Senate Bill S2231B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes Jaime Laczko to elect to participate in the optional 25 year retirement plan for forest rangers

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 06, 2016	print number 2231b
May 06, 2016	amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
Feb 01, 2016	print number 2231a
Feb 01, 2016	amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
Jan 06, 2016	referred to civil service and pensions
Jun 25, 2015	committed to rules
Jun 03, 2015	advanced to third reading
Jun 02, 2015	2nd report cal.
Jun 01, 2015	1st report cal.1091
Jan 22, 2015	referred to civil service and pensions

Votes

- Jun 1, 2015 - Civil Service And Pensions Committee Vote
  S2231B
  
  Aye
  
  9
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Civil Service And Pensions Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2015
      
      aye (9)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Comrie
      
      Dilan
      
      Golden
      
      Lanza
      
      Martins
      
      Ortt
      
      Ritchie
      
      Savino
      
      nay (1)
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Croci

Bill Amendments

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2015-S2231 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5135
Current Committee:: Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:: Retirement
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:: S6493, A8711

2015-S2231 - Summary

Authorizes Jaime Laczko to elect to participate in the optional 25 year retirement plan for forest rangers in the service of the department of environmental conservation.

2015-S2231 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2231         REVISED MEMO 02/25/2015

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to authorize Jaime Laczko to elect to
participate in the optional twenty-five year retirement plan for
forest rangers in the service of the department of environmental
conservation

PURPOSE:

Authorizes Jamie Laczko to elect to participate in the optional 25
year retirement plan for forest rangers.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1- Authorizes Jamie Laczko to file an application with the
State Comptroller to participate in the retirement plan established by
section 383-c of the retirement and social security law. The bill
further provides that the application must be files within one year of
the effective date.

Section 2- States that all past cost associated with implementing the
provisions in the act shall be borne by the state of New York.

Section 3- Contains the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

Forest Ranger Jamie Laczko was placed in the Police and Fire
retirement plan 375H rather than the 383C plan option. At the time,
forest rangers were made Police officers in 2006 they were given the
option to transfer into the Police and Fire Retirement System. Ranger
Laczko's intent was to be placed in the 383C plan which would allow
him to retire after 25 years of service, however, he was placed in the
375H plan through an error in filling out the paper work.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2014: S. 6493 Referred to Civil Service and Pensions; A. 8711 Referred
to Governmental Employees
2013: S.3181 Passed Senate; A. 5012 Passed Senate; Vetoed Memo 204

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

$3,700 increase in the annual contributions of the State of New York
for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014.

LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S2231 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2231

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to authorize Jaime Laczko to elect to participate in the optional
  twenty-five year retirement plan for forest rangers in the service  of
  the department of environmental conservation

  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, Jaime Laczko, a
member of the New York  state  and  local  police  and  fire  retirement
system,  who is employed by the department of environmental conservation
as a full-time forest ranger I,  who  upon  commencing  such  employment
became  a  member of such retirement system subject to the provisions of
section 375-h of the retirement and social security law, who was  eligi-
ble,  at such time, to elect to join the New York state and local police
and fire retirement system subject  to  the  optional  twenty-five  year
retirement  plan  for forest rangers in the service of the department of
environmental conservation pursuant to section 383-c of  the  retirement
and  social security law, and who, for reasons not ascribable to his own
negligence, failed to elect to  participate  in  such  twenty-five  year
retirement  plan,  shall be deemed to have elected to participate in the
retirement plan, established by section  383-c  of  the  retirement  and
social  security  law,  upon  commencement of his employment as a forest
ranger I, if, within 1 year of the effective date of this act, he  shall
file  an application therefor with the state comptroller, and within 180
days thereafter, he shall pay to the New York state and local police and
fire retirement system 50 per centum of the past service  costs  associ-
ated  with implementing the provisions of this section, as determined by
the state comptroller.
  S 2. All past costs associated with  implementing  the  provisions  of
this  act  shall  be  jointly  borne  by the state of New York and Jaime
Laczko.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06420-02-5

S. 2231                             2

  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to legislative law, section 50:
  This  bill  will  deem Jaime Laczko, a Forest Ranger currently covered
under an age 55 retirement plan, to have elected to participate  in  the
25  year  retirement plan established by Section 383-c of the Retirement
and Social Security Law.
  If this bill is enacted, we anticipate that there will be an  increase
of approximately $3,700 in annual contributions of the State of New York
for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.
  In addition to the annual contributions discussed above, there will be
an  immediate past service cost of $76,800 which would be equally shared
by Jaime Laczko and the State of New York as one-time payments. Assuming
a payment date of March 1,  2016,  each  party  will  pay  approximately
$38,400.
  Summary of relevant resources:
  The  membership  data  used  in  measuring  the impact of the proposed
change was the same as that used in the March 31, 2014  actuarial  valu-
ation.    Distributions  and  other  statistics can be found in the 2014
Report of the  Actuary  and  the  2014  Comprehensive  Annual  Financial
Report.
  The  actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Annual Report to the Comptroller on  Actuarial
Assumptions,  and  the  Codes  Rules and Regulations of the State of New
York: Audit and Control.
  The Market Assets and GASB Disclosures are found in the March 31, 2014
New York State and Local  Retirement  System  Financial  Statements  and
Supplementary Information.
  I am a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and meet the Quali-
fication Standards to render the actuarial opinion contained herein.
  This estimate, dated January 15, 2015 and intended for use only during
the  2015  Legislative  Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2015-36, prepared by
the Actuary for the New York State and Local Police and Fire  Retirement
System.

