Assembly Bill A6449

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a defined contribution plan

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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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2023-A6449 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §618, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6932
2011-2012: A5141
2013-2014: A5105
2015-2016: A4285
2017-2018: A4523
2019-2020: A5393
2021-2022: A9550

2023-A6449 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a defined contribution plan for all non-civil service appointees and elected officials of the New York state and local employees' retirement system who are not yet vested in a state retirement system or who are hired after the effective date of this section; authorizes elected officials to join such defined contribution plan; defines terms; provides for contributions to such defined contribution plan

2023-A6449 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6449
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  FITZPATRICK,  BLANKENBUSH, BYRNES, DiPIETRO,
   HAWLEY, TAGUE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MANKTELOW,  MORINELLO,
   PAULIN,  SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
   mental Employees
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   establishing a defined contribution plan

   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 618 to read as follows:
   § 618. DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN. 1. THE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN  IS
 HEREBY  ESTABLISHED.  THE  COMPTROLLER SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS
 REGARDING THE STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS  OF  THE  DEFINED  CONTRIBUTION
 PLAN ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, INCLUDING SELECTION OF FINAN-
 CIAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES.
   2.  A.    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW, THE DEFINED
 CONTRIBUTION  PLAN  SHALL  BE  ESTABLISHED  FOR  ALL  NON-CIVIL  SERVICE
 APPOINTED  EMPLOYEES  AND ELECTED OFFICIALS EMPLOYED BY THE STATE OF NEW
 YORK OR ANY PUBLIC EMPLOYER WHICH HAS ELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE  NEW
 YORK STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
   B.  THE  COMPTROLLER  SHALL  ENTER INTO WRITTEN AGREEMENTS WITH ONE OR
 MORE FINANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ADMINISTER THE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN
 FOR MEMBERS AND TO INVEST FUNDS HELD PURSUANT TO SUCH PLAN.
   C. THE RULES AND REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED  BY  THE  COMPTROLLER  SHALL
 ESTABLISH  STANDARDS  FOR  THE  SELECTION  OF  FINANCIAL  ORGANIZATIONS,
 AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, TO PARTICIPATE IN  SUCH  PLANS,
 INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: (I) RATES OF
 COMMISSION,  BROKERAGE  AND  OTHER  FEES,  ADMINISTRATIVE  EXPENSES  AND
 RELATED  SERVICE  CHARGES  IMPOSED  BY  THE FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION; (II)
 VARIETY OF TYPES OF INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED  BY  THE  FINANCIAL
 ORGANIZATION  AND/OR  AMONG THE FINANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS SELECTED AND THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08556-03-3
              

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