   with  the  New  York  state  and local employees' retirement system on
   behalf of such deceased member
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
 Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C. Ritchie, who was a member of the
 New York state and local employees' retirement system, who died after he
 filed for retirement but prior to his selected retirement date, shall be
 authorized  to  file  a new service retirement application and an option
 election form on behalf of her deceased husband with a  joint  allowance
 full  option,  if,  within one year from the effective date of this act,
 she shall submit a request therefor to the state comptroller.  In  addi-
 tion,  his  date  of  retirement shall be deemed to have been August 15,
 2016. Once such application is received, any rights or benefits  to  the
 pre-retirement ordinary death benefit payable upon the death of a member
 in service pursuant to section 448 of the retirement and social security
 law  shall  be  waived. Any amounts paid by the New York state and local
 employees' retirement system as the result of the  death  of  Robert  C.
 Ritchie  prior  to  the  filing  of the request for a service retirement
 benefit pursuant to this section shall  be  deducted  from  the  service
 retirement benefit payable thereafter.
   §  2.  Any additional costs for this act shall be paid by the state of
 New York.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08909-04-4
              

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