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Jan 08, 2014 | referred to civil service and pensions |
Jun 26, 2013 | referred to rules |
senate Bill S5909
Sponsored By
Tony Avella
(D) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee
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- In Committee
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- Passed Assembly
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Co-Sponsors
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr
(D) 15th Senate District
Phil Boyle
(R) 4th Senate District
Terry Gipson
(D) 0 Senate District
Kenneth P. LaValle
(R) 0 Senate District
S5909 (ACTIVE) - Details
S5909 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5909 TITLE OF BILL: An act establishing a temporary task force on variable supplements fund PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of the bill is to establish a task force to make a final determination of whether or not disabled NYPD and FDNY retirees are entitled to receive VSF supplementation benefits. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Legislative intent. Section 2: Subsection 1: Creates the temporary task force to be known as the temporary task force on the variable supplements fund. Subsection 2: Gives the task force the power to conduct public hearings, issue subpoenas for and to compel attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, documents and other relevant evidence in order to recommend legislation consistent with the purposes of this section. Subsection 3: The task force shall be consisted of 7 members appointed by the Governor as follows: one member appointed on the recommendation of: The Temporary President of the Senate; the Speaker of the Assembly; the Minority Leader of the Senate; the Minority Leader of the Assembly; the Mayor of the City of New York; and one member who
S5909 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5909 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 26, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT establishing a temporary task force on variable supplements fund THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The variable supplements fund (VSF) program was enacted in 1970 to provide supplementation to the retirement allowance of New York city police and fire retirement system members. Since the enactment of the legislation establishing the VSF program, much controversy has been generated by the exclusion of disability reti- rees from eligibility for the benefit. Although a small number of New York city disability retirees were permitted to receive VSF supplementa- tion benefits as a result of technical correction legislation approved during previous years, the lack of clarity in defining VSF eligibility and the continued exclusion of most disabled firefighters from receipt of this benefit has been a cause of much frustration and confusion for disability pensioners. While it is recognized that any amendment to the VSF will require careful study and consideration of the issues involved, the legisla- ture's interest in ensuring fairness and equity demand such review. Because the legislature does not accept this responsibility lightly, it hereby declares that the establishment of a temporary task force, to be known as the temporary task force on the variable supplements fund, is both warranted and required. S 2. 1. A temporary task force, to be known as the temporary task force on the variable supplements fund, is hereby created to examine and investigate such issues as are related to the exclusion of disability pensioners from the VSF. 2. The temporary task force shall have the power to: (a) conduct public hearings in furtherance of the performance of its duties under this act; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10912-01-3
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