Assembly Bill A5231B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the calculation of past service credit for deputy sheriffs transferring between the state and local employees' retirement system to the state and local police and fire retirement system

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2023-A5231 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5289
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§43 & 343, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10726
2019-2020: A5062
2021-2022: A7216, S9115

2023-A5231 - Summary

Relates to the calculation of past service credit for members in the title of deputy sheriff who provided police protection or correction officer service transferring between the New York state and local employees' retirement system to the New York state and local police and fire retirement system.

2023-A5231 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5231
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   the  calculation  of  past  service credit for members in the title of
   deputy sheriff transferring between  the  New  York  state  and  local
   employees'  retirement  system  to the New York state and local police
   and fire retirement system
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  43  of the retirement and social security law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision m to read as follows:
   M. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRA-
 RY, ANY MEMBER IN THE TITLE OF DEPUTY SHERIFF TRANSFERRING FROM THE  NEW
 YORK  STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO THE NEW YORK STATE
 AND LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF
 THIS  SUBDIVISION AND ANY MEMBER PREVIOUSLY IN THE TITLE OF DEPUTY SHER-
 IFF HAVING MADE SUCH TRANSFER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO  A  DETERMINATION  OF
 THE  AMOUNT OF SERVICE CREDIT THAT IS ELIGIBLE ON A TWENTY YEAR OR TWEN-
 TY-FIVE YEAR RETIREMENT PLAN IF, WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE DATE ON WHICH HE
 OR SHE FIRST BECAME A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL POLICE  AND
 FIRE  RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION, SUCH MEMBER ELECTS TO DO SO.  IF  THE  MEMBER  SUBSEQUENTLY
 TRANSFERS  BACK  TO  THE  NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT
 SYSTEM, THE FULL AMOUNT OF SERVICE CREDIT EARNED WHILE IN THE  TITLE  OF
 DEPUTY SHERIFF SHALL BE TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL
 EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
   2.  THE  CALCULATION OF THE AMOUNT OF SUCH SERVICE CREDIT FOR A MEMBER
 WILL BE DETERMINED BY MULTIPLYING THE ELIGIBLE SERVICE CREDITED  IN  THE
 NEW  YORK  STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM PLAN BY A SALARY
 MULTIPLIER, REFLECTING THE RATE OF SALARY IN  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  AND
 LOCAL  EMPLOYEES'  RETIREMENT SYSTEM PLAN RELATIVE TO THE RATE OF SALARY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07037-02-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A5231A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5289
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§43 & 343, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10726
2019-2020: A5062
2021-2022: A7216, S9115

2023-A5231A - Summary

Relates to the calculation of past service credit for members in the title of deputy sheriff who provided police protection or correction officer service transferring between the New York state and local employees' retirement system to the New York state and local police and fire retirement system.

2023-A5231A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5231--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PHEFFER AMATO,  LUNSFORD, WOERNER, McDONALD,
   DURSO, BRABENEC, SLATER, SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Employees -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Governmental Employees in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.  2  --
   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
   the  calculation  of  past  service credit for members in the title of
   deputy sheriff transferring between  the  New  York  state  and  local
   employees'  retirement  system  to the New York state and local police
   and fire retirement system
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  43  of the retirement and social security law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision m to read as follows:
   M. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRA-
 RY, ANY MEMBER IN THE TITLE OF DEPUTY SHERIFF TRANSFERRING FROM THE  NEW
 YORK  STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO THE NEW YORK STATE
 AND LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF
 THIS  SUBDIVISION AND ANY MEMBER PREVIOUSLY IN THE TITLE OF DEPUTY SHER-
 IFF HAVING MADE SUCH TRANSFER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO  A  DETERMINATION  OF
 THE  AMOUNT OF SERVICE CREDIT THAT IS ELIGIBLE ON A TWENTY YEAR OR TWEN-
 TY-FIVE YEAR RETIREMENT PLAN IF, WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE DATE ON WHICH HE
 OR SHE FIRST BECAME A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL POLICE  AND
 FIRE  RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION, SUCH MEMBER ELECTS TO DO SO.  IF  THE  MEMBER  SUBSEQUENTLY
 TRANSFERS  BACK  TO  THE  NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT
 SYSTEM, THE FULL AMOUNT OF SERVICE CREDIT EARNED WHILE IN THE  TITLE  OF
 DEPUTY SHERIFF SHALL BE TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL
 EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07037-03-4
 A. 5231--A                          2
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A5231B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5289
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§43 & 343, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10726
2019-2020: A5062
2021-2022: A7216, S9115

2023-A5231B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the calculation of past service credit for members in the title of deputy sheriff who provided police protection or correction officer service transferring between the New York state and local employees' retirement system to the New York state and local police and fire retirement system.

2023-A5231B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5231--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PHEFFER AMATO,  LUNSFORD, WOERNER, McDONALD,
   DURSO, BRABENEC, SLATER, SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Employees -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Governmental Employees in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.  2  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- again reported  from  said  committee
   with  amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   the  calculation  of  past  service credit for members in the title of
   deputy sheriff transferring between  the  New  York  state  and  local
   employees'  retirement  system  to the New York state and local police
   and fire retirement system
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  43  of the retirement and social security law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision m to read as follows:
   M. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRA-
 RY, ANY MEMBER IN THE  TITLE  OF  DEPUTY  SHERIFF  WHO  PROVIDED  POLICE
 PROTECTION  OR CORRECTION OFFICER SERVICE TRANSFERRING FROM THE NEW YORK
 STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO THE NEW YORK  STATE  AND
 LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION AND ANY MEMBER PREVIOUSLY IN THE TITLE OF DEPUTY SHERIFF WHO
 PROVIDED POLICE PROTECTION OR CORRECTION OFFICE SERVICE HAVING MADE SUCH
 TRANSFER  SHALL  BE ENTITLED TO A DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF SERVICE
 CREDIT THAT IS ELIGIBLE ON A TWENTY YEAR OR TWENTY-FIVE YEAR  RETIREMENT
 PLAN  IF, WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH DEPUTY SHERIFF FIRST
 BECAME A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE  RETIRE-
 MENT  SYSTEM  OR  WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, SUCH MEMBER ELECTS TO DO SO. IF THE MEMBER SUBSEQUENTLY  TRANSFERS
 BACK  TO  THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07037-10-4
              

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