Senate Bill S8215

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Grants Sean O'Brien additional service credit with the New York state and local employees' retirement system

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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

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2019-S8215 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7165
2021-2022: S4442

2019-S8215 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants Sean O'Brien additional service credit with the New York state and local employees' retirement system for the period beginning January 16, 2003 and ending on May 23, 2003, for his enrollment in the Basic Course for Police Officers at the State University of New York College of Technology at Canton.

2019-S8215 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8215 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8215
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 22, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT in relation to granting Sean O'Brien  additional  service  credit
   with the New York state and local employees' retirement system
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,  Sean  O'Brien,
 currently  an undersheriff with the St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office
 and member of the New York state and local employees' retirement  system
 covered  by  section  552 of the retirement and social security law, who
 for the period beginning January 16, 2003 and ending on  May  23,  2003,
 was  employed as a police officer by the village of Massena and enrolled
 in the Basic Course for Police Officers at the State University  of  New
 York  College of Technology at Canton, and who, for reasons not ascriba-
 ble to his own negligence, was not granted service credit for his period
 of training, shall be granted such service credit under section  552  of
 the retirement and social security law, if on or before the thirty-first
 of  December  next  succeeding  the effective date of this act, he shall
 file a written request to that effect with the state comptroller.
   § 2. All past service costs incurred in implementing the provisions of
 this act shall be borne by the village of Massena.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This bill would allow detective Sean O'Brien to receive service credit
 in New York State and  Local  Employees'  Retirement  System  (ERS)  for
 unpaid  police  officer  training  for the Village of Massena during the
 period January 16, 2003 through  May  23,  2003.  Detective  O'Brien  is
 currently  a Tier 4 ERS member employed by the St. Lawrence County Sher-
 iff's Office and covered by the provisions of Section 552 of the Retire-
 ment and Social Security Law (RSSL). Under  current law, salary must  be
 paid  for  rendered  service  to  be  credited. Further, credit for paid
 police cadet service is available for purchase under  certain  New  York
 State  and Local Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) plans only (no
 ERS plans) and must be paid by the member.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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