assembly Bill A7354A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides temporary retirement incentive for certain public employees

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 16, 2018 print number 7354a
Apr 16, 2018 amend and recommit to governmental employees
Jan 03, 2018 referred to governmental employees
Apr 24, 2017 referred to governmental employees

Co-Sponsors

A7354 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5640
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10639, S7639
2019-2020: A7449
2021-2022: A6486

A7354 - Summary

Establishes an age 55/25 temporary retirement incentive for certain public employees.

A7354 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7354

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 24, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Employees

AN ACT to provide temporary  retirement  incentive  for  certain  public
  employees

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. This act enacts into law  components  of  legislation  that
would  establish an age 55/25 temporary retirement incentive for certain
public employees.
  § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that the
retirement benefit for certain public employees who are above age 55 and
with 25 years of service provided for in this act is intended only to be
temporary in nature for employees who are eligible to receive and quali-
fy for the applicable benefit during the applicable time periods  speci-
fied  in  this  act.  Further, nothing in this act shall be construed to
create an expectation of a future or continuing retirement  benefit  for
any  public  employee who is not eligible to receive and qualify for the
retirement benefits herein during the applicable time periods.
  § 3. Definitions. As used in this  act,  unless  the  context  clearly
requires otherwise:
  (a)  "Retirement system" means the New York state teachers' retirement
system.
  (b) "Teachers' retirement system" means the New York  state  teachers'
retirement system.
  (c)  "Educational  employer" means a participating employer which is a
school district, a board of cooperative educational  services,  a  voca-
tional education and extension board, an institution for the instruction
of the deaf and of the blind as enumerated in section 4201 of the educa-
tion law, or a school district as enumerated in section 1 of chapter 566
of the laws of 1967, as amended.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02162-02-7

Co-Sponsors

A7354A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5640
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10639, S7639
2019-2020: A7449
2021-2022: A6486

A7354A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an age 55/25 temporary retirement incentive for certain public employees.

A7354A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 7354--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 24, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. RAMOS, KOLB, GALEF -- 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 provide temporary  retirement  incentive  for  certain  public
  employees

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. This act enacts into law  components  of  legislation  that
would  establish an age 55/25 temporary retirement incentive for certain
public employees.
  § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that the
retirement benefit for certain public employees who are above age 55 and
with 25 years of service provided for in this act is intended only to be
temporary in nature for employees who are eligible to receive and quali-
fy for the applicable benefit during the applicable time periods  speci-
fied  in  this  act.  Further, nothing in this act shall be construed to
create an expectation of a future or continuing retirement  benefit  for
any  public  employee who is not eligible to receive and qualify for the
retirement benefits herein during the applicable time periods.
  § 3. Definitions. As used in this  act,  unless  the  context  clearly
requires otherwise:
  (a)  "Retirement system" means the New York state teachers' retirement
system.
  (b) "Teachers' retirement system" means the New York  state  teachers'
retirement system.
  (c)  "Educational  employer" means a participating employer which is a
school district, a board of cooperative educational  services,  a  voca-
tional education and extension board, an institution for the instruction
of the deaf and of the blind as enumerated in section 4201 of the educa-

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