Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 04, 2010 |
print number 2438a |
Feb 04, 2010 |
amend and recommit to governmental employees |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to governmental employees |
Jan 15, 2009 |
referred to governmental employees |
Assembly Bill A2438
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ABBATE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2009-A2438 - Details
2009-A2438 - Summary
Allows tier 1 members with certain membership dates and all tier 2 members of the New York state and local employees' retirement system or the New York state and local police and fire retirement system to receive credit for up to thirty days of unused accumulated vacation time in the calculation of their final average salary.
2009-A2438 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2438 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE, PERALTA, SCHROEDER, PHEFFER, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CUSICK, ENGLEBRIGHT, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to the computation of final average salary THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 431 of the retirement and social security law, as added by chapter 503 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows: 1. lump sum payments for deferred compensation, sick leave, accumu- lated vacation or other credits for time not worked, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WITH RESPECT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO JOINED THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM BEFORE JULY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVEN- TY-THREE, PAYMENT FOR UP TO THIRTY DAYS OF UNUSED ACCUMULATED VACATION TIME CREDITED TO SUCH MEMBER AT THE TIME OF RETIREMENT MAY BE INCLUDED IN DETERMINING FINAL AVERAGE SALARY, S 2. Subdivisions a and b of section 443 of the retirement and social security law, subdivision a as amended and subdivision b as added by chapter 379 of the laws of 1986, are amended to read as follows: a. The salary base used for the computation of benefits upon retire- ment, hereinafter called in this article final average salary, applica- ble to all members of the retirement systems who are subject to the provisions of this article, shall be the average salary earned by such a member during any three consecutive years which provide the highest average salary, exclusive of any form of termination pay (which shall include any compensation in anticipation of retirement), or any lump sum payment for deferred compensation, sick leave, or ANY accumulated vaca- tion credit IN EXCESS OF THIRTY DAYS, or any other payment for time not worked (other than compensation received while on sick leave or author- ized leave of absence); provided, however, if the salary or wages earned EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05433-02-9
2009-A2438A (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A2438A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Allows tier 1 members with certain membership dates and all tier 2 members of the New York state and local employees' retirement system or the New York state and local police and fire retirement system to receive credit for up to thirty days of unused accumulated vacation time in the calculation of their final average salary.
2009-A2438A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A2438A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to the computation of final average salary PURPOSE: This bill would allow Tier I members with membership dates on or after April 1, 1972 and all Tier Two members of the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System (NYS&LERS) and the New York State. and Local Police and Fire Retirement System (NYSP&F) to include up to thirty days of unused accumulated vacation time in the calculation of their final average salaries. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill amends subdivision 1 of section 431 of the Retirement and Social Security Law and subdivisions a . and b of Section 443 of the Retirement and Social Security Law. JUSTIFICATION: Current retirement law allows certain Tier One members of the NYSP&F and NYS&LERS to include up to thirty days of unused vacation time in the calculation of their Final Average Salaries This bill extends this benefit to all Tier One members, as well as Tier Two members, of both retirement systems, hence achieving greater equity among members of the Retirement Systems. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A4433 of 2003-04 Session: referred to Governmental Employees A6289 of 2005-06 Session: referred to Govern- mental Employees A4593 of 2007-08 Session: referred to Governmental
2009-A2438A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2438--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE, PERALTA, SCHROEDER, PHEFFER, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, CUSICK, ENGLEBRIGHT, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees -- recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Employees in accord- ance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to the computation of final average salary THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 431 of the retirement and social security law, as added by chapter 503 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows: 1. lump sum payments for deferred compensation, sick leave, accumu- lated vacation or other credits for time not worked, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WITH RESPECT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO JOINED THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM BEFORE JULY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVEN- TY-THREE, PAYMENT FOR UP TO THIRTY DAYS OF UNUSED ACCUMULATED VACATION TIME CREDITED TO SUCH MEMBER AT THE TIME OF RETIREMENT MAY BE INCLUDED IN DETERMINING FINAL AVERAGE SALARY, S 2. Subdivisions a and b of section 443 of the retirement and social security law, subdivision a as amended and subdivision b as added by chapter 379 of the laws of 1986, are amended to read as follows: a. The salary base used for the computation of benefits upon retire- ment, hereinafter called in this article final average salary, applica- ble to all members of the retirement systems who are subject to the provisions of this article, shall be the average salary earned by such a member during any three consecutive years which provide the highest average salary, exclusive of any form of termination pay (which shall include any compensation in anticipation of retirement), or any lump sum EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05433-03-0
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