Assembly Bill A7601B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to providing county correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement plan

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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Bill Amendments

2023-A7601 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14-C §§561 - 564, R & SS L

2023-A7601 - Summary

Relates to providing county correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement plan.

2023-A7601 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7601
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   providing  county  correction  officers with a special optional twenty
   year retirement plan

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
 a new article 14-C to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 14-C
     OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PLAN FOR COUNTY CORRECTION OFFICERS OR DEPUTY
                SHERIFFS PERFORMING AS CORRECTION OFFICERS
 SECTION 561. DEFINITIONS.
         562. OPTIONAL  TWENTY  YEAR  RETIREMENT PLAN FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS
                WHOSE EMPLOYER ELECTS TO PROVIDE SAME.
         563. ADDITIONAL PENSION BENEFIT FOR MEMBERS OF  OPTIONAL  TWENTY
                YEAR RETIREMENT PLAN.
         564. CONSISTENT PROVISIONS.
   § 561. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE:
   (A)  "MEMBER"  SHALL  MEAN  A  PERSON  WHO  IS  EMPLOYED  AS  A COUNTY
 CORRECTION OFFICER OR A  DEPUTY  SHERIFF  WHO  IS  ENGAGED  DIRECTLY  IN
 CORRECTION  OFFICER  DUTIES  THAT  AGGREGATE  FIFTY  PER CENTUM OF THEIR
 SERVICE BY A COUNTY WHICH  ELECTS  BY  RESOLUTION  OR  LOCAL  LAW,  DULY
 ADOPTED, TO PROVIDE THE BENEFITS AS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ARTICLE.
   (B)  "RETIREMENT  SYSTEM"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  NEW  YORK STATE AND LOCAL
 EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
   (C) "CREDITABLE SERVICE" SHALL INCLUDE ANY AND ALL SERVICES  PERFORMED
 AS  A  SHERIFF,  UNDERSHERIFF  OR DEPUTY SHERIFF, OR CORRECTION OFFICER.
 CREDIT FOR SERVICE AS A MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THE STATE POLICE  OR  AS  A
 PAID  FIREMAN,  POLICEMAN OR OFFICER OF ANY ORGANIZED FIRE DEPARTMENT OR
 POLICE FORCE OR DEPARTMENT OF ANY  COUNTY,  CITY,  VILLAGE,  TOWN,  FIRE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05836-02-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A7601A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14-C §§561 - 564, R & SS L

2023-A7601A - Summary

Relates to providing county correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement plan.

2023-A7601A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7601--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- 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 to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   providing  county  correction  officers with a special optional twenty
   year retirement plan
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
 a new article 14-C to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 14-C
     OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PLAN FOR COUNTY CORRECTION OFFICERS OR DEPUTY
                SHERIFFS PERFORMING AS CORRECTION OFFICERS
 SECTION 561. DEFINITIONS.
         562. OPTIONAL  TWENTY  YEAR  RETIREMENT PLAN FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS
                WHOSE EMPLOYER ELECTS TO PROVIDE SAME.
         563. ADDITIONAL PENSION BENEFIT FOR MEMBERS OF  OPTIONAL  TWENTY
                YEAR RETIREMENT PLAN.
         564. CONSISTENT PROVISIONS.
   § 561. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE:
   (A)  "MEMBER"  SHALL  MEAN  A  PERSON  WHO  IS  EMPLOYED  AS  A COUNTY
 CORRECTION OFFICER OR A  DEPUTY  SHERIFF  WHO  IS  ENGAGED  DIRECTLY  IN
 CORRECTION  OFFICER  DUTIES  THAT  AGGREGATE  FIFTY  PER CENTUM OF THEIR
 SERVICE BY A COUNTY WHICH  ELECTS  BY  RESOLUTION  OR  LOCAL  LAW,  DULY
 ADOPTED, TO PROVIDE THE BENEFITS AS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ARTICLE.
   (B)  "RETIREMENT  SYSTEM"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  NEW  YORK STATE AND LOCAL
 EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
   (C) "CREDITABLE SERVICE" SHALL INCLUDE ANY AND ALL SERVICES  PERFORMED
 AS  A  SHERIFF,  UNDERSHERIFF  OR DEPUTY SHERIFF, OR CORRECTION OFFICER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05836-03-4
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A7601B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14-C §§561 - 564, R & SS L

2023-A7601B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing county correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement plan.

2023-A7601B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7601--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PHEFFER AMATO, SANTABARBARA -- 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 -- reported and
   referred  to  the Committee on Ways and Means -- 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
   providing county correction officers with a  special  optional  twenty
   year retirement plan
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
 a new article 14-C to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 14-C
     OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PLAN FOR COUNTY CORRECTION OFFICERS OR DEPUTY
                SHERIFFS PERFORMING AS CORRECTION OFFICERS
 SECTION 561. DEFINITIONS.
         562. OPTIONAL TWENTY YEAR RETIREMENT PLAN  FOR  CERTAIN  MEMBERS
                WHOSE EMPLOYER ELECTS TO PROVIDE SAME.
         563. ADDITIONAL  PENSION  BENEFIT FOR MEMBERS OF OPTIONAL TWENTY
                YEAR RETIREMENT PLAN.
         564. CONSISTENT PROVISIONS.
   § 561. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE:
   (A) "MEMBER"  SHALL  MEAN  A  PERSON  WHO  IS  EMPLOYED  AS  A  COUNTY
 CORRECTION  OFFICER  OR  A  DEPUTY  SHERIFF  WHO  IS ENGAGED DIRECTLY IN
 CORRECTION OFFICER DUTIES THAT  AGGREGATE  FIFTY  PER  CENTUM  OF  THEIR
 SERVICE  BY  A  COUNTY  WHICH  ELECTS  BY  RESOLUTION OR LOCAL LAW, DULY
 ADOPTED, TO PROVIDE THE BENEFITS AS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ARTICLE.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05836-05-4
 A. 7601--B                          2
              

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