Senate Bill S7134

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to providing county correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement plan

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

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2017-S7134 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10950
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14-C §§561 - 564, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4001, A6612
2019-2020: S8030
2021-2022: S1879
2023-2024: S5883

2017-S7134 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing county correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement plan.

2017-S7134 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7134 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7134
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  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  county  correction  officers with a special optional twenty
   year retirement plan

   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 14-C to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 14-C
     OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PLAN FOR COUNTY CORRECTION OFFICERS OR DEPUTY
                SHERIFFS PERFORMING AS CORRECTION OFFICERS
 SECTION 561. DEFINITIONS.
         562. OPTIONAL  TWENTY  YEAR  RETIREMENT PLAN FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS
                WHOSE EMPLOYER ELECTS TO PROVIDE SAME.
         563. ADDITIONAL PENSION BENEFIT FOR MEMBERS OF  OPTIONAL  TWENTY
                YEAR RETIREMENT PLAN.
         564. CONSISTENT PROVISIONS.
   § 561. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE:
   (A)  "MEMBER"  SHALL  MEAN  A  PERSON  WHO  IS  EMPLOYED  AS  A COUNTY
 CORRECTION OFFICER OR A  DEPUTY  SHERIFF  WHO  IS  ENGAGED  DIRECTLY  IN
 CORRECTION  OFFICER  DUTIES  THAT  AGGREGATE  FIFTY  PER CENTUM OF THEIR
 SERVICE BY A COUNTY WHICH  ELECTS  BY  RESOLUTION  OR  LOCAL  LAW,  DULY
 ADOPTED, TO PROVIDE THE BENEFITS AS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ARTICLE.
   (B)  "RETIREMENT  SYSTEM"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  NEW  YORK STATE AND LOCAL
 EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
   (C) "CREDITABLE SERVICE" SHALL INCLUDE ANY AND ALL SERVICES  PERFORMED
 AS  A  SHERIFF,  UNDERSHERIFF  OR DEPUTY SHERIFF, OR CORRECTION OFFICER.
 CREDIT FOR SERVICE AS A MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THE STATE POLICE  OR  AS  A
 PAID  FIREMAN,  POLICEMAN OR OFFICER OF ANY ORGANIZED FIRE DEPARTMENT OR
 POLICE FORCE OR DEPARTMENT OF ANY  COUNTY,  CITY,  VILLAGE,  TOWN,  FIRE
 DISTRICT  OR  POLICE  DISTRICT,  SHALL  ALSO  BE DEEMED TO BE CREDITABLE
 SERVICE AND SHALL BE INCLUDED IN COMPUTING YEARS OF  TOTAL  SERVICE  FOR
 
              

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