Senate Bill S5731A

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of overtime ceiling

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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-S5731 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7599
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §601, R & SS L

2017-S5731 - Summary

Relates to the definition of overtime ceiling for members who first become members of a public retirement system of the state on or after April first, two thousand twelve.

2017-S5731 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5731 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5731
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   the definition of overtime ceiling
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision l of section 601 of the retirement  and  social
 security  law, as amended by chapter 510 of the laws of 2015, is amended
 to read as follows:
   l. "Wages" shall mean regular compensation earned by  and  paid  to  a
 member  by a public employer, except that for members who first join the
 New York state and local employees' retirement system or  the  New  York
 state  teachers'  retirement system on or after January first, two thou-
 sand ten, overtime compensation paid in any year in excess of the  over-
 time  ceiling,  as defined by this subdivision, shall not be included in
 the  definition  of  wages.  "Overtime  compensation"  shall  mean,  for
 purposes  of  this  section,  compensation  paid under any law or policy
 under which employees are paid at a rate  greater  than  their  standard
 rate  for  additional  hours  worked  beyond  those  required, including
 compensation paid under section one hundred  thirty-four  of  the  civil
 service  law and section ninety of the general municipal law. The "over-
 time ceiling" shall mean fifteen thousand dollars per annum  on  January
 first,  two  thousand ten, and shall be increased by three per cent each
 year thereafter, provided, however, that for members  who  first  become
 members  of  a  public  retirement system of the state on or after April
 first, two thousand  twelve,  OTHER  THAN  A  PENSION  AUTHORIZED  UNDER
 SECTION  SIX  HUNDRED  FOUR-B  OF THIS ARTICLE, "overtime ceiling" shall
 mean fifteen thousand dollars per annum on  April  first,  two  thousand
 twelve,  and  shall be increased each year thereafter by a percentage to
 be determined annually by reference to the  consumer  price  index  (all
 urban  consumers,  CPI-U,  U.S.  city  average, all items, 1982-84=100),
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S5731A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7599
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §601, R & SS L

2017-S5731A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of overtime ceiling for members who first become members of a public retirement system of the state on or after April first, two thousand twelve.

2017-S5731A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5731A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5731--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER,  ADDABBO,  ALCANTARA,  BAILEY,  HAMILTON,
   PERSAUD, SANDERS, SERRANO, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and
   Pensions -- recommitted to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
   in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
   the definition of overtime ceiling
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision l of section 601 of the retirement and social
 security law, as amended by chapter 368 of the laws of 2017, is  amended
 to read as follows:
   l. (a) "Wages" shall mean regular compensation earned by and paid to a
 member  by a public employer, except that for members who first join the
 New York state and local employees' retirement system or  the  New  York
 state  teachers'  retirement system on or after January first, two thou-
 sand ten, overtime compensation paid in any year in excess of the  over-
 time  ceiling,  as defined by this subdivision, shall not be included in
 the definition of wages.
   (b) "Overtime compensation" shall mean, for purposes of this  section,
 compensation paid under any law or policy under which employees are paid
 at  a  rate greater than their standard rate for additional hours worked
 beyond those required, including compensation  paid  under  section  one
 hundred  thirty-four  of the civil service law and section ninety of the
 general municipal law.
   (c) The "overtime ceiling" shall mean  fifteen  thousand  dollars  per
 annum  on  January  first,  two  thousand ten, and shall be increased by
 three per cent each year thereafter, provided, however, that:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10320-05-8
              

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