Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 29, 2017 |
signed chap.417 |
Nov 17, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 21, 2017 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1334 substituted for s5324 |
Jun 21, 2017 |
substituted by a6901 |
Jun 05, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
May 24, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
May 23, 2017 |
1st report cal.1334 |
Mar 21, 2017 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S5324
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6901 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2017-S5324 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S5324 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes the payment of ordinary disability retirement benefits by the New York state teachers' retirement system to Christine M. Allen, the widow of Lawrence L. Allen, if she shall file an application for such benefits with the retirement board of such retirement system.
2017-S5324 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5324 TITLE OF BILL : An act to authorize the payment of ordinary disability retirement benefits by the New York state teachers' retirement system to the widow of Lawrence L. Allen PURPOSE : This legislation, if enacted, will provide Christine M. Allen, the widow and beneficiary of Lawrence Allen, with the ordinary disability retirement death benefit she would have received if Mr. Allen's application for an ordinary disability retirement had been processed by the teachers' retirement system prior to his death. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one authorizes Christine Allen to re-file an application for an ordinary disability retirement on behalf of her husband. It also states that said application shall be deemed to have become effective on March 18, 1999, the date the original application was signed and notarized and that Mrs. Allen shall be paid all the retirement benefits she is entitled as her husband's designated beneficiary. Section two contains the effective date.
2017-S5324 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5324 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 21, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT to authorize the payment of ordinary disability retirement bene- fits by the New York state teachers' retirement system to the widow of Lawrence L. Allen THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, Christine M. Allen, the widow of Lawrence L. Allen, who was a member of the New York state teachers' retirement system, who prior to his death, in the presence of a notary public, completed and mailed an application for an ordinary disability retirement and a retirement election form to the New York state teachers' retirement system, and who died before the application was received by the New York state teachers' retirement system, shall be authorized to re-file such application and election on behalf of her deceased husband, if within 1 year of the effective date of this act she shall file a request therefor with the retirement board of the New York state teachers' retirement system. Such application for an ordinary disability retirement and retirement option election shall be deemed to have become effective on March 18, 1999. All retirement benefits payable pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be paid to Christine M. Allen and shall be in lieu of any other death benefits payable. ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately. FISCAL NOTE.--This bill would allow Christine M. Allen, the widow of Lawrence L. Allen who was a Tier 1 member of the New York State Teach- ers' Retirement System who had applied for a disability retirement and died before the application was received by the New York State Teachers' Retirement System, to re-file such application on behalf of her deceased husband. She must file a request with the head of the New York State Teachers' Retirement System within one year of the effective date of EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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