Senate Bill S4441

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to death benefits for correction officers employed by Suffolk county

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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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2021-S4441 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7905
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§508-b & 606-b, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S8010, A9864

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

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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