BILL NUMBER:A10882
TITLE OF BILL: An act granting retroactive membership with tier II
status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to
Warren Greene
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Authorizes Warren Greene Tier II status
in the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System.
JUSTIFICATION: Warren Greene first became eligible to join a public
retirement system when he began working for the City of Gloversville on
July 15, 1974. Mr. Greene worked for the City of Gloversville as the
Playground Director of Littauer Pool Playground from July 15, 1974 until
July 31, 1974 and again from August 15, 1974 until August 31, 1974.
However, during this period of time he was not afforded the opportunity
to join the system. This bill would allow Mr. Greene to be deemed to
have become a member of the New York State and Local Employees' Retire-
ment system as of July 15,1974.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: This bill will deem Warren S. Greene, currently a
retired Tier 3 member of the New York State and Local Employees' Retire-
ment System., to have first become a member of the Retired System on
July 15, 1974, thereby making him eligible for reinstatement to Tier 2.
Mr. Greene will not receive a refund of his Tier 3 member contributions.
If this bill is enacted, there will be an immediate past service cost of
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 7642 A. 10882
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
April 28, 2010
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. FARLEY -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service
and Pensions
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. BUTLER -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT granting retroactive membership with tier II status in the New
York state and local employees' retirement system to Warren Greene
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, Warren
Greene, who was employed by the city of Gloversville as the playground
director of Littauer Pool Playground from July 15, 1974 through July 31,
1974 and from August 15, 1974 through August 31, 1974, and who is
currently a retired member of the New York state and local employees'
retirement system, who through no fault of his own did not become a
member of the New York state and local employees' retirement system in
July of 1974 when first employed by the city of Gloversville, shall be
deemed to have become a member of the New York state and local employ-
ees' retirement system on July 15, 1974, and shall be granted every
right, benefit and privilege which would have been available on such
date, provided that an application is filed with the state comptroller
within one year from the effective date of this act.
S 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no employee contrib-
utions shall be returned to Warren Greene pursuant to this act.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
This bill will deem Warren S. Greene, currently a retired Tier 3
member of the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System, to
have first become a member of the Retirement System on July 15, 1974,
thereby making him eligible for reinstatement to Tier 2. Mr. Greene
will not receive a refund of his Tier 3 member contributions.
If this bill is enacted, there will be an immediate past service cost
of approximately $42,500 which will be shared by the State of New York
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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