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Assembly Bill A7173

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that any state officer or local officer convicted of a felony involving breach of public trust be subject to forfeiture of pension benefits

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2013-A7173 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1133
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 §7, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2768
2015-2016: A377, S2660

2013-A7173 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any state officer or local officer convicted of a felony involving breach of public trust be subject to forfeiture of pension rights or retirement benefits.

2013-A7173 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7173

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 3, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 7 of article 5 of the constitution, in
  relation  to  forfeiture of pension rights or retirement benefits upon
  conviction of a felony related to public employment

  Section 1. RESOLVED (if the Senate concur), That section 7 of  article
5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S  7.  After  July  first,  nineteen  hundred forty, membership in any
pension or retirement system of the state or of a civil division thereof
shall be a contractual relationship, the benefits of which shall not  be
diminished  or  impaired.    ANY STATE OFFICER OR LOCAL OFFICER, AS SUCH
TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE   PUBLIC OFFICERS  LAW,  WHO  IS
CONVICTED  OF A FELONY INVOLVING BREACH OF PUBLIC TRUST SHALL BE SUBJECT
TO FORFEITURE OF RIGHTS OR PRIVILEGES UNDER A PUBLIC  RETIREMENT  SYSTEM
OR PENSION PLAN IN SUCH MANNER AS MAY BE PROVIDED BY LAW.
  S  2. RESOLVED (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89019-01-3

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