| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
| Mar 28, 2011 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S4286
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee
Actions
2011-S4286 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Civil Service And Pensions
- Law Section:
- Retirement
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S2939
2011-S4286 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4286
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to allow George Armstrong
to be reclassified as a Tier I member of the New
York state and local employees' retirement system
PURPOSE:
To reclassify George Armstrong as a Tier I retiree, directly
reflecting the status he appropriately should have been classified
as, according to his time of employment, dating from June 11, 1973.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Deems George Armstrong, a member of the New York state and
local employees' retirement system, who began his employment with the
town of Henrietta on June 11, 1973, and who for reasons not
ascribable to his own negligence was not offered the opportunity to
join such system as a Tier I member, shall be reclassified as a Tier
I member and shall be entitled to every right, benefit, and privilege
which would have been available to him in accordance with Tier I
status if, on or before the thirty-first day of December next
succeeding the date on which this act shall have become a law, he
shall file with the state comptroller a written request to that effect.
Section 2. All costs attributable to the implementation of this act
2011-S4286 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4286
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 28, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. ALESI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
AN ACT to allow George Armstrong to be reclassified as a Tier I member
of 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 inconsistent provision of law, rule or
regulation, George Armstrong, a retired member of the New York state and
local employees' retirement system (registration number 1401107-6), who
began his employment with the town of Henrietta on June 11, 1973 and who
retired from such employment on November 1, 2010, and who for reasons
not ascribable to his own negligence was not offered the opportunity to
join such system as a Tier I member, shall be reclassified as a Tier I
member and shall be entitled to every right, benefit, and privilege
which would have been available to him in accordance with Tier I status
if, on or before the thirty-first day of December next succeeding the
date on which this act shall have become a law, he shall file with the
state comptroller a written request to that effect.
S 2. All past service costs attributable to the implementation of this
act shall be borne by New York state and shall include any past service
costs retroactive to the date of his retirement.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
This bill would deem George Armstrong, a retired member of the New
York State and Local Employees' Retirement System, to have become a
member of such system on June 11, 1973, thereby granting him Tier 1
status. His pension will be recalculated as of his date of retirement.
If this bill is enacted, there will be an immediate past service cost
of approximately $46,700 which will be borne by the State of New York as
a one-time payment, assuming a payment date of March 1, 2012.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08244-03-1
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