Assembly Bill A7544

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Grants retroactive membership with Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Dawn Ward

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Current Bill Status Via S7410 - Passed Assembly


  • 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-A7544 - Details

Law Section:
Retirement

2023-A7544 - Summary

Grants retroactive membership with Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Dawn Ward.

2023-A7544 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7544
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT granting retroactive membership with Tier IV status  in  the  New
   York state and local employees' retirement system to Dawn Ward
 
   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,
 Dawn Ward, who was employed with the village of Kensington with a  start
 date  of November 1, 1993, and who is currently a member of the New York
 state and local employees' retirement system, who through  no  fault  of
 her  own did not become a member of the New York state and local employ-
 ees' retirement system on November 1, 1993 when first  employed  by  the
 village  of Kensington, shall be deemed to have been a member of the New
 York state and local employees'  retirement  system  on  such  date  she
 commenced  her  employment and shall be granted Tier IV status, provided
 that an application is filed with the head of the  New  York  state  and
 local  employees'  retirement  system within one year from the effective
 date of this act.   Upon the granting of  such  retroactive  membership,
 Dawn  Ward  shall  not  be granted a refund of any employee contribution
 made by her to the  New  York  state  and  local  employees'  retirement
 system.
   §  2.  All  past  services costs associated with the implementation of
 this act shall be borne by the village of Kensington.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This bill would grant Tier 4 status in the New York  State  and  Local
 Employees'  Retirement  System to Dawn Ward, a current Tier 5 member, by
 changing their date of membership to November 1, 1993. There will be  no
 refund of member contributions.
   If this bill is enacted during the 2023 legislative session, we antic-
 ipate  that  there  will  be  an increase of approximately $1,700 in the

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11489-04-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A7544A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Retirement

2023-A7544A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants retroactive membership with Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Dawn Ward.

2023-A7544A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7544--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. RA, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the
   Committee 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 granting retroactive membership with Tier IV status  in  the  New
   York state and local employees' retirement system to Dawn Ward
 
   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,
 Dawn Ward, who was employed with the village of Kensington with a  start
 date  of November 1, 1993, and who is currently a member of the New York
 state and local employees' retirement system, who through  no  fault  of
 her  own did not become a member of the New York state and local employ-
 ees' retirement system on November 1, 1993 when first  employed  by  the
 village  of Kensington, shall be deemed to have been a member of the New
 York state and local employees'  retirement  system  on  such  date  she
 commenced  her  employment and shall be granted Tier IV status, provided
 that an application is filed with the head of the  New  York  state  and
 local  employees'  retirement  system within one year from the effective
 date of this act.   Upon the granting of  such  retroactive  membership,
 Dawn  Ward  shall  not  be granted a refund of any employee contribution
 made by her to the  New  York  state  and  local  employees'  retirement
 system.
   §  2.  All  past  services costs associated with the implementation of
 this act shall be borne by the village of Kensington.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This bill would provide Dawn Ward with a date of membership of  Novem-
 ber  11,  1993, their date of first employment with the Village of Kens-
 ington, resulting in Tier 4 status in  the  New  York  State  and  Local
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11489-05-4
              

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