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Senate Bill S6618

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that Christina Paino shall be granted tier 1 status in the New York state teachers' retirement system upon timely application

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2009-S6618 (ACTIVE) - Details

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

2009-S6618 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that Christina Paino shall be granted tier 1 status in the New York state teachers' retirement system upon timely application.

2009-S6618 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6618 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6618

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 20, 2010
                               ___________

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

AN ACT in relation to granting Christina Paino tier I status in the  New
  York state teachers' 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,
Christina Paino, who was employed by the Western Suffolk Board of  Coop-
erative  Educational  Services,  from October 5, 1968 through June 1970,
and was employed by the Town of Smithtown Recreation  Department  during
the  periods  of  1969 through 1976 and from 1980 through 1992, and who,
has been employed by the Patchogue-Medford School District from  Septem-
ber  1985 to the present, and who, for reasons not ascribable to her own
negligence, failed to become a member of the New  York  State  Teachers'
Retirement  System  until  September  1985,  and who previously received
service credit for such employment with the  Western  Suffolk  Board  of
Cooperative  Educational  Services  and the Town of Smithtown Recreation
Department, shall be granted retroactive  membership  in  the  New  York
State  Teachers'  Retirement System effective October 5, 1968, if, on or
before December 31, 2010, she shall file a written request with the head
of the New York State Teachers' Retirement System to that effect.
  S 2. All costs associated with this act shall be borne by the  employ-
ers of members of the New York State Teachers' Retirement System.
  S  3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no employee contrib-
utions shall be returned to Christina Paino. Such employee contributions
shall be used to offset any past service costs incurred due to enactment
of this legislation.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL NOTE.--This bill would allow Christina Paino, a member  of  the
New  York  State  Teachers'  Retirement System with Tier 4 status, to be
reclassified as a Tier 1 member with all rights,  benefits,  and  privi-
leges  which  would  be  available  to  her as a Tier 1 member. Employee
contributions made pursuant to Article 15 of the Retirement  and  Social
Security  Law  would not be refunded to Ms. Paino. Ms. Paino must file a

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

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