Senate Bill S5210

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C. Ritchie, to file a new service retirement application and election form with the New York state and local employees' retirement system

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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-S5210 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6337
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5413, A7847
2021-2022: S1607, A6497
2023-2024: S6553, A6534

2019-S5210 - Summary

Authorizes Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C. Ritchie, to file a new service retirement application and an option election form on behalf of her deceased husband with the New York state and local employees' retirement system.

2019-S5210 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5210 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5210
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT to authorize Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C.  Ritchie, to
   file a new service retirement application  and  option  election  form
   with  the  New  York  state  and local employees' retirement system on
   behalf of such deceased member
 
   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 contra-
 ry, Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C. Ritchie, who was a member of
 the New York state and local  employees'  retirement  system,  who  died
 after he filed for retirement but prior to his selected retirement date,
 shall  be authorized to file a new service retirement application and an
 option election form on behalf of her  deceased  husband  with  a  joint
 allowance  full  option,  if, within one year from the effective date of
 this act, she shall submit a request therefor to the state  comptroller.
 In  addition, his date of retirement shall be deemed to have been August
 15, 2016. Once such application is received, any rights or  benefits  to
 the  pre-retirement  ordinary  death benefit payable upon the death of a
 member in service pursuant to section 448 of the retirement  and  social
 security law shall be waived. Any amounts paid by the New York state and
 local  employees' retirement system as the result of the death of Robert
 C.  Ritchie prior to the filing of the request for a service  retirement
 benefit  pursuant  to  this  section  shall be deducted from the service
 retirement benefit payable thereafter.
   § 2. Any additional costs for this act shall be paid by the  state  of
 New York.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE. -- Pursuant to Legislature Law, Section 50:
   This  bill  would  deem  deceased member Robert C. Ritchie eligible to
 receive a service retirement  benefit  effective  on  August  15,  2016.

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

2019-S5210A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6337
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5413, A7847
2021-2022: S1607, A6497
2023-2024: S6553, A6534

2019-S5210A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C. Ritchie, to file a new service retirement application and an option election form on behalf of her deceased husband with the New York state and local employees' retirement system.

2019-S5210A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5210A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5210--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
   -- 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  commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to authorize Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C.  Ritchie, to
   file  a  new  service  retirement application and option election form
   with the New York state and  local  employees'  retirement  system  on
   behalf of such deceased member
 
   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  contra-
 ry, Susan Gillinder, the widow of Robert C. Ritchie, who was a member of
 the  New  York  state  and  local employees' retirement system, who died
 after he filed for retirement but prior to his selected retirement date,
 shall be authorized to file a new service retirement application and  an
 option  election  form  on  behalf  of her deceased husband with a joint
 allowance full option, if, within one year from the  effective  date  of
 this  act, she shall submit a request therefor to the state comptroller.
 In addition, his date of retirement shall be deemed to have been  August
 15,  2016.  Once such application is received, any rights or benefits to
 the pre-retirement ordinary death benefit payable upon the  death  of  a
 member  in  service pursuant to section 448 of the retirement and social
 security law shall be waived. Any amounts paid by the New York state and
 local employees' retirement system as the result of the death of  Robert
 C.   Ritchie prior to the filing of the request for a service retirement
 benefit pursuant to this section shall  be  deducted  from  the  service
 retirement benefit payable thereafter.
   §  2.  Any additional costs for this act shall be paid by the state of
 New York.

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

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