2015-S2231A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5135
Current Committee:: Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:: Retirement
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:: S6493, A8711

2015-S2231A - Summary

Authorizes Jaime Laczko to elect to participate in the optional 25 year retirement plan for forest rangers in the service of the department of environmental conservation.

2015-S2231A - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2231A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to authorize Jaime Laczko to elect to participate in the
optional twenty-five year retirement plan for forest rangers in the
service of the department of environmental conservation

 PURPOSE :

Authorizes Jamie Laczko to elect to participate in the optional 25
year retirement plan for forest rangers.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 - Authorizes Jamie Laczko to file an application with the
State Comptroller to participate in the retirement plan established by
section 383-c of the retirement and social security law. The bill
further provides that the application must be files within one year of
the effective date.

Section 2 - States that all past cost associated with implementing the
provisions in the act shall be borne by the state of New York.

Section 3 - Contains the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Forest Ranger Jamie Laczko was placed in the Police and Fire
retirement plan 375H rather than the 383C plan option. At the time,
forest rangers were made Police officers in 2006 they were given the
option to transfer into the Police and Fire Retirement System. Ranger
Laczko's intent was to be placed in the 383C plan which would allow
him to retire after 25 years of service, however, he was placed in the
375H plan through an error in filling out the paper work.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2014: S. 6493 Referred to Civil Service and Pensions; A. 8711 Referred
to Governmental Employees
2013: S.3181 Passed Senate; A. 5012 Passed Senate; Vetoed Memo 204

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

$3,700 increase in the annual contributions of the State of New York
for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S2231A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2231--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to authorize Jaime Laczko to elect to participate in the optional
  twenty-five  year retirement plan for forest rangers in the service of
  the department of environmental conservation

  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, Jaime Laczko, a
member  of  the  New  York  state  and  local police and fire retirement
system, who is employed by the department of environmental  conservation
as  a  full-time  forest  ranger  I, who upon commencing such employment
became a member of such retirement system subject to the  provisions  of
section  375-h of the retirement and social security law, who was eligi-
ble, at such time, to elect to join the New York state and local  police
and  fire  retirement  system  subject  to the optional twenty-five year
retirement plan for forest rangers in the service of the  department  of
environmental  conservation  pursuant to section 383-c of the retirement
and social security law, and who, for reasons not ascribable to his  own
negligence,  failed  to  elect  to  participate in such twenty-five year
retirement plan, shall be deemed to have elected to participate  in  the
retirement  plan,  established  by  section  383-c of the retirement and
social security law, upon commencement of his  employment  as  a  forest
ranger  I, if, within 1 year of the effective date of this act, he shall
file an application therefor with the state comptroller.
  S 2. All past costs associated with  implementing  the  provisions  of
this act shall be borne by the state of New York.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06420-08-6

S. 2231--A                          2

  FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
  This  bill  will  deem Jaime Laczko, a Forest Ranger currently covered
under an age 55 retirement plan, to have elected to participate  in  the
25  year  retirement plan established by Section 383-c of the Retirement
and Social Security Law.
  If this bill is enacted, we anticipate that there will be an  increase
of  approximately $4,440 in the annual contributions of the State of New
York for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017. In  future  years,  this
cost will vary as the billing rates and salary of Jaime Laczko change.
  In addition to the annual contributions discussed above, there will be
an  immediate  past  service cost of $100,800 which will be borne by the
State of New York as one-time payment. This estimate  is  based  on  the
assumption that payment will be made on March 1, 2017.
  Summary of relevant resources:
  The  membership  data  used  in  measuring  the impact of the proposed
change was the same as that used in the March 31, 2015  actuarial  valu-
ation.    Distributions  and  other  statistics can be found in the 2015
Report of the  Actuary  and  the  2015  Comprehensive  Annual  Financial
Report.
  The  actuarial  assumptions and methods used are described in the 2015
Annual Report to the Comptroller on Actuarial Assumptions, and the Codes
Rules and Regulations of the State of New York: Audit and Control.
  The Market Assets and GASB Disclosures are found in the March 31, 2015
New York State and Local  Retirement  System  Financial  Statements  and
Supplementary Information.
  I am a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and meet the Quali-
fication Standards to render the actuarial opinion contained herein.
  This estimate, dated January 21, 2016 and intended for use only during
the  2016  Legislative  Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2016-39, prepared by
the Actuary for the New York State and Local Retirement System.

