Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 29, 2017 |
tabled vetoed memo.180 |
Nov 17, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 21, 2017 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1338 substituted for s5634b |
Jun 21, 2017 |
substituted by a7193c |
Jun 05, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
May 24, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
May 23, 2017 |
1st report cal.1338 |
May 10, 2017 |
print number 5634b |
May 10, 2017 |
amend and recommit to civil service and pensions |
May 03, 2017 |
print number 5634a |
May 03, 2017 |
amend and recommit to civil service and pensions |
Apr 21, 2017 |
referred to civil service and pensions |
Senate Bill S5634
Vetoed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7193 - Vetoed by Governor
- 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
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2017-S5634 - Details
- Law Section:
- Retirement and Social Security Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §45, R & SS L
2017-S5634 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5634 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to providing for the automatic enrollment for employees whose right to membership has been made optional by the head of the public retirement system involved PURPOSE : To provide for automatic enrollment to all pension eligible employees. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of the bill amends § 45 of the retirement and social security law to require employers who hire eligible employees with an optional right to membership in a public retirement system to, after 90 days of employment, automatically enroll eligible employees who neither affirmatively elect to join nor affirmatively elect to opt-out of the public retirement system. The employer would be required to provide written notice to new eligible employees that states, in addition to their right to membership in a public retirement system, that they will be automatically enrolled after 90 days unless the employee opts out. This section would not modify the right of eligible employees to join a public retirement system as of the first date of covered employment,
2017-S5634 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5634 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 21, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- 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 providing for the automatic enrollment for employees whose right to membership has been made optional by the head of the public retirement system involved THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 45 of the retirement and social security law, as added by chapter 878 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: § 45. Right to membership. A. Upon the employment of any employee whose right to membership in a public retirement system of the state, which for purposes of this section shall include any public retirement system other than the New York state teachers' retirement system, has been made optional by the head of the retirement system involved, the employer shall PROVIDE THE RESPECTIVE AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENT FOR THE EMPLOYEE TO JOIN THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM NINETY DAYS AFTER COMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, WITH MEMBERSHIP IN THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM COMMENCING ON THE NINETY-FIRST DAY AFTER COMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, PROVIDED THAT, IF THE EMPLOYEE FILES WITH THE SYSTEM AN APPLICATION TO OPT OUT OF MEMBERSHIP WITHIN NINETY DAYS AFTER COMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOY- MENT, THE EMPLOYER SHALL REFRAIN FROM ENROLLING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM UNLESS AND UNTIL SUCH EMPLOYEE SUBSEQUENTLY FILES AN APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP WITH THE SYSTEM. THE AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT OF OPTIONAL EMPLOYEES AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO MODIFY THE RIGHT OF ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES TO JOIN A PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM AS OF THE FIRST DATE OF COVERED EMPLOYMENT BY FILING AN APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP WITH THE SYSTEM. THE EMPLOYER SHALL FURTHER inform the employee in writing of the right to join the system AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT THE EMPLOYEE SHALL BE ENROLLED IN THE RETIRE- MENT SYSTEM AFTER THE NINETIETH DAY AFTER COMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
2017-S5634A - Details
- Law Section:
- Retirement and Social Security Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §45, R & SS L
2017-S5634A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5634A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to providing for the automatic enrollment for employees whose right to membership has been made optional by the head of the public retirement system involved PURPOSE : To provide for automatic enrollment to all pension eligible employees. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of the bill amends § 45 of the retirement and social security law to require employers who hire eligible employees with an optional right to membership in the Board of Education retirement system to, after 90 days of employment, automatically enroll eligible employees who neither affirmatively elect to join nor affirmatively elect to opt-out of the public retirement system. The employer would be required to provide written notice to new eligible employees that states, in addition to their right to membership in the Board of Education retirement system, that they will be automatically enrolled after 90 days unless the employee opts out.
2017-S5634A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5634--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 21, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to providing for the automatic enrollment for employees whose right to membership has been made optional by the head of the public retirement system involved THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 45 of the retirement and social security law, as added by chapter 878 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: § 45. Right to membership. A. Upon the employment of any employee whose right to membership in a public retirement system of the state, which for purposes of this section shall include any public retirement system other than the New York state teachers' retirement system, has been made optional by the head of the retirement system involved, the employer shall inform the employee in writing of the right to join the system. Each such employee shall acknowledge the receipt of such notice by signing a copy thereof and filing it with such employer; provided, however, the failure to inform such employee shall not in any way be construed to waive the requirement that membership for such an employee commences only when an application for membership is filed with the system, nor shall it be construed to waive any of the eligibility requirements for previous service credit. B. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION A OF THIS SECTION, UPON THE EMPLOYMENT OF ANY EMPLOYEE WHOSE RIGHT TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION RETIREMENT SYSTEM HAS BEEN MADE OPTIONAL BY THE HEAD OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM INVOLVED, THE EMPLOYER SHALL PROVIDE THE RESPECTIVE AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENT FOR THE EMPLOYEE TO JOIN THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM NINETY DAYS AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 36th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2017-S5634B (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Retirement and Social Security Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §45, R & SS L
2017-S5634B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5634B TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to providing for the automatic enrollment for employees whose right to membership has been made optional by the head of the public retirement system involved PURPOSE : To provide for automatic enrollment to all pension eligible employees. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of the bill amends § 45 of the retirement and social security law to require employers who hire eligible employees with an optional right to membership in the Board of Education retirement system to, after 90 days of employment, automatically enroll eligible employees who neither affirmatively elect to join nor affirmatively elect to opt-out of the public retirement system. The employer would be required to provide written notice to new eligible employees that states, in addition to their right to membership in the Board of Education retirement system, that they will be automatically enrolled after 90 days unless the employee opts out. This section would not modify the right of eligible employees to join a public retirement system as of the first date of covered employment,
2017-S5634B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5634--B 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 21, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- 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 providing for the automatic enrollment for employees whose right to membership has been made optional by the head of the public retirement system involved THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 45 of the retirement and social security law, as added by chapter 878 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: § 45. Right to membership. A. Upon the employment of any employee whose right to membership in a public retirement system of the state, which for purposes of this section shall include any public retirement system other than the New York state teachers' retirement system, has been made optional by the head of the retirement system involved, the employer shall inform the employee in writing of the right to join the system. Each such employee shall acknowledge the receipt of such notice by signing a copy thereof and filing it with such employer; provided, however, the failure to inform such employee shall not in any way be construed to waive the requirement that membership for such an employee commences only when an application for membership is filed with the system, nor shall it be construed to waive any of the eligibility requirements for previous service credit. B. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION A OF THIS SECTION, UPON THE EMPLOYMENT OF ANY EMPLOYEE WHOSE RIGHT TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION RETIREMENT SYSTEM HAS BEEN MADE OPTIONAL BY THE HEAD OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM INVOLVED, THE EMPLOYER SHALL PROVIDE THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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