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Senate Bill S4343

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides health insurance coverage upon retirement for certain officers and employees of the N.Y. city transit authority

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2011-S4343 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5742
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1210, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S4479, A7166

2011-S4343 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides health insurance coverage upon retirement for certain officers and employees of the NYC transit authority pursuant to provisions of the administrative code of the city of New York.

2011-S4343 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4343 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4343

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 30, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to health insur-
  ance coverage for  certain  officers  and  employees  of  an  eligible
  pension or retirement system upon retirement

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1210  of  the  public  authorities
law,  as  added  by  chapter 200 of the laws of 1953 and such section as
renumbered by chapter 914 of the laws of 1957, is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3. Officers and employees of the city who are members or beneficiaries
of  any existing pension or retirement system shall continue to have the
rights, privileges, obligations and status with respect to  such  system
or  systems  as  if  they had continued in their city offices or employ-
ments. Employment by the authority shall constitute city service for the
purposes of CHAPTER ONE OF title [B] THIRTEEN of [chapter three of]  the
administrative code of [such] THE city OF NEW YORK and the contributions
required  to  be  made  by  the authority pursuant to section [B 3-20.0]
13-130 of such code shall be an operating expense of the authority. WITH
RESPECT TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY
WHO OCCUPY CAREER AND SALARY  POSITIONS,  SUCH  OFFICERS  AND  EMPLOYEES
SHALL  BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR  HEALTH INSURANCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 12-126 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK,
PROVIDED  THAT  THEY  ARE (A) IN ACTIVE SERVICE ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN WHICH AMENDED THIS SUBDI-
VISION OR (B) COMMENCE ACTIVE SERVICE AFTER THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THE
CHAPTER  OF  THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN WHICH AMENDED THIS SUBDIVI-
SION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09352-01-1

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