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Assembly Bill A5564A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Allows certain firefighters of the city of Buffalo, the city of Niagara Falls and the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to participate in an optional 20 year retirement plan

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2011-A5564 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §384-f, R & SS L

2011-A5564 - Summary

Allows certain firefighters of the city of Buffalo, the city of Niagara Falls and the Niagara Frontier Transportations Authority to participate in an optional 20 year retirement plan in certain circumstances.

2011-A5564 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5564

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
  allowing certain firefighters of the city of Buffalo to participate in
  an optional 20 year retirement plan in certain circumstances

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

  Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
a new section 384-f to read as follows:
  S 384-F. OPTIONAL TWENTY YEAR RETIREMENT  PLAN  FOR  CITY  OF  BUFFALO
FIREFIGHTERS.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, ANY
MEMBER OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHO IS A  FIREFIGHTER  EMPLOYED  BY  THE
FIRE  DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  CITY  OF BUFFALO, AND WHOSE MEMBERSHIP IN THE
RETIREMENT SYSTEM COMMENCED BETWEEN JULY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  NINE  AND
THE  ENACTMENT  OF  THIS SECTION, SHALL BE A PARTICIPANT IN THE OPTIONAL
TWENTY YEAR RETIREMENT PLAN ESTABLISHED BY SECTION THREE HUNDRED  EIGHT-
Y-FOUR-E OF THIS TITLE DURING THE TIME PERIOD PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF
SUCCESSOR  COLLECTIVE  BARGAINING  AGREEMENTS  AND/OR ARBITRATION AWARDS
UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF NEGOTIATIONS AND THE ATTAINMENT OF  NEW  COLLEC-
TIVE  BARGAINING  AGREEMENTS AND/OR ARBITRATION AWARDS. DURING SUCH TIME
PERIOD, SUCH FIREFIGHTER SHALL NOT BE  REQUIRED  TO  CONTRIBUTE  TO  THE
RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
  This  bill  will  provide that any firefighter employed by the city of
Buffalo, who was hired between July 1, 2009 and the date of enactment of
this legislation will be covered by the provisions of Section  384-e  of
the  Retirement  and  Social Security Law. In addition, this legislation
will provide that no such firefighter shall be required to contribute to
the retirement system.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07834-02-1

co-Sponsors

2011-A5564A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §384-f, R & SS L

2011-A5564A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows certain firefighters of the city of Buffalo, the city of Niagara Falls and the Niagara Frontier Transportations Authority to participate in an optional 20 year retirement plan in certain circumstances.

2011-A5564A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5564--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GABRYSZAK,  HOYT, SCHROEDER -- read once and
  referred to the  Committee  on  Governmental  Employees  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
  allowing certain firefighters of the city  of  Buffalo,  the  city  of
  Niagara  Falls  and  the  Niagara frontier transportation authority to
  participate in an optional 20 year retirement plan in certain  circum-
  stances

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

  Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
a new section 384-f to read as follows:
  S 384-F. OPTIONAL TWENTY YEAR RETIREMENT  PLAN  FOR  CITY  OF  BUFFALO
FIREFIGHTERS,  THE  CITY  OF  NIAGARA FALLS FIREFIGHTERS AND THE NIAGARA
FRONTIER  TRANSPORTATION  AUTHORITY  FIREFIGHTERS.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
OTHER  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS CHAPTER, ANY MEMBER OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
WHO IS A FIREFIGHTER EMPLOYED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS  OF  THE  CITY  OF
BUFFALO,  THE  CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS OR THE NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTA-
TION AUTHORITY, AND WHOSE MEMBERSHIP IN THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM  COMMENCED
BETWEEN JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE AND THE ENACTMENT OF THIS SECTION,
SHALL  BE  A  PARTICIPANT  IN  THE  OPTIONAL TWENTY YEAR RETIREMENT PLAN
ESTABLISHED BY SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR-E OF THIS  TITLE  PRIOR
TO  DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN. DURING SUCH TIME PERIOD,
SUCH FIREFIGHTER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE TO  THE  RETIREMENT
SYSTEM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL  NOTE.--This bill will provide that any firefighter employed by
the City of Buffalo, the City of Niagara Falls or the  Niagara  Frontier
Transportation Authority who was hired between July 1, 2009 and the date
of  enactment  of  this legislation will be covered by the provisions of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07834-06-1

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