Assembly Bill A6958A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes Lois J. Reid to reapply for ordinary disability retirement benefits

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A6958 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4252
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9416, S904
2015-2016: A6228, S4445
2019-2020: S1235
2021-2022: S4275
2023-2024: S1505

2017-A6958 - Summary

Authorizes Lois J. Reid to reapply for ordinary disability retirement benefits.

2017-A6958 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6958
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WALTER, HAWLEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   SCHIMMINGER, WALKER -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Governmental Employees
 
 AN  ACT  to  authorize  Lois  J.  Reid  to apply for ordinary disability
   retirement benefits from the  New  York  state  and  local  employees'
   retirement system

   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, Lois  J.  Reid,
 who  was  employed  by the Erie County Youth Board on March 6, 1970, and
 who was employed by the New York state department of social services  on
 May  16,  1985,  was a member of the New York state and local employees'
 retirement system for  approximately  17.5  years,  was  diagnosed  with
 chronic  fatigue  syndrome  in 1990, which is a symptom of mitochondrial
 disease, of which was diagnosed on March 1, 2011,  and  which  was  only
 recently identified by the medical community, was declared to be totally
 and  permanently  disabled  by  the  New York state department of social
 services in 1990, and who was declared to  be  totally  and  permanently
 disabled  by  the  United  States  social security administration in the
 early 1990s, and who was denied ordinary disability retirement benefits,
 shall be allowed to reapply for ordinary disability retirement  benefits
 from  the New York state and local employees' retirement system covering
 the period from June 19, 1992 through March 1, 2003 if, within one  year
 of  the  effective date of this act, she shall file a written request to
 that effect with the state comptroller.
   § 2. All costs associated with the implementation of this act shall be
 borne by the state.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
   Fiscal Note. -- Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This bill will allow Lois J. Reid, a service retiree of the  New  York
 State  and  Local Employees' Retirement System with a date of retirement

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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multi-Sponsors

2017-A6958A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4252
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9416, S904
2015-2016: A6228, S4445
2019-2020: S1235
2021-2022: S4275
2023-2024: S1505

2017-A6958A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes Lois J. Reid to reapply for ordinary disability retirement benefits.

2017-A6958A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6958--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WALTER, HAWLEY, WALLACE, DiPIETRO -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M.  of A. SCHIMMINGER, WALKER -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Governmental Employees -- recommitted to the  Commit-
   tee on Governmental Employees in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.
   2  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to authorize Lois  J.  Reid  to  apply  for  ordinary  disability
   retirement  benefits  from  the  New  York  state and local employees'
   retirement system
 
   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, Lois J. Reid,
 who was employed by the Erie County Youth Board on March  6,  1970,  and
 who  was employed by the New York state department of social services on
 May 16, 1985, was a member of the New York state  and  local  employees'
 retirement  system  for  approximately  17.5  years,  was diagnosed with
 chronic fatigue syndrome in 1990, which is a  symptom  of  mitochondrial
 disease,  of  which  was  diagnosed on March 1, 2011, and which was only
 recently identified by the medical community, was declared to be totally
 and permanently disabled by the New  York  state  department  of  social
 services  in  1990,  and  who was declared to be totally and permanently
 disabled by the United States  social  security  administration  in  the
 early 1990s, and who was denied ordinary disability retirement benefits,
 shall  be allowed to reapply for ordinary disability retirement benefits
 from the New York state and local employees' retirement system  covering
 the  period from June 19, 1992 through March 1, 2003 if, within one year
 of the effective date of this act, she shall file a written  request  to
 that effect with the state comptroller.
   § 2. All costs associated with the implementation of this act shall be
 borne by the state.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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