Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 16, 2018 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 22, 2018 |
print number 4540a |
Jan 22, 2018 |
amend and recommit to civil service and pensions |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to civil service and pensions returned to senate died in assembly |
May 22, 2017 |
referred to governmental employees delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 10, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
May 09, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
May 08, 2017 |
1st report cal.767 |
Feb 16, 2017 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S4540
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- 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
Bill Amendments
2017-S4540 - Details
2017-S4540 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4540 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to authorizing participating employers in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system offering an optional twenty year retirement plan for its police officers and firefighters, to offer such plan on a non-contributory basis PURPOSE : To permit all police officers and firefighters in NYS the opportunity to be treated equally pursuant to the benefits provided in the Retirement and Social Security Law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Amends the retirement and social security law by adding a new Article 26 to grant police officers and professional firefighters the opportunity to participate in a non-contributory twenty year retirement if their employer so elects. JUSTIFICATION : In 2009 the legislature passed a new Tier V pension bill for police officers and firefighters hired after January 2010 into the Tier V plan. Those police officers and firefighters hired on or after the
2017-S4540 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4540 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 16, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- 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 authorizing participating employers in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system offering an optional twenty year retirement plan for its police officers and firefighters, to offer such plan on a non-contributory basis THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new article 26 to read as follows: ARTICLE 26 BENEFIT ENHANCEMENTS SECTION 1400. NON-CONTRIBUTORY BASIS. 1401. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. 1402. PAST SERVICE COSTS. § 1400. NON-CONTRIBUTORY BASIS. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER IN THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM MAY ELECT TO PROVIDE ITS EMPLOYEES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE OPTIONAL TWENTY YEAR RETIREMENT PLAN FOR POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS ELIGIBILITY TO PARTIC- IPATE ON A NON-CONTRIBUTORY BASIS. (B) NO MEMBER WHO PARTICIPATES IN THIS NON-CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT PLAN SHALL BE ENTITLED TO A REFUND OF PREVIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO THE CONTRIBUTORY TWENTY YEAR RETIREMENT PLAN. § 1401. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. A DEMAND IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGO- TIATIONS FOR THE ADDITIONAL BENEFIT PROVIDED BY SECTION FOURTEEN HUNDRED OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (B) OR (C) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, NOR SHALL SUCH DEMAND BE SUBJECT TO ANY PROVISION FOR INTEREST ARBITRATION CONTAINED IN ANY LOCAL LAW, RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2017-S4540A (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S4540A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4540A SPONSOR: YOUNG TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to authorizing participating employers in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system offering an optional twenty year retirement plan for its police officers and firefighters, to offer such plan on a non-contributory basis PURPOSE: To permit all police officers and firefighters in NYS the opportunity to be treated equally pursuant to the benefits provided in the Retirement and Social Security Law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends the retirement and social security law by adding a new Article 26 to grant police officers and professional firefighters the opportunity to participate in a non-contributory twenty year retirement if their employer so elects.
2017-S4540A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4540--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 16, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- 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 authorizing participating employers in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system offering an optional twenty year retirement plan for its police officers and firefighters, to offer such plan on a non-contributory basis THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new article 26 to read as follows: ARTICLE 26 BENEFIT ENHANCEMENTS SECTION 1400. NON-CONTRIBUTORY BASIS. 1401. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. 1402. PAST SERVICE COSTS. § 1400. NON-CONTRIBUTORY BASIS. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER IN THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM MAY ELECT TO PROVIDE ITS EMPLOYEES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE OPTIONAL TWENTY YEAR RETIREMENT PLAN FOR POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS ELIGIBILITY TO PARTIC- IPATE ON A NON-CONTRIBUTORY BASIS. (B) NO MEMBER WHO PARTICIPATES IN THIS NON-CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT PLAN SHALL BE ENTITLED TO A REFUND OF PREVIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO THE CONTRIBUTORY TWENTY YEAR RETIREMENT PLAN. § 1401. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. A DEMAND IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGO- TIATIONS FOR THE ADDITIONAL BENEFIT PROVIDED BY SECTION FOURTEEN HUNDRED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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