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                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 7, 2011
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Introduced  by M. of A. McENENY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Employees

AN ACT in relation to the death benefit payable to the widow of Garry L.
  Veeder

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, Donna
Veeder, the widow of Garry L. Veeder, shall be hereby eligible to change
the  date  of  retirement  of  her  husband, who was employed as a state
police forensic scientist 3, to April 30, 2008,  if  she  shall,  on  or
before  December  31,  2011, file a written request with the state comp-
troller electing to receive such benefit.  Any retirement benefits to be
received due to the change in date of  retirement  of  Garry  L.  Veeder
shall be offset by any retirement benefits already received by his bene-
ficiary.
  S 2. Any costs associated with the implementation 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 Garry L. Veeder, who died May 23, 2008 and who
had previously filed an application to retire with a service  retirement
effective  May  30,  2008,  to have retired with a service retirement on
April 30, 2008. Donna Veeder, the widow of Garry  L.  Veeder,  would  be
entitled  to  a  lifetime  pension  and a lump sum post retirement death
benefit. This would be paid in lieu of the ordinary death benefit  which
has already been paid.
  If  this  bill is enacted, there would be a one-time cost to the State
of New York of approximately $509,000. This estimate  is  based  on  the
assumption that payment will be made on March 1, 2012.
  This  estimate,  dated  December  28,  2010, and intended for use only
during the 2011 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2011-72 prepared
by the Actuary for the New York State and  Local  Employees'  Retirement
System.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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