Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 29, 2021 |
signed chap.535 |
Oct 18, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 10, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly home rule request ordered to third reading rules cal.736 substituted for a7905 |
Jun 09, 2021 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate home rule request ordered to third reading cal.1689 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Feb 04, 2021 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S4441
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 26th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2021-S4441 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S4441 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides an optional death benefit for correction officers employed by Suffolk county; allows the beneficiary to elect a lump sum amount 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, whichever is greater.
2021-S4441 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4441 SPONSOR: GOUNARDES TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to death benefits for correction officers employed by Suffolk county PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To increase the in-service death benefit for Suffolk County correction officers in Tiers 3 through 6 of the New York State and Local Retirement System to be the value of the pension reserve (assuming single life allowance) if the member had retired on the date of their death. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of this bill adds a new section 508-b to the. Retirement and Social Security Law. Section two of this bill adds a new section 606-b to the Retirement and
2021-S4441 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4441 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 4, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 death benefits for correction officers employed by Suffolk 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 508-b to read as follows: § 508-B. DEATH BENEFITS FOR CORRECTION OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY SUFFOLK COUNTY. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "CORRECTION OFFICER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SUBDIVISION E OF SECTION EIGHTY-NINE-F OF THIS CHAPTER. 2. 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 THIS SECTION, THE BENEFICIARY OR BENEFICIARIES MAY ELECT TO RECEIVE, IN A LUMP SUM, AN AMOUNT PAYABLE WHICH SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE PENSION RESERVE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ESTAB- LISHED 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. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new section 606-b to read as follows: § 606-B. DEATH BENEFITS FOR CORRECTION OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY SUFFOLK COUNTY. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "CORRECTION OFFICER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SUBDIVISION E OF SECTION EIGHTY-NINE-F OF THIS CHAPTER. 2. 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 THIS SECTION, THE BENEFICIARY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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