Senate Bill S7179A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Increases certain special accidental death benefits

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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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2015-S7179 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9200
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §208-f, Gen Muni L; amd §361-a, R & SS L

2015-S7179 - Summary

Increases certain special accidental death benefits paid to widows, widowers or the deceased member's children.

2015-S7179 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7179 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7179

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 6, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the retirement and  social
  security  law,  in  relation  to increasing certain special accidental
  death benefits

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  c  of section 208-f of the general municipal
law, as amended by chapter 23 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as
follows:
  c. Commencing July first, two thousand [fifteen] SIXTEEN  the  special
accidental  death  benefit  paid  to  a widow or widower or the deceased
member's children under the age of eighteen or, if a student, under  the
age  of  twenty-three,  if the widow or widower has died, shall be esca-
lated by adding thereto an additional percentage of the  salary  of  the
deceased member (as increased pursuant to subdivision b of this section)
in accordance with the following schedule:
     calendar year of death
     of the deceased member              per centum
          1977 or prior                  [207.5%] 216.7%
          1978                           [198.5%] 207.5%
          1979                           [189.8%] 198.5%
          1980                           [181.4%] 189.8%
          1981                           [173.2%] 181.4%
          1982                           [165.2%] 173.2%
          1983                           [157.5%] 165.2%
          1984                           [150.0%] 157.5%
          1985                           [142.7%] 150.0%
          1986                           [135.7%] 142.7%
          1987                           [128.8%] 135.7%
          1988                           [122.1%] 128.8%
          1989                           [115.7%] 122.1%
          1990                           [109.4%] 115.7%
          1991                           [103.3%] 109.4%

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

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2015-S7179A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9200
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §208-f, Gen Muni L; amd §361-a, R & SS L

2015-S7179A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases certain special accidental death benefits paid to widows, widowers or the deceased member's children.

2015-S7179A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7179A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7179--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 6, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the retirement and  social
  security  law,  in  relation  to increasing certain special accidental
  death benefits

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  c  of section 208-f of the general municipal
law, as amended by chapter 23 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as
follows:
  c. Commencing July first, two thousand [fifteen] SIXTEEN  the  special
accidental  death  benefit  paid  to  a widow or widower or the deceased
member's children under the age of eighteen or, if a student, under  the
age  of  twenty-three,  if the widow or widower has died, shall be esca-
lated by adding thereto an additional percentage of the  salary  of  the
deceased member (as increased pursuant to subdivision b of this section)
in accordance with the following schedule:
     calendar year of death
     of the deceased member              per centum
          1977 or prior                  [207.5%] 216.7%
          1978                           [198.5%] 207.5%
          1979                           [189.8%] 198.5%
          1980                           [181.4%] 189.8%
          1981                           [173.2%] 181.4%
          1982                           [165.2%] 173.2%
          1983                           [157.5%] 165.2%
          1984                           [150.0%] 157.5%
          1985                           [142.7%] 150.0%
          1986                           [135.7%] 142.7%
          1987                           [128.8%] 135.7%
          1988                           [122.1%] 128.8%
          1989                           [115.7%] 122.1%
          1990                           [109.4%] 115.7%
          1991                           [103.3%] 109.4%
          1992                            [97.4%] 103.3%
              

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