assembly Bill A9858

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a death benefit for deputy sheriffs employed by Nassau county

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Feb 20, 2020 referred to governmental employees

A9858 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7807
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§508-b & 606-b, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A6511, S3759

A9858 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a death benefit for deputy sheriffs employed by Nassau county entitling the sheriff's beneficiaries to receive in a lump sum an amount payable which shall equal the pension reserve that would have been established had the member retired on the date of his or her death.

A9858 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9858

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 20, 2020
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Employees

AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
  establishing a death benefit for deputy sheriffs  employed  by  Nassau
  county

  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 section 508-b to read as follows:
  § 508-B. DEATH BENEFIT FOR DEPUTY SHERIFFS EMPLOYED BY NASSAU  COUNTY.
NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF  LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WHERE A DEPUTY
SHERIFF WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTITLED TO A SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFIT AT  THE
TIME  OF  HIS OR HER DEATH AND WHERE HIS OR HER DEATH OCCURS ON OR AFTER
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE BENEFICIARY OR BENEFICIARIES MAY
ELECT TO RECEIVE, IN A LUMP SUM, AN AMOUNT PAYABLE WHICH SHALL BE  EQUAL
TO  THE  PENSION RESERVE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED HAD THE MEMBER
RETIRED ON THE DATE OF HIS OR HER DEATH, OR THE VALUE OF THE DEATH BENE-
FIT AND THE RESERVE-FOR-INCREASED-TAKE-HOME-PAY, IF  ANY,  WHICHEVER  IS
GREATER.
  § 2. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new
section 606-b to read as follows:
  §  606-B. DEATH BENEFIT FOR DEPUTY SHERIFFS EMPLOYED BY NASSAU COUNTY.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE  CONTRARY,  WHERE  A  DEPUTY
SHERIFF  WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTITLED TO A SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFIT AT THE
TIME OF HIS OR HER DEATH AND WHERE HIS OR HER DEATH OCCURS ON  OR  AFTER
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE BENEFICIARY OR BENEFICIARIES MAY
ELECT  TO RECEIVE, IN A LUMP SUM, AN AMOUNT PAYABLE WHICH SHALL BE EQUAL
TO THE PENSION RESERVE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED HAD  THE  MEMBER
RETIRED ON THE DATE OF HIS OR HER DEATH, OR THE VALUE OF THE DEATH BENE-
FIT  AND  THE  RESERVE-FOR-INCREASED-TAKE-HOME-PAY, IF ANY, WHICHEVER IS
GREATER.
  §  3.  All  past  service  costs  associated  with  implementing   the
provisions  of this act shall be borne by Nassau County and may be amor-
tized over a period of ten years.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets