Senate Bill S7979A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Grants members of the city's police force eligibility for retirement and pension based on previous service as traffic enforcement agents

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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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Bill Amendments

2017-S7979 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §343, add §§381-c, 446-a & 517-d, R & SS L; add §13-633, NYC Ad Cd

2017-S7979 - Summary

Grants members of the city's police force eligibility for retirement and pension based on previous service as traffic enforcement agents.

2017-S7979 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7979 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7979
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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 and the  adminis-
   trative  code of the city of New York, in relation to granting members
   of the city's police force  eligibility  for  retirement  and  pension
   based on previous service as traffic enforcement agents
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Section 343 of the retirement and social security  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision i to read as follows:
   I.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A
 MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
 WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS A NEW YORK CITY TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AGENT SHALL
 BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE HIS OR  HER  SERVICE  CREDIT  EARNED  EXCLUSIVELY
 WHILE  WORKING  IN THAT CAPACITY IN THE NEW YORK CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIRE-
 MENT SYSTEM TO THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM  AND
 MAY  BUY  BACK  AND  RECEIVE  SERVICE CREDIT FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME SUCH
 MEMBER WAS PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED AS A NEW YORK  CITY  TRAFFIC  ENFORCEMENT
 AGENT.  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT A MEMBER SHALL NOT UTILIZE THE BUYBACK
 PROVISION UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION TO REVERT TO A PREVIOUS  ORIGINAL  DATE
 OF  MEMBERSHIP DIFFERENT THAN THE ORIGINAL DATE OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE NEW
 YORK STATE AND LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
   § 2. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new
 section 381-c to read as follows:
   § 381-C. SERVICE CREDIT FOR MEMBERS WITH PREVIOUS SERVICE AS NEW  YORK
 CITY  TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AGENTS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
 LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL POLICE AND
 FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM ENROLLED IN A PLAN PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS  OF
 THIS  TITLE WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS A NEW YORK CITY TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
 AGENT SHALL BE ENTITLED TO TRANSFER HIS OR  HER  SERVICE  CREDIT  EARNED
 EXCLUSIVELY  WHILE WORKING IN THAT CAPACITY IN THE NEW YORK CITY EMPLOY-
 EES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE AND FIRE  RETIREMENT
 SYSTEM  AND  MAY  BUY  BACK AND RECEIVE SERVICE CREDIT FOR THE PERIOD OF
 TIME SUCH MEMBER WAS PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED AS  A  NEW  YORK  CITY  TRAFFIC
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2017-S7979A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §343, add §§381-c, 446-a & 517-d, R & SS L; add §13-633, NYC Ad Cd

2017-S7979A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants members of the city's police force eligibility for retirement and pension based on previous service as traffic enforcement agents.

2017-S7979A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7979A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7979--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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 and the adminis-
   trative code of the city of New York, in relation to granting  members
   of  the  city's  police  force  eligibility for retirement and pension
   based on previous service as traffic enforcement agents
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Section 343 of the retirement and social security law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision i to read as follows:
   I. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  A
 MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
 WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS A NEW YORK CITY TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AGENT SHALL
 BE  ENTITLED  TO  RECEIVE  HIS  OR HER SERVICE CREDIT EARNED EXCLUSIVELY
 WHILE WORKING IN THAT CAPACITY IN THE NEW YORK CITY  EMPLOYEES'  RETIRE-
 MENT  SYSTEM TO THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND
 MAY BUY BACK AND RECEIVE SERVICE CREDIT FOR  THE  PERIOD  OF  TIME  SUCH
 MEMBER  WAS  PREVIOUSLY  EMPLOYED AS A NEW YORK CITY TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
 AGENT. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A MEMBER SHALL NOT  UTILIZE  THE  BUYBACK
 PROVISION  UNDER  THIS SUBDIVISION TO REVERT TO A PREVIOUS ORIGINAL DATE
 OF MEMBERSHIP DIFFERENT THAN THE ORIGINAL DATE OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE  NEW
 YORK STATE AND LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
   § 2. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new
 section 381-c to read as follows:
   §  381-C. SERVICE CREDIT FOR MEMBERS WITH PREVIOUS SERVICE AS NEW YORK
 CITY TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AGENTS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION  OF
 LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL POLICE AND
 FIRE  RETIREMENT SYSTEM ENROLLED IN A PLAN PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS TITLE WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS A NEW YORK CITY TRAFFIC  ENFORCEMENT
 AGENT  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO TRANSFER HIS OR HER SERVICE CREDIT EARNED
 EXCLUSIVELY WHILE WORKING IN THAT CAPACITY IN THE NEW YORK CITY  EMPLOY-
 EES'  RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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