Senate Bill S8370

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes Sgt. Bethany Kidd to receive certain service credit under a twenty year retirement plan

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee


  • 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-S8370 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9468
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement

2023-S8370 - Summary

Authorizes Sgt. Bethany Kidd to receive certain service credit under a twenty year retirement plan for service with the Seneca Falls Police Department.

2023-S8370 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8370 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8370
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing Sgt. Bethany Kidd to  receive  certain
   service credit under a twenty year retirement plan
 
   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,
 Sergeant Bethany Kidd, a member of the New York state and  local  police
 and  fire  retirement system, who was appointed as a police officer with
 the Seneca Falls Police Department, in the town of Seneca Falls,  county
 of  Seneca,  on  February 4, 2014, and who, through no fault of her own,
 was enrolled to participate in the special twenty-five  year  retirement
 plan contained in section 384 of the retirement and social security law,
 shall  be  given  full credit in the special twenty year retirement plan
 contained in section 384-d of the retirement and social security law for
 such service upon the election of the town of Seneca Falls to assume the
 additional cost of such service. The town of Seneca Falls may  so  elect
 by  filing  with  the state comptroller within 180 days of the effective
 date of this act, a resolution of its legislative  body,  together  with
 certification  that such police officer did not bar herself from partic-
 ipation in such retirement plan as  a  result  of  her  own  negligence.
 Thereafter,  such  officer  may elect to be covered by the provisions of
 section 384-d of the retirement and social security law,  and  shall  be
 entitled  to the full rights and benefits associated with coverage under
 such section, by filing a request to such effect with  the  state  comp-
 troller within one year of the effective date of this act.
   §   2.  All  past  service  costs  associated  with  implementing  the
 provisions of this act shall be borne by the town of  Seneca  Falls,  in
 the county of Seneca, and may be amortized over a ten year period.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This  bill  would  allow  the  Town  of  Seneca  Falls  to  reopen the
 provisions of section 384-d of the Retirement and  Social  Security  Law
 for police officer Bethany Kidd.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2023-S8370A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9468
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement

2023-S8370A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes Sgt. Bethany Kidd to receive certain service credit under a twenty year retirement plan for service with the Seneca Falls Police Department.

2023-S8370A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8370A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8370--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  in relation to authorizing Sgt. Bethany Kidd to receive certain
   service credit under a twenty year retirement plan

   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,
 Sergeant  Bethany  Kidd, a member of the New York state and local police
 and fire retirement system, who was appointed as a police  officer  with
 the  Seneca Falls Police Department, in the town of Seneca Falls, county
 of Seneca, on February 4, 2014, and who, through no fault  of  her  own,
 was  enrolled to participate in the retirement plan contained in section
 375-i of the retirement and social security law,  shall  be  given  full
 credit  in  the special twenty year retirement plan contained in section
 384-d of the retirement and social security law for  such  service  upon
 the  election  of the town of Seneca Falls to assume the additional cost
 of such service. The town of Seneca Falls may so elect  by  filing  with
 the state comptroller within 180 days of the effective date of this act,
 a  resolution  of its legislative body, together with certification that
 such police officer did not  bar  herself  from  participation  in  such
 retirement  plan  as  a  result of her own negligence.  Thereafter, such
 officer may elect to be covered by the provisions of  section  384-d  of
 the  retirement  and  social  security law, and shall be entitled to the
 full rights and benefits associated with coverage under such section, by
 filing a request to such effect with the state  comptroller  within  one
 year of the effective date of this act.
   §   2.  All  past  service  costs  associated  with  implementing  the
 provisions of this act shall be borne by the town of  Seneca  Falls,  in
 the county of Seneca, and may be amortized over a ten year period.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD13454-04-4
              

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