Senate Bill S168

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that an eligible member of the public retirement system may buy service credit for certain military service with two years of credited service

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S168 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1000, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S3548

2011-S168 - Summary

Provides that an eligible member of the public retirement system may buy service credit for certain military service with two years of credited service.

2011-S168 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S168 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   168

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. MAZIARZ, ALESI, BONACIC, FUSCHILLO, GOLDEN, GRIFFO,
  LARKIN, LIBOUS, LITTLE, RANZENHOFER, SEWARD -- read twice and  ordered
  printed,  and  when  printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil
  Service and Pensions

AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
  allowing  an eligible member of the public retirement system to obtain
  service credit for certain military service if  such  person  has  two
  years of credited service

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1000 of the retirement and  social
security law, as added by chapter 548 of the laws of 2000, is amended to
read as follows:
  3.  A  member  must have at least [five] TWO years of credited service
(not including service granted hereunder)  to  be  eligible  to  receive
credit under this section.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00545-01-1


              

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2011-S168A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1000, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S3548

2011-S168A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that an eligible member of the public retirement system may buy service credit for certain military service with two years of credited service.

2011-S168A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S168A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 168--A
    Cal. No. 254

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. MAZIARZ, ADDABBO, ALESI, AVELLA, BONACIC, FUSCHILLO,
  GOLDEN,  GRIFFO,  LARKIN,  LIBOUS, LITTLE, RANZENHOFER, SEWARD -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee  on Civil Service and Pensions -- recommitted to the Commit-
  tee on Civil Service and Pensions in accordance with  Senate  Rule  6,
  sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
  second  report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
  allowing  an eligible member of the public retirement system to obtain
  service credit for certain military service if  such  person  has  two
  years of credited service

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1000 of the retirement and  social
security law, as added by chapter 548 of the laws of 2000, is amended to
read as follows:
  3.  A  member  must have at least [five] TWO years of credited service
(not including service granted hereunder)  to  be  eligible  to  receive
credit under this section.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
  This bill would amend Chapter 548 of the laws of 2000 to allow members
who  have at least two (2) years of credited service to purchase service
credit for military service. Currently a member needs at least five  (5)
years  of credited service to be eligible to purchase such service cred-
it.
  For members that purchase military service credit who ordinarily would
not have attained five years of service credit, the additional  military

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

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