senate Bill S3474A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing the son of Barry M. Dennis to be designated the beneficiary of his retirement benefits

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


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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020 referred to civil service and pensions
Jan 06, 2020 print number 3474a
Jan 06, 2020 amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
Feb 07, 2019 referred to civil service and pensions

S3474 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7426
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S8264, A10640

S3474 - Summary

Relates to authorizing the son of Barry M. Dennis, Gregory Dennis, to be designated the beneficiary of his retirement benefits by Bruce M. Dennis acting in his capacity as power of attorney.

S3474 - Sponsor Memo

S3474 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  3474

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 7, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

AN ACT in relation to authorizing the son  of  Barry  M.  Dennis  to  be
  designated the beneficiary of his retirement benefits

  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,
Gregory Dennis, who had been named as the survivor  beneficiary  of  his
father Barry M.  Dennis, a former employee of the Nassau County district
attorney's  office,  on  June  7,  2017 by Bruce M. Dennis acting in his
capacity as power of attorney for his brother Barry  and  who  had  been
confirmed  as  the  beneficiary  in a letter from the New York state and
local employees' retirement system dated June 19, 2017 and who was later
informed in a letter dated July 14, 2017 which was received by Bruce  M.
Dennis  on  July  19,  2017  that as a result of a statutory gifts rider
pursuant to section 5-1514 of the general obligations law not  adjoining
the  statutory  short  form power of attorney that the paper work naming
Gregory Dennis as the beneficiary was not properly submitted  and  as  a
result the only option that was legally available to Barry M. Dennis was
"Option  0"  wherein  no beneficiary is selected and the pension benefit
cease upon the death of the member, shall be deemed the  beneficiary  of
the retirement benefits of Barry M. Dennis as if such required statutory
gifts  rider  had  been  present,  and shall receive the option that was
selected on the option election form that was rejected due to the  unac-
ceptable  power  of attorney, if on or before December 31, 2019 Bruce M.
Dennis shall submit a request therefor to the state comptroller.
  § 2. Any amounts paid by the  New  York  state  and  local  employees'
retirement  system  to  Barry  M. Dennis, his estate or to his benefici-
aries, which exceed those amounts that would have been payable  if  such
required  statutory  gift rider had been present, will be deducted on an

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02363-02-9

S3474A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7426
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S8264, A10640

S3474A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorizing the son of Barry M. Dennis, Gregory Dennis, to be designated the beneficiary of his retirement benefits by Bruce M. Dennis acting in his capacity as power of attorney.

S3474A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3474A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 3474--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 7, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- 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  in  relation  to  authorizing  the son of Barry M. Dennis to be
  designated the beneficiary of his retirement benefits

  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,
Gregory  Dennis,  who  had been named as the survivor beneficiary of his
father Barry M.  Dennis, a former employee of the Nassau County district
attorney's office, on June 7, 2017 by Bruce  M.  Dennis  acting  in  his
capacity  as  power  of  attorney for his brother Barry and who had been
confirmed as the beneficiary in a letter from the  New  York  state  and
local employees' retirement system dated June 19, 2017 and who was later
informed  in a letter dated July 14, 2017 which was received by Bruce M.
Dennis on July 19, 2017 that as a result  of  a  statutory  gifts  rider
pursuant  to section 5-1514 of the general obligations law not adjoining
the statutory short form power of attorney that the  paper  work  naming
Gregory  Dennis  as  the beneficiary was not properly submitted and as a
result the only option that was legally available to Barry M. Dennis was
"Option 0" wherein no beneficiary is selected and  the  pension  benefit
cease  upon  the death of the member, shall be deemed the beneficiary of
the retirement benefits of Barry M. Dennis as if such required statutory
gifts rider had been present, and shall  receive  the  option  that  was
selected  on the option election form that was rejected due to the unac-
ceptable power of attorney, if on or before six months after the  effec-
tive  date  of this act, Bruce M. Dennis shall submit a request therefor
to the state comptroller.
  § 2. Any amounts paid by the  New  York  state  and  local  employees'
retirement  system  to  Barry  M. Dennis, his estate or to his benefici-

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

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