2015-S2231B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5135
Current Committee:: Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:: Retirement
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:: S6493, A8711

2015-S2231B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes Jaime Laczko to elect to participate in the optional 25 year retirement plan for forest rangers in the service of the department of environmental conservation.

2015-S2231B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2231B

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to authorize Jaime Laczko to elect to
participate in the optional twenty-five year retirement plan for
forest rangers in the service of the department of environmental
conservation

 PURPOSE :

Authorizes Jaime Laczko to elect to participate in the optional 25
year retirement plan for forest rangers

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1- Authorizes Jaime Laczko to file an application with the
State Comptroller to participate in the retirement plan established
under section 383-c of the retirement and social security law. The
bill further-provides that he application must be filed within one
year of the effective date of this act.

Section 2- Provides that all past costs associated with implementing
the provisions of this act be borne by the state of New York

Section 3- Contains the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Forest Ranger Jaime Laczko was placed in the Police and Fire
retirement plan 375-H rather than the 383-C plan option. At the time
forest rangers were made police officers in 2006 they were given the
option to transfer into the Police and Fire Retirement System. Ranger
Laczko's intent was to be placed in the 383-C plan which would allow
him to retire after 25 years of service.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015-S2231A Advanced to Third Reading;A5135A Referred to Governmental
Employees
2014- S6493 Referred to Civil Service; A8711 Referred to Governmental
Employees
2013- S3181/A5012 of 2013 Veto Memo 204

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

$4,400 increase in the annual contributions of the State of New York
for the fiscal year ending March 31,2017. In addition, there will be
an immediate past service cost of $100,800 which would be borne by the
state of New York as a one-time payment.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S2231B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2231--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
  -- 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  commit-
  tee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to authorize Jaime Laczko to elect to participate in the optional
  twenty-five year retirement plan for forest rangers in the service  of
  the department of environmental conservation

  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, Jaime Laczko, a
member of the New York  state  and  local  police  and  fire  retirement
system,  who is employed by the department of environmental conservation
as a full-time forest ranger I,  who  upon  commencing  such  employment
became  a  member of such retirement system subject to the provisions of
section 375-h of the retirement and social security law, who was  eligi-
ble,  at such time, to elect to join the New York state and local police
and fire retirement system subject  to  the  optional  twenty-five  year
retirement  plan  for forest rangers in the service of the department of
environmental conservation pursuant to section 383-c of  the  retirement
and  social security law, and who, for reasons not ascribable to his own
negligence, failed to elect to  participate  in  such  twenty-five  year
retirement  plan,  shall be deemed to have elected to participate in the
retirement plan, established by section  383-c  of  the  retirement  and
social  security  law,  upon  commencement of his employment as a forest
ranger I, if, within 1 year of the effective date of this act, he  shall
file an application therefor with the state comptroller.
  S  2.  All  past  costs associated with implementing the provisions of
this act shall be borne by the state of New York.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06420-09-6

S. 2231--B                          2

  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
  FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
  This  bill  will  deem Jaime Laczko, a Forest Ranger currently covered
under an age 55 retirement plan, to have elected to participate  in  the
25  year  retirement plan established by Section 383-c of the Retirement
and Social Security Law.
  If this bill is enacted, we anticipate that there will be an  increase
of  approximately $4,440 in the annual contributions of the State of New
York for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017. In  future  years,  this
cost will vary as the billing rates and salary of Jaime Laczko change.
  In addition to the annual contributions discussed above, there will be
an  immediate  past  service cost of $100,800 which will be borne by the
State of New York as one-time payment. This estimate  is  based  on  the
assumption that payment will be made on March 1, 2017.
  Summary of relevant resources:
  The  membership  data  used  in  measuring  the impact of the proposed
change was the same as that used in the March 31, 2015  actuarial  valu-
ation.    Distributions  and  other  statistics can be found in the 2015
Report of the  Actuary  and  the  2015  Comprehensive  Annual  Financial
Report.
  The  actuarial  assumptions and methods used are described in the 2015
Annual Report to the Comptroller on Actuarial Assumptions, and the Codes
Rules and Regulations of the State of New York: Audit Control.
  The Market Assets and GASB Disclosures are found in the March 31, 2015
New York State and Local  Retirement  System  Financial  Statements  and
Supplementary Information.
  I am a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and meet the Quali-
fication Standards to render the actuarial opinion contained herein.
  This estimate, dated January 21, 2016 and intended for use only during
the  2016  Legislative  Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2016-39, prepared by
the Actuary for the New York State and Local Retirement System.

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Bill Amendments

2015-S2231 - Details

2015-S2231 - Summary

2015-S2231 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2231 - Bill Text download pdf

2015-S2231A - Details

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2015-S2231A - Sponsor Memo

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2015-S2231B (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S2231B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S2231B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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2015-S2231A - Summary

2015-S2231A - Sponsor Memo

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2015-S2231B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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