Assembly Bill A6351

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to forfeiture of a beneficiary's right to benefits upon conviction of domestic violence offense

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 09, 2022	print number 6351c
Mar 09, 2022	amend (t) and recommit to governmental employees
Feb 16, 2022	print number 6351b
Feb 16, 2022	amend and recommit to governmental employees
Jan 24, 2022	print number 6351a
Jan 24, 2022	amend (t) and recommit to governmental employees
Jan 05, 2022	referred to governmental employees
Mar 16, 2021	referred to governmental employees

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2021-A6351 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:: Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:: Add §111-b, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A6841
2023-2024: A5629
2025-2026: A5223

2021-A6351 - Summary

Permits a retired member to change his or her option election or designate a new beneficiary where the beneficiary has been convicted of a family offense.

2021-A6351 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6351
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  REYES,  BUTTENSCHON,  DE LA ROSA, FERNANDEZ,
   THIELE, DICKENS, HUNTER, CRUZ, SIMON, ASHBY, FRONTUS,  SCHMITT,  MORI-
   NELLO,  GLICK, J. M. GIGLIO, LAVINE, DARLING, NIOU, PICHARDO -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   forfeiture  of  a beneficiary's right to benefits upon conviction of a
   domestic violence offense
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
 a new section 111-b to read as follows:
   § 111-B. BENEFICIARY FORFEITURE. A. A BENEFICIARY CONVICTED OF HARASS-
 MENT  IN  THE  FIRST DEGREE, HARASSMENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE, AGGRAVATED
 HARASSMENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE, SEXUAL MISCONDUCT,  FORCIBLE  TOUCHING,
 SEXUAL  ABUSE  IN THE THIRD DEGREE, SEXUAL ABUSE IN THE SECOND DEGREE AS
 SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 130.60 OF THE PENAL LAW,  STALK-
 ING  IN THE FIRST DEGREE, STALKING IN THE SECOND DEGREE, STALKING IN THE
 THIRD DEGREE, STALKING IN THE FOURTH DEGREE, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, MENACING
 IN THE SECOND DEGREE, MENACING IN THE THIRD DEGREE,  RECKLESS  ENDANGER-
 MENT,  STRANGULATION  IN  THE  FIRST DEGREE, STRANGULATION IN THE SECOND
 DEGREE, CRIMINAL OBSTRUCTION OF BREATHING OR BLOOD CIRCULATION,  ASSAULT
 IN  THE  SECOND  DEGREE, ASSAULT IN THE THIRD DEGREE, ATTEMPTED ASSAULT,
 COERCION IN THE THIRD DEGREE AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISIONS ONE,  TWO  AND
 THREE  OF  SECTION  135.60  OF  THE PENAL LAW, EXCEPT IF SUCH INDIVIDUAL
 WOULD NOT BE CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE BY REASON OF AGE PURSUANT TO SECTION
 30.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, WHERE THE VICTIM OF SUCH CRIME IS THE MEMBER FOR
 WHICH HE OR SHE IS A BENEFICIARY, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE OF  ANY
 BENEFITS UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
   B.  NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISION A OF THIS SECTION, A MEMBER MAY REIN-
 STATE THE STATUS OF A  BENEFICIARY  SUBJECT  TO  FORFEITURE  UNDER  SUCH
 SUBDIVISION  BY  FILING  A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THAT EFFECT WITH THE STATE
 COMPTROLLER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00066-01-1

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2021-A6351A - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:: Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:: Add §111-b, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A6841
2023-2024: A5629
2025-2026: A5223

2021-A6351A - Summary

Permits a retired member to change his or her option election or designate a new beneficiary where the beneficiary has been convicted of a family offense.

