NY State Senate Bill 2015-S4556

Senate Bill S4556

Signed By Governor

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Allows Maureen Callen to file a request for Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system with the state comptroller

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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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Sep 25, 2015	signed chap.305
Sep 15, 2015	delivered to governor
Jun 16, 2015	returned to senate passed assembly home rule request ordered to third reading rules cal.367 substituted for a6641
Jun 11, 2015	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate home rule request
Jun 10, 2015	ordered to third reading cal.1463 committee discharged and committed to rules
Mar 27, 2015	referred to civil service and pensions

Votes

- Jun 11, 2015 - Floor Vote
  S4556
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 11, 2015
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Panepinto
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sampson
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Venditto
      
      Young
      
      excused (2)
      
      Diaz
      
      Libous
  Jun 10, 2015 - Rules Committee Vote
  S4556
  
  23
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 10, 2015
      
      aye (23)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Parker
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Gianaris
      
      excused (1)
      
      Perkins

2015-S4556 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6641
Law Section:: Retirement

2015-S4556 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows Maureen Callen to file a request for Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system with the state comptroller.

2015-S4556 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4556

TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to allowing Maureen Callen to file a request for
Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement
system with the state comptroller

PURPOSE:

This bill allows Maureen Callen to apply for Tier IV reinstatement in
the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Maureen Callen,
a member of the New York state and local employees' retirement system
employed by the town of Southeast in Putnam county, who was employed
by Brewster Central District in Putnam county as a food service worker
on September 16, 1994 and worked until June 30, 2000 whereupon she was
employed by the taxation department in the town of Southeast in Putnam
county beginning on August 29, 2000, and who, for reasons not
ascribable to her own negligence, failed to become a member of the New
York state and local employees' retirement system while so employed by
the Brewster Central School District in Putnam County, shall be deemed
to have joined the New York state and local employees' retirement

system on September 16, 1994, if on or before December 31, 2015 she
shall file an application, Maureen Callen shall be granted Tier IV
status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system
and be eligible for all the rights and benefits thereof.

Section 2: No contributions made to the New York state and local
employees' retirement system by Maureen Callen shall be returned
pursuant to this act.

Section 3: All past costs of implementing the provision of this act
shall be borne by the Town of Southeast in Putnam County.

JUSTIFICATION:

Maureen Callen was first employed by the Brewster Central School
District on September 16, 1994 as a food service worker till June 30,
2000. On August 29, 2000, Maureen was hired by the Town of Southeast
as a seasonal part time clerk in the Tax Receivers Office; however,
she was not offered membership in the New York State and Local
Employees' Retirement System by the town during such employment. This
legislation allows Ms. Callen to receive the Tier status she should
have received if the Town offered her membership in the Retirement
System when she first became employed by the Town. It should be noted
that all costs associated with this legislation shall be borne by the
Town of Southeast.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:


If this legislation is enacted during the 2015 legislative session, we
anticipate that there will be an increase of approximately $1,150 in
the annual contributions of the town of Southeast in Putnam County for
the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.  In addition to the annual
contributions discussed above, there will be an immediate past service
cost of approximately $7,550 which will be borne by the town of
Southeast in Putnam County.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S4556 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4556

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 27, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT in relation to allowing Maureen Callen to file a request for Tier
  IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system
  with the state comptroller

  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, Maureen Callen,
a  member  of  the New York state and local employees' retirement system
employed by the town of Southeast in Putnam county, who was employed  by
Brewster  Central  School  District  in  Putnam county as a food service
worker on September 16, 1994 and worked until June  30,  2000  whereupon
she  was employed by the taxation department in the town of Southeast in
Putnam county beginning on August 29, 2000, and  who,  for  reasons  not
ascribable  to  her own negligence, failed to become a member of the New
York state and local employees' retirement system while so  employed  by
the  Brewster  Central School District in Putnam county, shall be deemed
to have joined the New York state and local employees' retirement system
on September 16, 1994, if on or before December 31, 2015 she shall  file
an  application therefor with the state comptroller. Upon the receipt of
such application, Maureen Callen shall be granted Tier IV status in  the
New  York  state  and local employees' retirement system and be eligible
for all the rights and benefits thereof.
  S 2. No contributions made to the New York state and local  employees'
retirement  system  by Maureen Callen shall be returned pursuant to this
act.
  S 3. All past costs of implementing the provisions of this  act  shall
be borne by the town of Southeast in Putnam county.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08217-02-5

S. 4556                             2

  This  bill  will  grant  Tier 4 status in the New York State and Local
Employees' Retirement System to Maureen Callen, a current Tier 6 member,
by changing her date of membership to September 16, 1994, her first date
of employment with the Brewster Central School District in Putnam  Coun-
ty. There will be no refund of member contributions.
  If this legislation is enacted during the 2015 legislative session, we
anticipate that there will be an increase of approximately $1,150 in the
annual  contributions  of the town of Southeast in Putnam County for the
fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. In future years, this cost will  vary
as the billing rates and salary of Maureen Callen change.
  In addition to the annual contributions discussed above, there will be
an  immediate  past  service  cost of approximately $7,550 which will be
borne by the town of Southeast in Putnam County. This estimate is  based
on the assumption that payment will be made on February 1, 2016.
  Summary of relevant resources:
  The  membership  data  used  in  measuring  the impact of the proposed
change was the same as that used in the March 31, 2014  actuarial  valu-
ation.    Distributions  and  other  statistics can be found in the 2014
Report of the  Actuary  and  the  2014  Comprehensive  Annual  Financial
Report.
  The  actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Annual Report to the Comptroller on  Actuarial
Assumptions,  and  the  Codes  Rules and Regulations of the State of New
York: Audit and Control.
  The Market Assets and GASB Disclosures are found in the March 31, 2014
New York State and Local  Retirement  System  Financial  Statements  and
Supplementary Information.
  I am a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and meet the Quali-
fication Standards to render the actuarial opinion contained herein.
  This  estimate,  dated  February  5,  2015,  and intended for use only
during the  2015  Legislative  Session,  is  Fiscal  Note  No.  2015-53,
prepared  by  the  Actuary  for  the New York State and Local Employees'
Retirement System.

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