Assembly Bill A6277

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to providing county correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement plan

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  • 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-A6277 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1850
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14-C §§561 - 564, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6612, S4001
2019-2020: S8030
2021-2022: S1879
2023-2024: S5883

2017-A6277 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing county correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement plan.

2017-A6277 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6277
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 1, 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
   providing county correction officers with a  special  optional  twenty
   year retirement plan
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
 a new article 14-C to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 14-C
     OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PLAN FOR COUNTY CORRECTION OFFICERS OR DEPUTY
                SHERIFFS PERFORMING AS CORRECTION OFFICERS
 SECTION 561. DEFINITIONS.
         562. OPTIONAL TWENTY YEAR RETIREMENT PLAN  FOR  CERTAIN  MEMBERS
                WHOSE EMPLOYER ELECTS TO PROVIDE SAME.
         563. ADDITIONAL  PENSION  BENEFIT FOR MEMBERS OF OPTIONAL TWENTY
                YEAR RETIREMENT PLAN.
         564. CONSISTENT PROVISIONS.
   § 561. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE:
   (A) "MEMBER"  SHALL  MEAN  A  PERSON  WHO  IS  EMPLOYED  AS  A  COUNTY
 CORRECTION  OFFICER  OR  A  DEPUTY  SHERIFF  WHO  IS ENGAGED DIRECTLY IN
 CORRECTION OFFICER DUTIES THAT  AGGREGATE  FIFTY  PER  CENTUM  OF  THEIR
 SERVICE  BY  A  COUNTY  WHICH  ELECTS  BY  RESOLUTION OR LOCAL LAW, DULY
 ADOPTED, TO PROVIDE THE BENEFITS AS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ARTICLE.
   (B) "RETIREMENT SYSTEM" SHALL  MEAN  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  AND  LOCAL
 EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
   (C)  "CREDITABLE SERVICE" SHALL INCLUDE ANY AND ALL SERVICES PERFORMED
 AS A SHERIFF, UNDERSHERIFF OR DEPUTY  SHERIFF,  OR  CORRECTION  OFFICER.
 CREDIT  FOR  SERVICE  AS A MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THE STATE POLICE OR AS A
 PAID FIREMAN, POLICEMAN OR OFFICER OF ANY ORGANIZED FIRE  DEPARTMENT  OR
 POLICE  FORCE  OR  DEPARTMENT  OF  ANY COUNTY, CITY, VILLAGE, TOWN, FIRE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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