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Senate Bill S7080

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Retirement rights of professional firefighters association members

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2009-S7080 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §419, R & SS L

2009-S7080 - Summary

Provides for retirement rights of professional firefighters association members including the New York state authority firefighters; provides that only those employees hired after a new collective bargaining agreement and/or interest arbitration award shall be enrolled in a Tier other than Tier II.

2009-S7080 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7080 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7080

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 10, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  THOMPSON,  STACHOWSKI  --  read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Civil
  Service and Pensions

AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
  the retirement rights of the Buffalo professional firefighters associ-
  ation members

  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 419 to read as follows:
  S   419.  RIGHTS  OF  BUFFALO  PROFESSIONAL  FIREFIGHTERS  ASSOCIATION
MEMBERS.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,
ALL  CURRENT AND FUTURE MEMBERS OF THE BUFFALO PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS
ASSOCIATION, IAFF LOCAL 282, HIRED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF  SUCCESSOR
COLLECTIVE  BARGAINING  AGREEMENTS  AND/OR  INTEREST ARBITRATION AWARDS,
SHALL BE ENROLLED IN TIER II PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
ONLY THOSE EMPLOYEES HIRED AFTER A NEW COLLECTIVE  BARGAINING  AGREEMENT
AND/OR INTEREST ARBITRATION AWARD SHALL BE ENROLLED IN A TIER OTHER THAN
TIER II.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16411-01-0

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2009-S7080A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §419, R & SS L

2009-S7080A - Summary

Provides for retirement rights of professional firefighters association members including the New York state authority firefighters; provides that only those employees hired after a new collective bargaining agreement and/or interest arbitration award shall be enrolled in a Tier other than Tier II.

2009-S7080A - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7080A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 7080--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 10, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  THOMPSON,  STACHOWSKI  --  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 to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
  the retirement rights of professional firefighters association members

  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 419 to read as follows:
  S  419.  RIGHTS  OF  PROFESSIONAL  FIREFIGHTERS  ASSOCIATION  MEMBERS.
NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ALL CURRENT
AND FUTURE MEMBERS OF  PROFESSIONAL  FIREFIGHTERS  ASSOCIATIONS  IN  THE
STATE,  HIRED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF SUCCESSOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS AND/OR INTEREST ARBITRATION AWARDS, SHALL BE ENROLLED IN TIER
II PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ELEVEN OF  THIS  CHAPTER.  ONLY  THOSE  EMPLOYEES
HIRED  AFTER A NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT AND/OR INTEREST ARBI-
TRATION AWARD SHALL BE ENROLLED IN A TIER OTHER THAN THE TIER II  TWENTY
YEAR  PLAN  ESTABLISHED  IN  SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR-E OF THIS
CHAPTER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16411-02-0

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2009-S7080B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §419, R & SS L

2009-S7080B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for retirement rights of professional firefighters association members including the New York state authority firefighters; provides that only those employees hired after a new collective bargaining agreement and/or interest arbitration award shall be enrolled in a Tier other than Tier II.

2009-S7080B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7080B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 7080--B

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 10, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  THOMPSON,  STACHOWSKI  --  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  --  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
  the retirement rights of professional firefighters association members

  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 419 to read as follows:
  S  419.  RIGHTS  OF  PROFESSIONAL  FIREFIGHTERS  ASSOCIATION  MEMBERS.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ALL  CURRENT
AND  FUTURE  MEMBERS  OF  PROFESSIONAL  FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATIONS IN THE
STATE, INCLUDING THE NEW YORK STATE AUTHORITY FIREFIGHTERS, HIRED  PRIOR
TO  THE  EXPIRATION OF SUCCESSOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS AND/OR
INTEREST ARBITRATION AWARDS, SHALL BE ENROLLED IN TIER  II  PURSUANT  TO
ARTICLE  ELEVEN  OF THIS CHAPTER. ONLY THOSE EMPLOYEES HIRED AFTER A NEW
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT AND/OR INTEREST ARBITRATION AWARD  SHALL
BE  ENROLLED  IN  A  TIER OTHER THAN THE TIER II TWENTY YEAR PLAN ESTAB-
LISHED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR-E OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16411-03-0

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