Senate Bill S5902E

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to applying cost-of-living adjustments

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

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


  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

Bill Amendments

2019-S5902 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§78-a & 378-a, R & SS L; amd §532-a, Ed L; amd §13-696, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6785
2015-2016: S3919
2017-2018: S6049
2021-2022: S6651
2023-2024: S6160

2019-S5902 - Summary

Provides a cost-of-living adjustment for New York public retirement systems.

2019-S5902 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5902 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5902
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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, the education
   law and the administrative code of the city of New York,  in  relation
   to providing cost-of-living adjustments

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision a of section 78-a of the retirement and  social
 security law, as added by chapter 125 of the laws of 2000, is amended to
 read as follows:
   a. [A] EFFECTIVE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN,
 A  cost-of-living  adjustment shall be payable on the basis provided for
 in this section to: (i) all pensioners who have attained age [sixty-two]
 FIFTY-FIVE and have been retired for five years;  (ii)  [all  pensioners
 who  have  attained  age fifty-five and have been retired for ten years;
 (iii)] all disability pensioners regardless of age who have been retired
 for five years; and [(iv)] (III) all recipients of an  accidental  death
 benefit  regardless of age who have been receiving such benefit for five
 years.
   § 2. Subdivision a of section 378-a of the retirement and social secu-
 rity law, as added by chapter 125 of the laws of  2000,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   a. [A] EFFECTIVE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN,
 A  cost-of-living  adjustment shall be payable on the basis provided for
 in this section to: (i) all pensioners who have attained age [sixty-two]
 FIFTY-FIVE and have been retired for five years; AND (ii) [all  pension-
 ers  who  have  attained  age  fifty-five  and have been retired for ten
 years; and (iii)] all disability pensioners regardless of age  who  have
 been retired for five years.
   §  3. Subdivision a of section 532-a of the education law, as added by
 chapter 125 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-S5902A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§78-a & 378-a, R & SS L; amd §532-a, Ed L; amd §13-696, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6785
2015-2016: S3919
2017-2018: S6049
2021-2022: S6651
2023-2024: S6160

2019-S5902A - Summary

Provides a cost-of-living adjustment for New York public retirement systems.

2019-S5902A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5902A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5902--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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,  the  education
   law  and  the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation
   to providing cost-of-living adjustments
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision a of section 78-a of the retirement and social
 security law, as added by chapter 125 of the laws of 2000, is amended to
 read as follows:
   a. [A] EFFECTIVE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN,
 A cost-of-living adjustment shall be payable on the basis  provided  for
 in this section to: (i) all pensioners who have attained age [sixty-two]
 FIFTY-FIVE  and  have  been retired for five years; (ii) [all pensioners
 who have attained age fifty-five and have been retired  for  ten  years;
 (iii)] all disability pensioners regardless of age who have been retired
 for  five  years; and [(iv)] (III) all recipients of an accidental death
 benefit regardless of age who have been receiving such benefit for  five
 years.
   § 2. Subdivision a of section 378-a of the retirement and social secu-
 rity  law,  as  added  by chapter 125 of the laws of 2000, is amended to
 read as follows:
   a. [A] EFFECTIVE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN,
 A cost-of-living adjustment shall be payable on the basis  provided  for
 in this section to: (i) all pensioners who have attained age [sixty-two]
 FIFTY-FIVE  and have been retired for five years; AND (ii) [all pension-
 ers who have attained age fifty-five  and  have  been  retired  for  ten
 years;  and  (iii)] all disability pensioners regardless of age who have
 been retired for five years.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-S5902B - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§78-a & 378-a, R & SS L; amd §532-a, Ed L; amd §13-696, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6785
2015-2016: S3919
2017-2018: S6049
2021-2022: S6651
2023-2024: S6160

2019-S5902B - Summary

Provides a cost-of-living adjustment for New York public retirement systems.

2019-S5902B - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5902B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5902--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security  law,  the  education
   law  and  the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation
   to providing cost-of-living adjustments
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision a of section 78-a of the retirement and social
 security law, as added by chapter 125 of the laws of 2000, is amended to
 read as follows:
   a. [A] EFFECTIVE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN,
 A cost-of-living adjustment shall be payable on the basis  provided  for
 in this section to: (i) all pensioners who have attained age [sixty-two]
 FIFTY-FIVE  and  have  been retired for five years; (ii) [all pensioners
 who have attained age fifty-five and have been retired  for  ten  years;
 (iii)] all disability pensioners regardless of age who have been retired
 for  five  years; and [(iv)] (III) all recipients of an accidental death
 benefit regardless of age who have been receiving such benefit for  five
 years.
   § 2. Subdivision a of section 378-a of the retirement and social secu-
 rity  law,  as  added  by chapter 125 of the laws of 2000, is amended to
 read as follows:
   a. [A] EFFECTIVE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN,
 A cost-of-living adjustment shall be payable on the basis  provided  for
 in this section to: (i) all pensioners who have attained age [sixty-two]
 FIFTY-FIVE  and have been retired for five years; AND (ii) [all pension-
 ers who have attained age fifty-five  and  have  been  retired  for  ten