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                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6351--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. REYES, BUTTENSCHON, FERNANDEZ, THIELE, DICKENS,
   HUNTER,  CRUZ,  SIMON,  ASHBY,  FRONTUS,  SCHMITT,  MORINELLO,  GLICK,
   J. M. GIGLIO,  LAVINE, DARLING, NIOU -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   COOK -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Governmental
   Employees -- recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Employees in
   accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the retirement and social security law and the adminis-
   trative code of the city of New York,  in  relation  to  permitting  a
   retired member to change his or her option election or designate a new
   beneficiary  where  the  beneficiary  has  been  convicted of a family
   offense
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
 a new section 103 to read as follows:
   §  103.  BENEFICIARY CONVICTED OF A FAMILY OFFENSE. A. NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE, A RETIRED MEMBER OF ANY TIER STATUS
 SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE PERMITTED  TO  CHANGE
 HIS  OR  HER  OPTION  ELECTION  OR DESIGNATE A NEW BENEFICIARY WHERE THE
 BENEFICIARY HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FAMILY OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 EIGHT HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT OR SECTION  530.11  OF  THE
 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW AND THE RETIRED MEMBER IS A COMPLAINANT.
   B.  A  RETIRED MEMBER SHALL HAVE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FROM THE DATE
 OF THE BENEFICIARY'S CONVICTION TO CHANGE HIS OR HER ELECTION OR  DESIG-
 NATE A NEW BENEFICIARY BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST IN WRITING TO THE RETIRE-
 MENT  SYSTEM. ONCE THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM RECEIVES SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST A
 NEW BENEFIT SHALL BE CALCULATED BY THE  RETIREMENT  SYSTEM  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTIONS  SIXTY,  THREE  HUNDRED  SIXTY,  FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT, FIVE
 HUNDRED EIGHT, FIVE HUNDRED EIGHT-A, FIVE HUNDRED EIGHT-B,  SIX  HUNDRED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00066-05-2

 A. 6351--A                          2
 
 SIX,  SIX  HUNDRED SIX-A OR SIX HUNDRED SIX-B OF THIS CHAPTER, WHICHEVER
 SECTION IS APPLICABLE TO SUCH RETIRED MEMBER.
   C.  THE  COMPTROLLER  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE SERVICES AND THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE  FOR  THE  PREVENTION  OF
 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SHALL ENSURE THAT RETIRED MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED NOTICE
 OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   D.  THE  COMPTROLLER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
 adding a new section 13-197 to read as follows:
   §  13-197 BENEFICIARY CONVICTED OF A FAMILY OFFENSE. (A) NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER, A RETIRED MEMBER  OF  ANY  TIER
 STATUS  PROVIDED  FOR  IN THIS TITLE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO CHANGE HIS OR
 HER OPTION ELECTION OR DESIGNATE A NEW BENEFICIARY WHERE THE BENEFICIARY
 HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FAMILY  OFFENSE  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  EIGHT
 HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT OR SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL
 PROCEDURE LAW AND THE RETIRED MEMBER IS A COMPLAINANT.
   (B)  A RETIRED MEMBER SHALL HAVE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FROM THE DATE
 OF THE BENEFICIARY'S CONVICTION TO CHANGE HIS OR HER ELECTION OR  DESIG-
 NATE A NEW BENEFICIARY BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST IN WRITING TO THE RETIRE-
 MENT  SYSTEM. ONCE THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM RECEIVES SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST A
 NEW BENEFIT SHALL BE CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SECTION  13-148,  13-243  OR
 13-542  OF  THIS  TITLE, WHICHEVER SECTION IS APPLICABLE TO SUCH RETIRED
 MEMBER.
   (C) THE COMPTROLLER  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  OFFICE  OF  CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE  AND  THE  NEW  YORK STATE OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE, SHALL ENSURE THAT RETIRED MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED NOTICE  OF  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   (D)  THE COMPTROLLER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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2021-A6351B - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:: Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:: Add §111-b, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A6841
2023-2024: A5629
2025-2026: A5223

2021-A6351B - Summary

Permits a retired member to change his or her option election or designate a new beneficiary where the beneficiary has been convicted of a family offense.

