Senate Bill S5058

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes Beth Barsamian to receive an ordinary death benefit of her daughter, Lauren Barsamian

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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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2013-S5058 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7533
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S7764

2013-S5058 - Summary

Authorizes Beth Barsamian to receive an ordinary death benefit of her daughter, Lauren Barsamian; provides for the transfer of the daughter's service in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to the New York state teachers' retirement system.

2013-S5058 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5058 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5058

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 7, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

AN ACT to authorize Beth Barsamian to receive an ordinary death  benefit
  of her daughter, Lauren Barsamian

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
Beth Barsamian shall be hereby eligible to receive  the  ordinary  death
benefit  calculated pursuant to section 606 of the retirement and social
security law on account of the death of her daughter, Lauren  Barsamian,
registration  number  40537649, who died in a tragic accident on October
8, 2005, while employed by the East Ramapo School District, a member  of
the  New  York  state  teachers'  retirement system, and for reasons not
ascribable to Lauren Barsamian's own negligence, and  as  such  did  not
afford  death  coverage  to  her  mother  and  family. Beth Barsamian is
further authorized to transfer the prior service credit of Lauren Barsa-
mian in the New York state and local employees' retirement  system,  who
was employed from September 2002 through August 2005 as a teacher at the
St.  Joseph's School for the Deaf, an employer which participates in the
New York state and local employees' retirement system, to the  New  York
state  teachers'  retirement  system  which  Lauren  Barsamian joined in
September 2005, if on or before December 31, 2013, she files an applica-
tion therefor with the state comptroller. Such transfer shall be  deemed
to have taken effect on the beginning date of Lauren Barsamian's employ-
ment with the New York state teachers' retirement system.
  Transfer  of  Lauren Barsamian's prior service credit shall be made by
the New York state and local employees' retirement  system  to  the  New
York state teachers' retirement system upon notification from the latter
retirement  system to the former retirement system that Lauren Barsamian
would have met all of the requirements, had she been alive.  There shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08612-02-3

              

2013-S5058A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7533
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S7764

2013-S5058A - Summary

Authorizes Beth Barsamian to receive an ordinary death benefit of her daughter, Lauren Barsamian; provides for the transfer of the daughter's service in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to the New York state teachers' retirement system.

2013-S5058A - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5058A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5058--A
    Cal. No. 1353

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 7, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
  -- committee discharged and said bill committed to  the  Committee  on
  Rules  --  ordered  to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
  retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to authorize Beth Barsamian to receive an ordinary death  benefit
  of her daughter, Lauren Barsamian

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
Beth Barsamian shall be hereby eligible to receive  the  ordinary  death
benefit  calculated pursuant to section 606 of the retirement and social
security law on account of the death of her daughter, Lauren  Barsamian,
who  died  on  October  14, 2005 from a tragic accident that occurred on
October 8, 2005, while employed by the East Ramapo  School  District,  a
member  of  the  New  York  state  teachers'  retirement system, and for
reasons not ascribable to Lauren Barsamian's own negligence, and as such
did not afford death coverage to her mother and family.  Beth  Barsamian
is  further  authorized  to  transfer the prior service credit of Lauren
Barsamian in the New York state and local employees' retirement  system,
who was employed from September 2002 through August 2005 as a teacher at
the  St. Joseph's School for the Deaf, an employer which participates in
the New York state and local employees' retirement system,  to  the  New
York  state teachers' retirement system which Lauren Barsamian joined in
September 2005, if on or before December 31, 2013, she files an applica-
tion therefor with the state comptroller. Such transfer shall be  deemed
to have taken effect on the beginning date of Lauren Barsamian's employ-
ment with the New York state teachers' retirement system.
  Transfer  of  Lauren Barsamian's prior service credit shall be made by
the New York state and local employees' retirement  system  to  the  New
York state teachers' retirement system upon notification from the latter

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

2013-S5058B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7533
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S7764

2013-S5058B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes Beth Barsamian to receive an ordinary death benefit of her daughter, Lauren Barsamian; provides for the transfer of the daughter's service in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to the New York state teachers' retirement system.

2013-S5058B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5058B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5058--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 7, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
  -- committee discharged and said bill committed to  the  Committee  on
  Rules  --  ordered  to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
  retaining its place in the order of third reading  --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee on Civil Service and Pensions in accordance with Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to authorize Beth Barsamian to receive an ordinary death benefit
  of her daughter, Lauren Barsamian

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
Beth  Barsamian  shall  be hereby eligible to receive the ordinary death
benefit calculated pursuant to section 606 of the retirement and  social
security  law on account of the death of her daughter, Lauren Barsamian,
who died on October 14, 2005 from a tragic  accident  that  occurred  on
October  8,  2005,  while employed by the East Ramapo School District, a
member of the New  York  state  teachers'  retirement  system,  and  for
reasons  not ascribable to Lauren Barsamian's own negligence, the trans-
fer of her prior service credit as a teacher from September 2002 through
August 2005 at the St. Joseph's School for the Deaf, an  employer  which
participates  in  the  New  York  state  and local employees' retirement
system, was not completed and as such did not afford death  coverage  to
her  mother and family. Beth Barsamian is further authorized to transfer
the prior service credit of Lauren Barsamian in the New York  state  and
local  employees'  retirement  system  to  the  New York state teachers'
retirement system which Lauren Barsamian joined on September 1, 2005, if
on or before December 31, 2014, she files an application  therefor  with
the  state  comptroller.  Such  transfer  shall  be deemed to have taken

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08612-11-4

              

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