NY State Assembly Bill 2009-A8812

Assembly Bill A8812

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the New York teachers' retirement system to consider an application for disability retirement benefits from Cynthia Spagnuolo

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Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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May 18, 2010	held for consideration in governmental employees
Jan 06, 2010	referred to governmental employees
Jun 10, 2009	referred to governmental employees

2009-A8812 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:: Retirement

2009-A8812 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the New York state teachers' retirement system to consider an application for disability retirement benefits from Cynthia Spagnuolo as if such application had been filed in a timely manner.

2009-A8812 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A8812 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8812

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Employees

AN  ACT  to  authorize the New York state teachers' retirement system to
  accept and consider an application for disability retirement  benefits
  from Cynthia Spagnuolo

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of section 511 of the  educa-
tion  law  to  the  contrary,  the application for disability retirement
benefits from the New York state teachers' retirement system to be filed
by Cynthia Spagnuolo, who joined such retirement system on September  1,
1991,  who  was  employed  as  a teacher by the Central Islip union free
school district during the 2002-2003 school year, who while  engaged  in
her  duties as a teacher during such employment suffered permanent disa-
bling injuries, and who terminated her  employment  on  June  30,  2003,
shall  be  considered by the governing body of the New York state teach-
ers' retirement system as if such application had been filed in a timely
manner.
  S 2. Any application authorized by this act shall be filed by  Cynthia
Spagnuolo within 12 months of the effective date of this act.
  S 3. Any disability retirement benefits to which Cynthia Spagnuolo may
be  entitled  upon  approval  of  an  application  submitted pursuant to
section one of this act, shall be deemed to have commenced on and  after
June 30, 2003.
  S 4. All costs associated with implementing the provisions of this act
shall be borne by the New York state teachers' retirement system.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL NOTE.--This bill would allow Cynthia Spagnuolo, a vested member
of the New York State Teachers' Retirement System, who was last employed
by  the  Central  Islip School District during the 2002-2003 school year
and suffered permanent disabling injuries while engaged in her  teaching

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11994-03-9

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duties  to  file  an  application for disability retirement with the New
York State Teachers' Retirement System  effective  June  30,  2003.  Ms.
Spagnuolo  must  file  an application for disability retirement with the
New  York  State  Teachers'  Retirement  System  within 12 months of the
effective date of this act, and shall be considered to have  been  filed
in a timely manner.
  The cost of this benefit is equal to the increase in the present value
of liabilities, which is estimated to be $214,000.
  The  source of this estimate is Fiscal Note 2009-73 dated June 9, 2009
prepared by the Actuary of  the  New  York  State  Teachers'  Retirement
System and is intended for use only during the 2009 Legislative Session.

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