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Jan 06, 2016 | referred to governmental employees |
Jun 08, 2015 | reference changed to governmental employees |
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Andrew R. Garbarino
Kenneth Zebrowski
Charles Lavine
Fred Thiele
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John Ceretto
Michael J. Fitzpatrick
Stephen Hawley
Andrew Hevesi
A7322 (ACTIVE) - Details
A7322 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7322 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 6, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, GARBARINO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations 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. LBD10658-01-5