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                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6351--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. REYES, BUTTENSCHON, FERNANDEZ, THIELE, DICKENS,
   HUNTER,  CRUZ,  SIMON,  ASHBY,  FRONTUS,  SCHMITT,  MORINELLO,  GLICK,
   J. M. GIGLIO,  LAVINE, DARLING, NIOU -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   COOK -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Governmental
   Employees -- recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Employees in
   accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee  --  again  reported  from said committee with amendments, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law and the  adminis-
   trative  code  of  the  city  of New York, in relation to permitting a
   retired member to change his or her option election or designate a new
   beneficiary where the beneficiary  has  been  convicted  of  a  family
   offense
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
 a new section 103 to read as follows:
   § 103. BENEFICIARY CONVICTED OF A FAMILY OFFENSE.  A.  NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE, A RETIRED MEMBER OF ANY TIER STATUS
 SUBJECT  TO  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE PERMITTED TO CHANGE
 HIS OR HER OPTION ELECTION OR DESIGNATE  A  NEW  BENEFICIARY  WHERE  THE
 BENEFICIARY HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FAMILY OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 EIGHT  HUNDRED  TWELVE  OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT OR SECTION 530.11 OF THE
 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW AND THE RETIRED MEMBER IS A COMPLAINANT.
   B. A RETIRED MEMBER SHALL HAVE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FROM  THE  DATE
 OF  THE BENEFICIARY'S CONVICTION TO CHANGE HIS OR HER ELECTION OR DESIG-
 NATE A NEW BENEFICIARY BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST IN WRITING TO THE RETIRE-
 MENT SYSTEM. ONCE THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM RECEIVES SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST  A
 NEW  BENEFIT  SHALL  BE  CALCULATED BY THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM PURSUANT TO
 THIS CHAPTER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00066-07-2

 A. 6351--B                          2
 
   C. THE COMPTROLLER IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE  SERVICES  AND  THE  NEW YORK STATE OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF
 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SHALL ENSURE THAT RETIRED MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED NOTICE
 OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   D.  THE  COMPTROLLER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
 adding a new section 13-197 to read as follows:
   §  13-197 BENEFICIARY CONVICTED OF A FAMILY OFFENSE. A.  NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER, A RETIRED MEMBER  OF  ANY  TIER
 STATUS  PROVIDED  FOR  IN THIS TITLE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO CHANGE HIS OR
 HER OPTION ELECTION OR DESIGNATE A NEW BENEFICIARY WHERE THE BENEFICIARY
 HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FAMILY  OFFENSE  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  EIGHT
 HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT OR SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL
 PROCEDURE LAW AND THE RETIRED MEMBER IS A COMPLAINANT.
   B.  A  RETIRED MEMBER SHALL HAVE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FROM THE DATE
 OF THE BENEFICIARY'S CONVICTION TO CHANGE HIS OR HER ELECTION OR  DESIG-
 NATE A NEW BENEFICIARY BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST IN WRITING TO THE RETIRE-
 MENT  SYSTEM. ONCE THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM RECEIVES SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST A
 NEW BENEFIT SHALL BE CALCULATED PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE.
   C. THE COMPTROLLER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
 AND THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE,
 SHALL  ENSURE THAT RETIRED MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED NOTICE OF THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SECTION.
   D. THE COMPTROLLER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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2021-A6351C (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:: Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:: Add §111-b, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A6841
2023-2024: A5629
2025-2026: A5223

2021-A6351C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits a retired member to change his or her option election or designate a new beneficiary where the beneficiary has been convicted of a family offense.

2021-A6351C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6351--C
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. REYES, BUTTENSCHON, FERNANDEZ, THIELE, DICKENS,
   HUNTER,  CRUZ,  SIMON,  ASHBY,  FRONTUS,  SCHMITT,  MORINELLO,  GLICK,
   J. M. GIGLIO,  LAVINE, DARLING, NIOU -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   COOK -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Governmental
   Employees -- recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Employees in
   accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee  --  again  reported  from said committee with amendments, ordered
   reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
   reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, 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 permitting a retired member to change his or her option election or
   designate a new beneficiary where the beneficiary has  been  convicted
   of a family offense
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 90 of the retirement and  social  security  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
   F.  BENEFICIARY  CONVICTED OF A FAMILY OFFENSE. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 PROVISION OF LAW TO THE  CONTRARY,  A  RETIRED  MEMBER  SUBJECT  TO  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL  BE  PERMITTED TO CHANGE HIS OR HER
 OPTION ELECTION OR DESIGNATE A NEW BENEFICIARY WHERE THE BENEFICIARY HAS
 BEEN CONVICTED OF A FAMILY OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION  EIGHT  HUNDRED
 TWELVE  OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT OR SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCE-
 DURE LAW AND THE RETIRED MEMBER IS A COMPLAINANT.
   2. A RETIRED MEMBER SHALL HAVE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FROM  THE  DATE
 OF  THE BENEFICIARY'S CONVICTION TO CHANGE HIS OR HER ELECTION OR DESIG-
 NATE A NEW BENEFICIARY BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST IN WRITING TO THE RETIRE-
 MENT SYSTEM. ONCE THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM RECEIVES  SUCH  WRITTEN  REQUEST
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00066-08-2

