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Senate Bill S7639

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes Dennis M. Mullen to apply for service credit in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system for his service in the Marine Corps

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2011-S7639 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10672
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Retirement

2011-S7639 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes Dennis M. Mullen to apply for service credit in the New York state and local police and fire system for his service in the Marine Corps, during which he was awarded the Marine Corps expeditionary medal for participation in Operation Sharp Edge.

2011-S7639 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7639 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7639

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 11, 2012
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to authorize Dennis M. Mullen to receive service  credit  in  the
  New  York  state  and  local police and fire retirement system for his
  service in the Marine Corps

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

  Section  1.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of subdivision 1 or 2 of
section 1000 of the retirement and social security law, Dennis M. Mullen
a member of the division of state police, who is a  member  of  the  New
York  state  and  local  police  and  fire retirement system, who was on
active duty in the Marine Corps from August 14, 1987 until  November  4,
1990,  and  who  while  on such active duty was awarded the Marine Corps
expeditionary medal for participation in  Operation  Sharp  Edge  during
1990,  shall be eligible to apply for military service credit in the New
York state and local police and  fire  retirement  system  as  otherwise
provided  pursuant  to  the provisions of section 1000 of the retirement
and social security law.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL NOTE.-- This bill will grant Dennis Mullen,  a  member  of  the
state police and a current member of the New York State and Local Police
and  Fire  Retirement  System,  eligibility to apply and receive up to 3
years of military service credit for  service  rendered  in  the  Marine
Corps.  Such  military  service  was rendered from August 14, 1987 until
November 4, 1990. Dennis Mullen is required to pay  3%  of  his  compen-
sation  earned  during  the  past  12  months  for each year of military
service credit he purchases.
  If this bill is enacted, there will be an immediate past service  cost
of  approximately $79,000. Of this cost, Dennis Mullen will pay approxi-
mately $11,000. The remaining $68,000 will be shared by the state of New
York and all the participating employers in the New York State and Local
Police and Fire Retirement System.
  Summary of relevant resources:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16049-03-2

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