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                                 5645--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 24, 2011
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CANESTRARI  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental  Employees  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT in relation to allowing John  R.  Panichi  to  join  the  special
  retirement plan for sheriffs, undersheriffs and deputy sheriffs

  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, John  R.  Pani-
chi,  who  is  employed as a deputy sheriff in the county of Rensselaer,
and who is a member of the New York state and local  employees'  retire-
ment  system,  and  who  was  eligible  to make the election pursuant to
section 552 of the retirement  and  social  security  law  to  join  the
special  retirement plan for sheriffs, undersheriffs and deputy sheriffs
engaged in law enforcement activities, shall be eligible to individually
join such special retirement plan if the county of Rensselaer so  elects
by  filing with the state comptroller, on or before December 31, 2011, a
resolution of its governing body together with certification  that  such
deputy sheriff did not bar himself from participation in such retirement
plan  as  a result of his own negligence. Thereafter such deputy sheriff
may elect to be covered by the provisions of section 552 of the  retire-
ment  and  social security law, and shall be entitled to the full rights
and benefits associated with coverage under such section for the service
rendered with the county of Rensselaer only, by filing a request to that
effect with the state comptroller on or before June 30, 2012.
  S 2. All costs incurred by the implementation of  this  act  shall  be
borne by the county of Rensselaer.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01495-05-1

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  This  bill  would  allow Rensselaer County to reopen the provisions of
Section 552 of the Retirement and Social Security Law for John R.  Pani-
chi.
  If this legislation is enacted during the 2011 legislative session, we
anticipate  that  there  would be an increase of approximately $5,700 in
the annual contributions of Rensselaer County for the fiscal year ending
March 31, 2012.
  In addition to the annual contributions discussed above,  there  would
be  an immediate past service cost of approximately $39,800, which would
be borne by Rensselaer County as a one-time payment.  This  estimate  is
based on the assumption that payment would be made on February 1, 2012.
  This  estimate,  dated June 15, 2011, and intended for use only during
the 2011 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2011-206,  prepared  by
the  Actuary  for  the  New  York  State and Local Employees' Retirement
System.