Senate Bill S7108A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing service credit in an optional twenty year retirement plan for state university police, regional state park police and detective attorney general investigator service

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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-S7108 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7547
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §384-e, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5492
2021-2022: S5109

2023-S7108 - Summary

Relates to authorizing state university police, regional state park police and detective investigators for the office of the attorney general to receive additional service credit in an optional twenty year retirement plan.

2023-S7108 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7108 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7108
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  THOMAS -- 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
   authorizing certain persons in an optional twenty year retirement plan
   for  state  university  police  officer  service,  regional state park
   police and special investigators for the office of the attorney gener-
   al
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 384-e of the retirement and social security law is
 amended by adding three new subdivisions d, e and f to read as follows:
   D. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  UPON
 COMPLETION  OF  TWENTY  YEARS OF SERVICE, AND UPON RETIREMENT, EACH SUCH
 MEMBER WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY CREDITED WITH SERVICE CREDIT IN THE  NEW  YORK
 STATE  AND  LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR THE NEW YORK STATE AND
 LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM AS AN OFFICER APPOINTED  BY  THE
 STATE  UNIVERSITY  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH L OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW AND WHO  HAS  SUCCESSFULLY
 COMPLETED  A  COURSE  OF  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  TRAINING AS PROVIDED IN SUCH
 SECTION OF THE EDUCATION LAW MAY RECEIVE FOR EACH SUCH YEAR OF  PREVIOUS
 SERVICE,  UP  TO  A  TOTAL  OF  NO  GREATER  THAN FIVE YEARS OF PREVIOUS
 SERVICE, ADDITIONAL PENSION EQUAL TO ONE-SIXTIETH OF HIS  OR  HER  FINAL
 AVERAGE SALARY.
   TO  OBTAIN SUCH CREDIT A MEMBER SHALL  PAY SUCH RETIREMENT SYSTEM, FOR
 DEPOSIT IN THE FUND USED TO ACCUMULATE  EMPLOYER  CONTRIBUTIONS,  A  SUM
 EQUAL  TO  THE  PRODUCT  OF THE NUMBER OF YEARS OF SERVICE BEING CLAIMED
 AND THREE PERCENT OF SUCH MEMBER'S COMPENSATION EARNED DURING THE TWELVE
 MONTHS OF CREDITED  SERVICE  IMMEDIATELY  PRECEDING  THE DATE  THAT  THE
 MEMBER MADE APPLICATION FOR CREDIT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   E.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, UPON
 COMPLETION OF TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE, AND UPON  RETIREMENT,  EACH  SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11184-02-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S7108A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7547
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §384-e, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5492
2021-2022: S5109

2023-S7108A - Summary

Relates to authorizing state university police, regional state park police and detective investigators for the office of the attorney general to receive additional service credit in an optional twenty year retirement plan.

2023-S7108A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7108A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7108--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. THOMAS, CHU -- 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
   authorizing certain persons in an optional twenty year retirement plan
   for  state  university  police  officer  service,  regional state park
   police and special investigators for the office of the attorney gener-
   al
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 384-e of the retirement and social security law is
 amended by adding three new subdivisions d, e and f to read as follows:
   D. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  UPON
 COMPLETION  OF  TWENTY  YEARS OF SERVICE, AND UPON RETIREMENT, EACH SUCH
 MEMBER WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY CREDITED WITH SERVICE CREDIT IN THE  NEW  YORK
 STATE  AND  LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR THE NEW YORK STATE AND
 LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM AS AN OFFICER APPOINTED  BY  THE
 STATE  UNIVERSITY  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH L OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW AND WHO  HAS  SUCCESSFULLY
 COMPLETED  A  COURSE  OF  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  TRAINING AS PROVIDED IN SUCH
 SECTION OF THE EDUCATION LAW MAY RECEIVE FOR EACH SUCH YEAR OF  PREVIOUS
 SERVICE,  UP  TO  A  TOTAL  OF  NO  GREATER  THAN FIVE YEARS OF PREVIOUS
 SERVICE, ADDITIONAL PENSION EQUAL TO ONE-SIXTIETH OF HIS  OR  HER  FINAL
 AVERAGE SALARY.
   TO  OBTAIN SUCH CREDIT A MEMBER SHALL  PAY SUCH RETIREMENT SYSTEM, FOR
 DEPOSIT IN THE FUND USED TO ACCUMULATE  EMPLOYER  CONTRIBUTIONS,  A  SUM
 EQUAL  TO  THE  PRODUCT  OF THE NUMBER OF YEARS OF SERVICE BEING CLAIMED
 AND THREE PERCENT OF SUCH MEMBER'S COMPENSATION EARNED DURING THE TWELVE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11184-04-4
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S7108B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7547
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §384-e, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5492
2021-2022: S5109

2023-S7108B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorizing state university police, regional state park police and detective investigators for the office of the attorney general to receive additional service credit in an optional twenty year retirement plan.

2023-S7108B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7108B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7108--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. THOMAS, CHU -- 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  -- 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
   authorizing certain persons in an optional twenty year retirement plan
   to  receive  credit  for previous service as a state university police
   officer, a regional state park police officer or a detective  investi-
   gator for the office of the attorney general
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 384-e of the retirement and social security law  is
 amended by adding three new subdivisions d, e and f to read as follows:
   D.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, UPON
 COMPLETION OF TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE, AND UPON  RETIREMENT,  EACH  SUCH
 MEMBER  WHO  WAS PREVIOUSLY CREDITED WITH SERVICE CREDIT IN THE NEW YORK
 STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR THE NEW YORK  STATE  AND
 LOCAL  POLICE  AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM AS AN OFFICER APPOINTED BY THE
 STATE UNIVERSITY PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH L OF SUBDIVISION TWO  OF  SECTION
 THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW AND WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY
 COMPLETED A COURSE OF LAW  ENFORCEMENT  TRAINING  AS  PROVIDED  IN  SUCH
 SECTION  OF THE EDUCATION LAW MAY RECEIVE FOR EACH SUCH YEAR OF PREVIOUS
 SERVICE, UP TO A TOTAL  OF  NO  GREATER  THAN  FIVE  YEARS  OF  PREVIOUS
 SERVICE, ADDITIONAL PENSION EQUAL TO ONE-SIXTIETH OF SUCH MEMBER'S FINAL
 AVERAGE SALARY.
   TO  OBTAIN SUCH CREDIT A MEMBER SHALL  PAY SUCH RETIREMENT SYSTEM, FOR
 DEPOSIT IN THE FUND USED TO ACCUMULATE  EMPLOYER  CONTRIBUTIONS,  A  SUM
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11184-07-4
              

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