S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8950
I N S E N A T E
June 7, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
allowing retired state police officers to serve as police officers for
local police departments without diminution of retirement benefits
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph 7 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section
211 of the retirement and social security law, as amended by chapter 840
of the laws of 1983, is amended and a new subparagraph 8 is added to
read as follows:
(7) the chief administrator of the courts if such person is to be
employed in a judicial or nonjudicial position in the unified court
system[.]; OR
(8) THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE POLICE, IF SUCH PERSON IS A FORMER
STATE POLICE OFFICER TO BE EMPLOYED AS A POLICE OFFICER FOR A LOCAL
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
§ 2. Section 211 of the retirement and social security law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
9. FOR PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, A
RETIRED PERSON WHO SERVED AS A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE DIVISION OF STATE
POLICE IS NOT IN SERVICE OF A FORMER EMPLOYER IF SUCH RETIRED PERSON IS
SERVING AS A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER AFTER RETIREMENT FROM THE STATE
POLICE.
§ 3. Section 212 of the retirement and social security law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
4. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS
SECTION, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE POLICE MAY DETERMINE, PURSUANT TO
SECTION TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE, THAT SUCH EARNINGS LIMITA-
TIONS SHALL NOT APPLY TO A RETIRED STATE POLICE OFFICER EMPLOYED BY A
LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A POLICE OFFICER.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16192-01-8