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5394--A
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 13, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. McKEVITT -- 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 amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
credit for service of members who perform ambulance medical technician
related services in the county of Nassau for the Nassau County Medical
center prior to September 1999
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision e of section 89-s of the retirement and social
security law, as amended by chapter 578 of the laws of 1998, is amended
to read as follows:
e. Credit for service as a member or officer of the state police or as
a paid fireman, policeman or officer of any organized fire department or
police force or department of any county, city, village, town, fire
district or police district, or as a criminal investigator in the office
of a district attorney, OR AS AN AMBULANCE DRIVER, AMBULANCE MEDICAL
TECHNICIAN OR MEMBER WHO PERFORMED AMBULANCE MEDICAL TECHNICIAN RELATED
SERVICES FOR THE NASSAU COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER FIRST,
NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-NINE, shall also be deemed to be creditable
service and shall be included in computing years of total service for
retirement pursuant to this section.
S 2. The cost attributable to the operation of this act shall be borne
by the county of Nassau and may be paid over a two year period.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
This bill will amend Section 89-s of the Retirement and Social Securi-
ty Law to allow service as an ambulance driver, ambulance medical tech-
nician or services related to ambulance medical technician services for
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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the Nassau County Medical Center prior to September 1, 1999 to be deemed
creditable under the twenty-five year half pay retirement plan (Section
89-s).
If this bill is enacted, based on the two individuals known to be
affected, there will be an immediate past service cost of approximately
$220,000 which will be borne by Nassau County. This estimate assumes a
payment date of February 1, 2011. If other individuals are affected,
there will be additional costs. If this cost is amortized over a period
of two years, the cost for each year will be approximately $114,000.
This estimate, dated January 29, 2010 and intended for use only during
the 2010 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2010-92, prepared by
the Actuary for the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement
System.