S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
March 1, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to providing members of the New York city police force and
fire department the option of taking monetary payment in lieu of
terminal leave
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
by adding a new section 14-154 to read as follows:
S 14-154 TERMINAL LEAVE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY GENER-
AL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW, CODE, RESOLUTION OR CHARTER TO THE CONTRARY,
MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE FORCE SHALL BE AFFORDED THE OPTION
OF TAKING A MONETARY PAYMENT OF UP TO FIFTY PERCENT OF ACCRUED TERMINAL
LEAVE AT THE RATE APPLICABLE ON THE DATE OF RETIREMENT. FURTHERMORE, ON
REACHING THEIR TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY, MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK CITY
POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF UTILIZING TERMINAL LEAVE AS
TIME OWED TO THE MEMBER.
S 2. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by
adding a new section 15-129 to read as follows:
S 15-129 TERMINAL LEAVE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY GENER-
AL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW, CODE, RESOLUTION OR CHARTER TO THE CONTRARY,
MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE ACCORDED THE
OPTION OF TAKING A MONETARY PAYMENT OF UP TO FIFTY PERCENT OF ACCRUED
TERMINAL LEAVE AT THE RATE APPLICABLE ON THE DATE OF RETIREMENT.
FURTHERMORE, ON THEIR TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY, MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK
CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF UTILIZING ACCRUED TERMINAL
LEAVE AS TIME OWED TO THE MEMBER.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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