Senate Bill S8216A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain police officers to receive certain service credit under section 384 of the retirement and social security law

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  • 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-S8216 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8483
Law Section:
Retirement

2019-S8216 - Summary

Authorizes Christopher R. Sniffen and Cody N. Whittaker to receive certain service credit under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law.

2019-S8216 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8216 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8216
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 22, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT to authorize certain police officers to receive  certain  service
   credit under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law
 
   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 to the contrary,
 Christopher R.  Sniffen and Cody N. Whittaker, members of the  New  York
 state and local police and fire retirement system, who were appointed as
 police officers with the village of Cobleskill on July 7, 2014, and who,
 through  no  fault  of  their  own,  were enrolled to participate in the
 special twenty-five year retirement plan contained in section 384 of the
 retirement and social security law, shall be given full  credit  in  the
 special  twenty  year  retirement plan contained in section 384-d of the
 retirement and social security law for such service upon the election of
 the village of Cobleskill to assume the additional cost of such service.
 The village of Cobleskill may so elect by filing with  the  state  comp-
 troller  within 180 days of the effective date of this act, a resolution
 of its legislative body, together with certification  that  such  police
 officers  did  not  bar themselves from participation in such retirement
 plan as a result of their own negligence. Thereafter, such officers  may
 elect to be covered by the provisions of section 384-d of the retirement
 and  social  security  law, and shall be entitled to the full rights and
 benefits associated with  coverage  under  such  section,  by  filing  a
 request to this effect with the state comptroller within one year of the
 effective date of this act.
   §   2.  All  past  service  costs  associated  with  implementing  the
 provisions of this act shall be borne by the village of  Cobleskill  and
 may be amortized over a ten year period.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This  bill  will  allow  the  village  of  Cobleskill  to  reopen  the
 provisions of section 384-d of the Retirement and  Social  Security  Law
 for police officers Christopher R. Sniffen and Cody N. Whittaker.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2019-S8216A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8483
Law Section:
Retirement

2019-S8216A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes Christopher R. Sniffen and Cody N. Whittaker to receive certain service credit under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law.

2019-S8216A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8216--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 22, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- 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 authorize certain police officers to receive certain service
   credit under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law

   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 to the contrary,
 Christopher  R.   Sniffen and Cody N. Whittaker, members of the New York
 state and local police and fire retirement system, who were appointed as
 police officers with the village of Cobleskill on July 7, 2014, and who,
 through no fault of their own,  were  enrolled  to  participate  in  the
 special twenty-five year retirement plan contained in section 384 of the
 retirement  and  social  security law, shall be given full credit in the
 special twenty year retirement plan contained in section  384-d  of  the
 retirement and social security law for such service upon the election of
 the village of Cobleskill to assume the additional cost of such service.
 The  village  of  Cobleskill may so elect by filing with the state comp-
 troller within 180 days of the effective date of this act, a  resolution
 of  its  legislative  body, together with certification that such police
 officers did not bar themselves from participation  in  such  retirement
 plan  as a result of their own negligence. Thereafter, such officers may
 elect to be covered by the provisions of section 384-d of the retirement
 and social security law, and shall be entitled to the  full  rights  and
 benefits  associated  with  coverage  under  such  section,  by filing a
 request to this effect with the state comptroller within one year of the
 effective date of this act.
   §  2.  All  past  service  costs  associated  with  implementing   the
 provisions  of  this act shall be borne by the village of Cobleskill and
 may be amortized over a ten year period.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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