Senate Bill S3661

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 3661--A                                            A. 7292--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                             March 27, 2009
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service
  and  Pensions  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Civil Service and
  Pensions in accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. ALESSI -- read once and referred
  to the Committee 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 granting retroactive tier I membership in the New York state and
  local employees' retirement system to Maria Williams

  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, Maria Williams,
a  member  of the New York state and local employees' retirement system,
who was employed temporarily commencing August 28, 1972, and permanently
on February 26, 1973, by the county of Suffolk,  who,  for  reasons  not
ascribable  to her own negligence, did not file a membership application
in such system until September 27, 1973, which gave her Tier  II  status
instead of Tier I status, where she would have been had she been able to
file  a  membership  application when she became a permanent employee on
February 26, 1973, may be deemed to have become a member of the New York
state and local employees' retirement system on February 26, 1973 if  on
or  before December 31, 2010 she shall file with the state comptroller a
written request to that effect. Upon the granting  of  such  retroactive
membership, Maria Williams shall not be granted a refund of any employee
contribution  made  by  her  to  the New York state and local employees'
retirement system.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08154-04-0
              

S. 3661--A                          2                         A. 7292--A

  S 2. Any past service costs incurred in implementing the provisions of
this act shall be borne by the county of Suffolk.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL  NOTE. -- This bill would grant Maria Williams Tier 1 status in
the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement  System  by  changing
her  date  of  membership to February 26, 1973 when she was first perma-
nently employed by Suffolk County.  There  will  be  no  refund  of  Ms.
Williams' member contributions.
  If  this bill is enacted, we anticipate that there will be an increase
of approximately $970 in the annual contributions of Suffolk County  for
the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011.
  In addition to the annual contributions discussed above, there will be
an  immediate  past service cost of approximately $54,700 which would be
borne by Suffolk County as a one time payment. This estimate is based on
the assumption that payment will be made on February 1, 2011.
  This estimate, dated January 11, 2010 and intended for use only during
the 2010 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No.  2010-72,  prepared  by
the Actuary for the New York State & Local Employees' Retirement System.