Assembly Bill A3332

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to age and service eligibility requirements for ordinary retirement for members of the unified court system

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S3670 - Vetoed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A3332 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3670
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§503, 603 & 604, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9440, S6936
2019-2020: A5940, A9910, S3659, S7813
2021-2022: A6634, S5630
2023-2024: A5679, A9540, S5653, S8788

2017-A3332 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to age and service eligibility requirements for ordinary retirement for members of the unified court system; restores 55/30 for all members and reduces the retirement age from 63 to 62.

2017-A3332 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3332
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Employees
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
   eligibility for retirement benefits for certain members of the unified
   court system
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision a of section 503 of the retirement and social
 security law, as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2012,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   a.  The  normal  service  retirement benefit specified in section five
 hundred four of this article shall be payable to general members,  other
 than  elective  members,  who  have met the minimum service requirements
 upon retirement and attainment of age sixty-two,  provided,  however,  a
 general  member  who  is  a  peace officer employed by the unified court
 system or a member of a teachers' retirement system may  retire  without
 reduction  of  his or her retirement benefit upon attainment of at least
 fifty-five years of age and  completion  of  thirty  or  more  years  of
 service.  For members who become members of the New York state and local
 employees' retirement system on  or  after  April  first,  two  thousand
 twelve, the normal service retirement benefits specified in section five
 hundred  four of this article shall be payable to general members, other
 than elective members, who have met  the  minimum  service  requirements
 upon  retirement  and  attainment  of  age sixty-three; PROVIDED THAT, A
 MEMBER WHO IS A PEACE OFFICER EMPLOYED BY THE UNIFIED COURT  SYSTEM  MAY
 RETIRE  WITHOUT  REDUCTION OF HIS OR HER RETIREMENT BENEFIT UPON ATTAIN-
 MENT OF AT LEAST FIFTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE AND  COMPLETION  OF  THIRTY  OR
 MORE YEARS OF SERVICE.
   §  2.  Subdivisions  a  and  a-1  of section 603 of the retirement and
 social security law, subdivision a as amended  and  subdivision  a-1  as
 added by chapter 18 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:

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

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