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Senate Bill S192

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the powers and duties of the comptroller to correct certain administrative errors

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee

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2019-S192 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3445
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-a, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5453, A7223
2021-2022: S2164
2023-2024: S575
2025-2026: S2009

2019-S192 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a corrective remedy for certain administrative errors, omissions or inaccuracies relating to membership and benefits under the retirement system.

2019-S192 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S192 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    192
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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
   the powers and duties of the comptroller

   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 11-a to read as follows:
   § 11-A. DISCRETIONARY POWERS OF THE COMPTROLLER.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMPTROLLER, AS THE
 ADMINISTRATIVE  HEAD  OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SHALL HAVE THE POWER AND
 AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE A CORRECTIVE REMEDY FOR ANY MEMBER OF  THE  RETIRE-
 MENT  SYSTEM  OR ANY EMPLOYEE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE ENTITLED TO MEMBER-
 SHIP, INCLUDING THE AUTHORITY TO  ACCEPT  APPLICATIONS  FOR  MEMBERSHIP,
 CHANGES  IN  MEMBERSHIP STATUS, PLAN DESIGNATION AND OTHER ACTIONS WHICH
 ARE BARRED BY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION, WHERE THE COMPTROLLER  DETERMINES
 THAT  SUCH  ACTION  IS JUSTIFIED AND NECESSARY TO CORRECT ADMINISTRATIVE
 ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INACCURACIES OR  ANY  MEMBER,  PERSON  ENTITLED  TO
 MEMBERSHIP OR PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02638-01-9

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