Senate Bill S4381

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Grants Craig Hammer retroactive Tier I membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee

  • 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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2009-S4381 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement

2009-S4381 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants Craig Hammer retroactive tier I membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system.

2009-S4381 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4381 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4381

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 22, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT granting retroactive tier I membership in the New York state  and
  local employees' retirement system to Craig Hammer

  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,  Craig
Hammer, who was employed by the Village of Canajoharie from June 1, 1970
through September 4, 1970 and who, is currently a member of the New York
state  and  local  employees' retirement system, who through no fault of
his own negligence, did not become a member of the New  York  state  and
local  employees'  retirement system on June 1, 1970 when first employed
by the Village of Canajoharie shall be deemed to have been a  member  of
the  New  York state and local employees' retirement system on such date
he commenced such employment with such village, having  tier  1  status,
provided  that an application is filed with the state comptroller within
one year from the effective date of this act.
  S 2. Any costs incurred as a result of the enactment of this act shall
be borne by the state of New York.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
  This bill would deem Craig Hammer, a former employee of the Village of
Canajoharie, to have become a member of the New  York  State  and  Local
Employees'  Retirement System on June 1, 1970, thereby granting him Tier
1 status.
  If this bill is enacted, we anticipate that there will be an  increase
of  approximately $2,000 in the annual contributions of the State of New
York.
  In addition to the annual contributions discussed above, there will be
an immediate past service cost of approximately $130,000 which would  be

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06168-01-9

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