Senate Bill S5536

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for certain death benefits to correction officers, correction officer-sergeants, correction officer-captains, assistant wardens, associate wardens or wardens employed by Orange county

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    • In Committee Assembly
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S5536 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6092
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §606-c, R & SS L

2023-S5536 - Summary

Provides for certain death benefits to correction officers, correction officer-sergeants, correction officer-captains, assistant wardens, associate wardens or wardens employed by Orange county.

2023-S5536 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5536 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5536
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   providing  certain  death  benefits to correction officers, correction
   officer-sergeants,  correction  officer-captains,  assistant  wardens,
   associate wardens or wardens employed by Orange county
 
   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 section 606-c to read as follows:
   § 606-C. DEATH BENEFITS FOR CORRECTION  OFFICERS  EMPLOYED  BY  ORANGE
 COUNTY.  A. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "CORRECTION OFFICER" SHALL
 MEAN A PERSON EMPLOYED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY CORRECTION DEPARTMENT WITH A
 TITLE OF CORRECTION  OFFICER,  CORRECTION  OFFICER-SERGEANT,  CORRECTION
 OFFICER-CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT WARDEN, ASSOCIATE WARDEN OR WARDEN.
   B.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO THE CONTRARY, WHERE A
 CORRECTION OFFICER WOULD HAVE BEEN  ENTITLED  TO  A  SERVICE  RETIREMENT
 BENEFIT  AT  THE  TIME  OF  HIS  OR HER DEATH AND WHERE HIS OR HER DEATH
 OCCURS ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF  TWO
 THOUSAND  TWENTY-THREE THAT ADDED THIS SECTION, THE BENEFICIARY OR BENE-
 FICIARIES MAY ELECT TO RECEIVE, IN A LUMP SUM, AN AMOUNT  PAYABLE  WHICH
 SHALL  BE  EQUAL TO THE PENSION RESERVE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED
 HAD THE MEMBER RETIRED ON THE DATE OF HIS OR HER DEATH, OR THE VALUE  OF
 THE  DEATH  BENEFIT AND THE RESERVE-FOR-INCREASED-TAKE-HOME-PAY, IF ANY,
 WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
   §  2.  All  past  service  costs  associated  with  implementing   the
 provisions of this act shall be borne by the county of Orange and may be
 amortized over a period of ten years.
   §  3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, none
 of the provisions of this act shall  be  subject  to  the  appropriation
 requirement of section 25 of the retirement and social security law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04118-02-3
              

2023-S5536A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6092
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §606-c, R & SS L

2023-S5536A - Summary

Provides for certain death benefits to correction officers, correction officer-sergeants, correction officer-captains, assistant wardens, associate wardens or wardens employed by Orange county.

2023-S5536A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5536A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5536--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
   -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Civil  Service  and  Pensions  in
   accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
   providing certain death benefits to  correction  officers,  correction
   officer-sergeants,  correction  officer-captains,  assistant  wardens,
   associate wardens or wardens employed by Orange county
 
   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 section 606-d to read as follows:
   §  606-D.  DEATH  BENEFITS  FOR CORRECTION OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY ORANGE
 COUNTY. A. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "CORRECTION OFFICER"  SHALL
 MEAN A PERSON EMPLOYED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY CORRECTION DEPARTMENT WITH A
 TITLE  OF  CORRECTION  OFFICER,  CORRECTION OFFICER-SERGEANT, CORRECTION
 OFFICER-CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT WARDEN, ASSOCIATE WARDEN OR WARDEN.
   B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  WHERE  A
 CORRECTION  OFFICER  WOULD  HAVE  BEEN  ENTITLED TO A SERVICE RETIREMENT
 BENEFIT AT THE TIME OF HIS OR HER DEATH  AND  WHERE  HIS  OR  HER  DEATH
 OCCURS  ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE THAT ADDED THIS SECTION, THE BENEFICIARY OR  BENE-
 FICIARIES  MAY  ELECT TO RECEIVE, IN A LUMP SUM, AN AMOUNT PAYABLE WHICH
 SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE PENSION RESERVE THAT WOULD HAVE  BEEN  ESTABLISHED
 HAD  THE MEMBER RETIRED ON THE DATE OF HIS OR HER DEATH, OR THE VALUE OF
 THE DEATH BENEFIT AND THE RESERVE-FOR-INCREASED-TAKE-HOME-PAY,  IF  ANY,
 WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04118-03-4
 S. 5536--A                          2
 
              

2023-S5536B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6092
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §606-c, R & SS L

2023-S5536B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for certain death benefits to correction officers, correction officer-sergeants, correction officer-captains, assistant wardens, associate wardens or wardens employed by Orange county.

2023-S5536B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5536B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5536--B
     Cal. No. 920
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
   -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Civil  Service  and  Pensions  in
   accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee  --  reported  favorably  from said committee and committed to the
   Committee on  Finance  --  reported  favorably  from  said  committee,
   ordered  to  first  and  second  report,  ordered  to a third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
   providing certain death benefits to  correction  officers,  correction
   officer-sergeants,  correction  officer-captains,  assistant  wardens,
   associate wardens or wardens employed by Orange county
 
   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 section 606-d to read as follows:
   §  606-D.  DEATH  BENEFITS  FOR CORRECTION OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY ORANGE
 COUNTY. A. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "CORRECTION OFFICER"  SHALL
 MEAN A PERSON EMPLOYED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY CORRECTION DEPARTMENT WITH A
 TITLE  OF  CORRECTION  OFFICER,  CORRECTION OFFICER-SERGEANT, CORRECTION
 OFFICER-CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT WARDEN, ASSOCIATE WARDEN OR WARDEN.
   B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  WHERE  A
 CORRECTION  OFFICER  WOULD  HAVE  BEEN  ENTITLED TO A SERVICE RETIREMENT
 BENEFIT AT THE TIME OF HIS OR HER DEATH  AND  WHERE  HIS  OR  HER  DEATH
 OCCURS  ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR THAT ADDED THIS SECTION, THE BENEFICIARY OR BENEFI-
 CIARIES MAY ELECT TO RECEIVE, IN A LUMP SUM,  AN  AMOUNT  PAYABLE  WHICH
 SHALL  BE  EQUAL TO THE PENSION RESERVE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED
 HAD THE MEMBER RETIRED ON THE DATE OF HIS OR HER DEATH, OR THE VALUE  OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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