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Assembly Bill A3316

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Proposes the removal of pension and retirement benefits from persons convicted of certain felonies

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2017-A3316 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3147
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5 §7, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9775, S5006
2013-2014: A6263, S3048
2015-2016: A5884, S1923

2017-A3316 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Proposes the removal of pension and retirement benefits from persons convicted of certain felonies.

2017-A3316 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3316
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GALEF, GUNTHER, BUCHWALD, ZEBROWSKI, PAULIN,
   BARRETT, JENNE, SKOUFIS, SANTABARBARA,  SKARTADOS,  STIRPE,  BRINDISI,
   KEARNS, RAIA, FINCH, MONTESANO, WOERNER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A.  BARCLAY,  CROUCH,  CURRAN,  DiPIETRO,  FITZPATRICK,  GIGLIO, GRAF,
   HAWLEY, LALOR, LUPINACCI, MALLIOTAKIS, McDONOUGH,  McKEVITT,  McLAUGH-
   LIN,  OAKS, SCHIMMINGER, STEC, THIELE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Employees
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to section 7 of article 5 of the constitution, in
   relation to removal of pension and retirement  benefits  from  persons
   convicted of certain felonies
 
   Section 1.  Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 7 of article
 5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   §  7.  After  July  first,  nineteen  hundred forty, membership in any
 pension or retirement system of the state or of a civil division thereof
 shall be a contractual relationship, the benefits of which shall not  be
 diminished or impaired. ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO IS CONVICTED OF A FELO-
 NY OFFENSE AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION THAT OCCURRED DURING THEIR TIME
 IN  OFFICE  SHALL  FORFEIT RIGHTS TO THEIR BENEFITS EARNED WHILE IN SUCH
 OFFICE.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
 referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89078-01-7

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