S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8386
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 12, 2017
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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
accidental disability retirement for deputy sheriffs
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subdivision e of section 556 of the retire-
ment and social security law, as added by chapter 165 of the laws of
1995, is amended to read as follows:
3. A pension of two-thirds of his or her final average salary;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, A DEPUTY SHERIFF SHALL RECEIVE A PENSION OF THREE-
QUARTERS OF HIS OR HER FINAL AVERAGE SALARY. The payment of such pension
shall be subject to the provisions of section three hundred sixty-four
of this chapter.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
FISCAL NOTE.-- Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
This bill would grant improved accidental disability pensions to depu-
ty sheriffs who are employed by counties which have elected the
provisions of Article 14-B of the Retirement and Social Security Law for
their deputy sheriffs. The benefit for an accidental disability would be
75% of final average salary minus worker's compensation. The current
benefit is 2/3 of final average salary minus worker's compensation.
If this bill is enacted, the estimated increase in the annual contrib-
utions of affected counties for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018
would be 0.3% of the compensation of their deputy sheriffs.
In addition to the annual contributions discussed above, there will be
a past service cost of 0.9% of the compensation of such deputy sheriffs
which will be paid by such counties as a one-time payment. This estimate
is based on the assumption that payment will be made on February 1,
2018.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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These estimated costs are based on 2,764 deputy sheriffs having an
annual salary for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 of approximately
$224.1 million.
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, 2016 actuarial valu-
ation. Distributions and other statistics can be found in the 2016
Report of the Actuary and the 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial
Report.
The actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the 2015
and 2016 Annual Report to the Comptroller on Actuarial Assumptions, and
the Codes Rules and Regulations of the State of New York: Audit and
Control.
The Mark Assets and GASB Disclosures are found in the March 31, 2016
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 May 25, 2017, and intended for use only during
the 2017 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2017-106, prepared by
the Actuary for the New York State and Local Retirement System.