Senate Bill S2342

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to extending certain provisions of chapter 729 of 1994 relating to health insurance benefits and contributions of retired employees of school districts

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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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2009-S2342 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4628
Law Section:
Health
Laws Affected:
Amd §1, Chap 729 of 1994

2009-S2342 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to extending certain provisions of chapter 729 of 1994 relating to health insurance benefits and contributions of retired employees of school districts until 2010.

2009-S2342 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2342 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2342

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 18, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

AN ACT to amend chapter 729 of the laws of 1994  relating  to  affecting
  the  health  insurance benefits and contributions of retired employees
  of school districts and certain boards, in relation to the  effective-
  ness of such provisions

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 729 of the laws of  1994  relating  to
affecting  the  health  insurance  benefits and contributions of retired
employees of school districts and certain boards, as amended by  chapter
43 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  Section  1. From on and after June 30, 1994 until May 15, [2009] 2010,
a school district, board of cooperative educational services, vocational
education and extension board or a  school  district  as  enumerated  in
section  1  of  chapter  566  of  the laws of 1967, as amended, shall be
prohibited from diminishing the health insurance  benefits  provided  to
retirees  and  their  dependents  or  the  contributions  such  board or
district makes for such health insurance coverage  below  the  level  of
such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and their
dependents  by  such district or board unless a corresponding diminution
of benefits or contributions is effected from the present  level  during
this  period  by  such district or board from the corresponding group of
active employees for such retirees.
  S 2. This act shall take effect May 15, 2009;  provided,  however,  if
this  act  shall become a law after such date it shall take effect imme-
diately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and
after May 15, 2009.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04075-01-9


              

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