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Senate Bill S5717

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the designated beneficiary of Kelly Story to file an application for retroactive membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system

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2009-S5717 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8517
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A7471

2009-S5717 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the designated beneficiary of Kelly Story to file an application for retroactive membership in the New York state and local retirement system.

2009-S5717 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5717 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5717

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 1, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to authorize the designated beneficiary of Kelly Story to file an
  application for retroactive membership in the New York state and local
  employees' retirement system

  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 to the contrary,
Kelly Story, who was employed from April 25, 1994 through June 2008 as a
teacher's aide at the Buffalo Central School District, an employer which
participates in the New  York  state  and  local  employees'  retirement
system,  shall  be deemed to have been in the service upon which member-
ship is based for the purpose of qualifying for the ordinary death bene-
fit provided by section 606 of the retirement and social  security  law,
and  the  designated  beneficiary  of  Kelly  Story, registration number
3747064-8, shall be eligible to receive from  the  New  York  state  and
local  employees'  retirement  system such benefit payable on account of
the death of Kelly Story, by filing the appropriate application therefor
with the New York state and local employees'  retirement  system  on  or
before  December  31,  2009.    All  costs  incurred by implementing the
provisions of this act shall be borne by the New York  state  and  local
employees' retirement system.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL NOTE.--This bill will deem the late Kelly A. Story's service as
a Teacher's Aide with the City of Buffalo School District to be qualify-
ing  service  for  an Ordinary Death Benefit from the New York State and
Local Employees' Retirement System.
  If this bill is enacted, we anticipate that there will be an immediate
past service cost of approximately $27,400 which would be borne  by  the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11967-03-9

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