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Senate Bill S2688

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees

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2017-S2688 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S380
2011-2012: S916
2013-2014: S1158
2015-2016: S811
2019-2020: S2304

2017-S2688 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees and their dependents or reducing the employer's contributions for such insurance from May 15, 2017 until May 15, 2018; defines public employers to include the state, municipalities, school districts, and public authorities and commissions.

2017-S2688 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2688 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2688
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT in relation  to  affecting  the  health  insurance  benefits  and
   contributions of certain retired public employees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. From on and after May 15, 2017 until May 15, 2018, a public
 employer shall be prohibited from diminishing the health insurance bene-
 fits provided to retirees and their dependents or the contributions such
 employer makes for such health insurance coverage  below  the  level  of
 such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and their
 dependents  by  such employer unless a corresponding diminution of bene-
 fits or contributions is effected from the appropriate level as  of  May
 15,  2017  during  this  period  by such employer from the corresponding
 group of active employees for such retirees. For  the  purpose  of  this
 act,  "public  employer" shall mean the following: (i) the state; (ii) a
 county, city, town or village; (iii) a school district, board of cooper-
 ative educational services, vocational education and extension board  or
 a  school district as enumerated in section 1 of chapter 566 of the laws
 of 1967, as amended; (iv) any governmental entity operating a college or
 university; (v) a public improvement or special district; (vi) a  public
 authority,  commission or public benefit corporation; or (vii) any other
 public corporation, agency, instrumentality or unit of government  which
 exercises governmental power under the laws of this state.
   ยง  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after May 15, 2017.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07545-01-7

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