Assembly Bill A5676A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the widow of Howard Mahler to file a retirement option election on behalf of her deceased husband

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A5676 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7324
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7059
2021-2022: A6515

2023-A5676 - Summary

Authorizes Robin Garfinkle, the widow of Howard Mahler, to file a retirement option election on behalf of her deceased husband.

2023-A5676 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5676
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN  ACT  to  authorize  the  widow of Howard Mahler to file a retirement
   option election form
 
   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 to the contrary,
 Robin  Garfinkle,  the  widow  of Howard Mahler, who was employed by the
 Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and was  a  member  of
 the  New York state and local employees' retirement system, and who died
 on December 23, 2014 prior to filing a retirement election form with the
 New York state and local employees' retirement system and after 28 years
 and 11 months of state service, shall be authorized to file such  option
 election  form  on behalf of her deceased husband with a joint allowance
 full option, if on or before one year after the effective date  of  this
 act  she  shall  submit  a request therefor to the state comptroller. In
 addition, Howard Mahler's date of retirement shall  be  deemed  to  have
 been December 22, 2014.
   § 2. All costs shall be borne by the state of New York, and the amount
 payable  to  Robin  Garfinkle  shall  be  the full amount otherwise owed
 pursuant to the provisions of this act, except any amounts paid  by  the
 New  York  state and local employees' retirement system as the result of
 the death of Howard Mahler prior to the filing  of  the  request  for  a
 service  retirement  benefit pursuant to this act shall be deducted from
 the service retirement benefit payable thereafter.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This bill would deem Howard  Mahler  retired  effective  December  22,
 2014, notwithstanding their death on December 23, 2014. Robin Garfinkle,
 the  widow  of  Howard  Mahler,  shall  be  authorized to file an option
 election form selecting the joint allowance full  option  on  behalf  of

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09942-02-3
              

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2023-A5676A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7324
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7059
2021-2022: A6515

2023-A5676A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes Robin Garfinkle, the widow of Howard Mahler, to file a retirement option election on behalf of her deceased husband.

2023-A5676A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5676--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  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 authorize the widow of Howard  Mahler  to  file  a  retirement
   option election form
 
   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 to the contrary,
 Robin Garfinkle, the widow of Howard Mahler, who  was  employed  by  the
 Office  of  Alcoholism  and Substance Abuse Services and was a member of
 the New York state and local employees' retirement system, and who  died
 on December 23, 2014 prior to filing a retirement election form with the
 New York state and local employees' retirement system and after 28 years
 and  11 months of state service, shall be authorized to file such option
 election form on behalf of her deceased husband with a  joint  allowance
 full  option,  if on or before one year after the effective date of this
 act she shall submit a request therefor to  the  state  comptroller.  In
 addition,  Howard  Mahler's  date  of retirement shall be deemed to have
 been December 22, 2014.
   § 2. All costs shall be borne by the state of New York, and the amount
 payable to Robin Garfinkle shall  be  the  full  amount  otherwise  owed
 pursuant  to  the provisions of this act, except any amounts paid by the
 New York state and local employees' retirement system as the  result  of
 the  death  of  Howard  Mahler  prior to the filing of the request for a
 service retirement benefit pursuant to this act shall be  deducted  from
 the service retirement benefit payable thereafter.
   § 3. 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.
                                                            LBD09942-03-4
 A. 5676--A                          2
              

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