S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2462
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 22, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to establishing a
retiree parity payment for certain employees who served in a position
or positions in the classified service of the state designated manage-
rial or confidential
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding a new section
137 to read as follows:
§ 137. MANAGEMENT/CONFIDENTIAL RETIREE PARITY PAYMENT. 1. NOTWITH-
STANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ANY
RETIREE WHO SERVED IN A POSITION OR POSITIONS IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE
OF THE STATE DESIGNATED MANAGERIAL OR CONFIDENTIAL PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
FOURTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER AND WHO RETIRED BETWEEN APRIL FIRST, TWO THOU-
SAND NINE AND MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, AND HAD A SALARY
INCREASE AUTHORIZED UNDER CHAPTER TEN OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND EIGHT
WHICH WAS WITHHELD FOR STATE FISCAL YEARS TWO THOUSAND NINE AND/OR TWO
THOUSAND TEN SHALL RECEIVE A SEVENTY DOLLAR REBATE PAYMENT FOR EVERY
MONTH OF WITHHOLDING FROM APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE UNTIL SUCH
RETIREE'S DATE OF RETIREMENT OR MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
FIFTEEN, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER, NOT TO EXCEED A TOTAL OF FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL CERTIFY TO THE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET A
LISTING OF ALL SUCH RETIREES DEEMED ELIGIBLE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVI-
SION.
2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE
CONTRARY, ANY RETIREE WHO SERVED IN A POSITION OR POSITIONS IN THE CLAS-
SIFIED SERVICE OF THE STATE DESIGNATED MANAGERIAL OR CONFIDENTIAL PURSU-
ANT TO ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER AND WHO RETIRED BETWEEN APRIL
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN AND JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN
AND HAD A SALARY INCREASE AUTHORIZED UNDER CHAPTER TEN OF THE LAWS OF
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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TWO THOUSAND EIGHT WHICH WAS WITHHELD FOR STATE FISCAL YEARS TWO THOU-
SAND NINE AND/OR TWO THOUSAND TEN SHALL RECEIVE FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
LESS THE PARITY SALARY INCREASES RECEIVED DURING THE SPECIFIED TIME
PERIOD. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL CERTIFY TO THE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET A
LISTING OF ALL SUCH RETIREES DEEMED ELIGIBLE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVI-
SION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.