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-S5902C - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§78-a & 378-a, R & SS L; amd §532-a, Ed L; amd §13-696, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6785
2015-2016: S3919
2017-2018: S6049
2021-2022: S6651
2023-2024: S6160

2019-S5902C - Summary

Provides a cost-of-living adjustment for New York public retirement systems.

2019-S5902C - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5902C - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5902--C
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the retirement and social security law, the education
   law and the administrative code of the city of New York,  in  relation
   to providing cost-of-living adjustments
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision a of section 78-a of the retirement and  social
 security law, as added by chapter 125 of the laws of 2000, is amended to
 read as follows:
   a. [A] EFFECTIVE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN,
 A  cost-of-living  adjustment shall be payable on the basis provided for
 in this section to: (i) all pensioners who have attained age [sixty-two]
 FIFTY-FIVE and have been retired for five years;  (ii)  [all  pensioners
 who  have  attained  age fifty-five and have been retired for ten years;
 (iii)] all disability pensioners regardless of age who have been retired
 for five years; and [(iv)] (III) all recipients of an  accidental  death
 benefit  regardless of age who have been receiving such benefit for five
 years.
   § 2. Subdivision a of section 378-a of the retirement and social secu-
 rity law, as added by chapter 125 of the laws of  2000,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   a. [A] EFFECTIVE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN,
 A  cost-of-living  adjustment shall be payable on the basis provided for
 in this section to: (i) all pensioners who have attained age [sixty-two]
 FIFTY-FIVE and have been retired for five years; AND (ii) [all  pension-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-S5902D - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§78-a & 378-a, R & SS L; amd §532-a, Ed L; amd §13-696, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6785
2015-2016: S3919
2017-2018: S6049
2021-2022: S6651
2023-2024: S6160

2019-S5902D - Summary

Provides a cost-of-living adjustment for New York public retirement systems.

2019-S5902D - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5902D - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5902--D
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  recommitted to the
   Committee on Civil Service and Pensions in accordance with Senate Rule
   6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the retirement and social security law, the education
   law and the administrative code of the city of New York,  in  relation
   to providing cost-of-living adjustments
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision a of section 78-a of the retirement and  social
 security law, as added by chapter 125 of the laws of 2000, is amended to
 read as follows:
   a. [A] EFFECTIVE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, A
 cost-of-living  adjustment shall be payable on the basis provided for in
 this section to: (i) all pensioners who have  attained  age  [sixty-two]
 FIFTY-FIVE  and  have  been retired for five years; (ii) [all pensioners
 who have attained age fifty-five and have been retired  for  ten  years;
 (iii)] all disability pensioners regardless of age who have been retired
 for  five  years; and [(iv)] (III) all recipients of an accidental death
 benefit regardless of age who have been receiving such benefit for  five
 years.
   § 2. Subdivision a of section 378-a of the retirement and social secu-
 rity  law,  as  added  by chapter 125 of the laws of 2000, is amended to
 read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07921-07-0
              

2019-S5902E (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§78-a & 378-a, R & SS L; amd §532-a, Ed L; amd §13-696, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6785
2015-2016: S3919
2017-2018: S6049
2021-2022: S6651
2023-2024: S6160

2019-S5902E (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a cost-of-living adjustment for New York public retirement systems.

2019-S5902E (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5902E (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5902--E
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  recommitted to the
   Committee on Civil Service and Pensions in accordance with Senate Rule
   6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended  and  recommitted  to  said committee -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the retirement and social security law, the education
   law and the administrative code of the city of New York,  in  relation
   to providing cost-of-living adjustments
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision a of section 78-a of the retirement and  social
 security law, as added by chapter 125 of the laws of 2000, is amended to
 read as follows:
   a. [A] EFFECTIVE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, A
 cost-of-living  adjustment shall be payable on the basis provided for in
 this section to: (i) all pensioners who have  attained  age  [sixty-two]
 FIFTY-FIVE  and  have  been retired for five years; (ii) [all pensioners
 who have attained age fifty-five and have been retired  for  ten  years;
 (iii)] all disability pensioners regardless of age who have been retired
 for  five  years; and [(iv)] (III) all recipients of an accidental death
 benefit regardless of age who have been receiving such benefit for  five
 years.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07921-08-0

              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.