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Assembly Bill A6228B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes Lois J. Reid to reapply for ordinary disability retirement benefits

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2015-A6228 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9416
2017-2018: A6958

2015-A6228 - Summary

Authorizes Lois J. Reid to reapply for ordinary disability retirement benefits.

2015-A6228 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6228

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WALTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Employees

AN  ACT  to  authorize  Lois  J.  Reid  to apply for ordinary disability
  retirement benefits from the  New  York  state  and  local  employees'
  retirement system

  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, Lois  J.  Reid,
who  was  employed  by the Erie County Youth Board on March 6, 1970, and
who was employed by the New York state department of social services  on
May  16,  1985,  was a member of the New York state and local employees'
retirement system for  approximately  17.5  years,  was  diagnosed  with
chronic  fatigue  syndrome  in 1990, which is a symptom of mitochondrial
disease, of which was diagnosed on March 1, 2011,  and  which  was  only
recently identified by the medical community, was declared to be totally
and  permanently  disabled  by  the  New York state department of social
services in 1990, and who was declared to  be  totally  and  permanently
disabled  by  the  United  States  social security administration in the
early 1990s, and who was denied ordinary disability retirement benefits,
shall be entitled to collect  ordinary  disability  retirement  benefits
from  the New York state and local employees' retirement system covering
the period from June 19, 1992 through March 1, 2003 if, within one  year
of  the  effective date of this act, she shall file a written request to
that effect with the state comptroller. All retirement benefits  payable
pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be paid to Lois J. Reid.
  S 2. All costs associated with the implementation of this act shall be
borne by the state.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL NOTE: -- Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
  This bill will grant temporary ordinary disability retirement benefits
to  Lois  J.  Reid,  a  service  retiree of the New York State and Local

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08266-02-5

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2015-A6228A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9416
2017-2018: A6958

2015-A6228A - Summary

Authorizes Lois J. Reid to reapply for ordinary disability retirement benefits.

2015-A6228A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6228--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WALTER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. WALKER
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Governmental  Employees
  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Governmental Employees in accord-
  ance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to authorize Lois  J.  Reid  to  apply  for  ordinary  disability
  retirement  benefits  from  the  New  York  state and local employees'
  retirement system

  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, Lois J. Reid,
who was employed by the Erie County Youth Board on March  6,  1970,  and
who  was employed by the New York state department of social services on
May 16, 1985, was a member of the New York state  and  local  employees'
retirement  system  for  approximately  17.5  years,  was diagnosed with
chronic fatigue syndrome in 1990, which is a  symptom  of  mitochondrial
disease,  of  which  was  diagnosed on March 1, 2011, and which was only
recently identified by the medical community, was declared to be totally
and permanently disabled by the New  York  state  department  of  social
services  in  1990,  and  who was declared to be totally and permanently
disabled by the United States  social  security  administration  in  the
early 1990s, and who was denied ordinary disability retirement benefits,
shall  be  entitled  to  collect ordinary disability retirement benefits
from the New York state and local employees' retirement system  covering
the  period from June 19, 1992 through March 1, 2003 if, within one year
of the effective date of this act, she shall file a written  request  to
that  effect with the state comptroller. All retirement benefits payable
pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be paid to Lois J. Reid.
  S 2. All costs associated with the implementation of this act shall be
borne by the state.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08266-06-6

co-Sponsors

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2015-A6228B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9416
2017-2018: A6958

2015-A6228B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes Lois J. Reid to reapply for ordinary disability retirement benefits.

2015-A6228B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6228--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WALTER, CERETTO, TEDISCO, HAWLEY -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, WALKER -- read once and referred  to
  the  Committee on Governmental Employees -- recommitted to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Employees in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.
  2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended
  and  recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said commit-
  tee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to
  said committee

AN  ACT  to  authorize  Lois  J.  Reid  to apply for ordinary disability
  retirement benefits from the  New  York  state  and  local  employees'
  retirement system

  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, Lois  J.  Reid,
who  was  employed  by the Erie County Youth Board on March 6, 1970, and
who was employed by the New York state department of social services  on
May  16,  1985,  was a member of the New York state and local employees'
retirement system for  approximately  17.5  years,  was  diagnosed  with
chronic  fatigue  syndrome  in 1990, which is a symptom of mitochondrial
disease, of which was diagnosed on March 1, 2011,  and  which  was  only
recently identified by the medical community, was declared to be totally
and  permanently  disabled  by  the  New York state department of social
services in 1990, and who was declared to  be  totally  and  permanently
disabled  by  the  United  States  social security administration in the
early 1990s, and who was denied ordinary disability retirement benefits,
shall be allowed to reapply for ordinary disability retirement  benefits
from  the New York state and local employees' retirement system covering
the period from June 19, 1992 through March 1, 2003 if, within one  year
of  the  effective date of this act, she shall file a written request to
that effect with the state comptroller.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08266-09-6

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