 A. 6351--C                          2
 
 THE  MEMBER'S  BENEFICIARY  SHALL  BE  CHANGED OR A NEW BENEFIT SHALL BE
 CALCULATED BY THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
   3.  THE  COMPTROLLER  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE SERVICES AND THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE  FOR  THE  PREVENTION  OF
 DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE SHALL ENSURE THAT RETIRED MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED NOTICE
 OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   4. THE COMPTROLLER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   §  2. Section 390 of the retirement and social security law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
   F. BENEFICIARY CONVICTED OF A FAMILY OFFENSE. 1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  A  RETIRED MEMBER SUBJECT TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE  PERMITTED  TO  CHANGE  HIS  OR  HER
 OPTION ELECTION OR DESIGNATE A NEW BENEFICIARY WHERE THE BENEFICIARY HAS
 BEEN  CONVICTED  OF A FAMILY OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED
 TWELVE OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT OR SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL  PROCE-
 DURE LAW AND THE RETIRED MEMBER IS A COMPLAINANT.
   2.  A  RETIRED MEMBER SHALL HAVE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FROM THE DATE
 OF THE BENEFICIARY'S CONVICTION TO CHANGE HIS OR HER ELECTION OR  DESIG-
 NATE A NEW BENEFICIARY BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST IN WRITING TO THE RETIRE-
 MENT  SYSTEM.  ONCE  THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM RECEIVES SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST
 THE MEMBER'S BENEFICIARY SHALL BE CHANGED OR  A  NEW  BENEFIT  SHALL  BE
 CALCULATED BY THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
   3.  THE  COMPTROLLER  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE SERVICES AND THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE  FOR  THE  PREVENTION  OF
 DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE SHALL ENSURE THAT RETIRED MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED NOTICE
 OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   4. THE COMPTROLLER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   §  3.  Section  513  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. BENEFICIARY CONVICTED OF A FAMILY OFFENSE. A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  A  RETIRED MEMBER SUBJECT TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE  PERMITTED  TO  CHANGE  HIS  OR  HER
 OPTION ELECTION OR DESIGNATE A NEW BENEFICIARY WHERE THE BENEFICIARY HAS
 BEEN  CONVICTED  OF A FAMILY OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED
 TWELVE OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT OR SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL  PROCE-
 DURE LAW AND THE RETIRED MEMBER IS A COMPLAINANT.
   B.  A  RETIRED MEMBER SHALL HAVE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FROM THE DATE
 OF THE BENEFICIARY'S CONVICTION TO CHANGE HIS OR HER ELECTION OR  DESIG-
 NATE A NEW BENEFICIARY BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST IN WRITING TO THE RETIRE-
 MENT  SYSTEM.  ONCE  THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM RECEIVES SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST
 THE MEMBER'S BENEFICIARY SHALL BE CHANGED OR  A  NEW  BENEFIT  SHALL  BE
 CALCULATED BY THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
   C.  THE  COMPTROLLER  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE SERVICES AND THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE  FOR  THE  PREVENTION  OF
 DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE SHALL ENSURE THAT RETIRED MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED NOTICE
 OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   D. THE COMPTROLLER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   §  4.  The  administrative  code of the city of New York is amended by
 adding a new section 13-177.2 to read as follows:
   § 13-177.2 BENEFICIARY CONVICTED OF A FAMILY  OFFENSE.  A.    NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A RETIRED MEMBER SUBJECT
 TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO CHANGE HIS OR  HER
 OPTION ELECTION OR DESIGNATE A NEW BENEFICIARY WHERE THE BENEFICIARY HAS
 A. 6351--C                          3
 
 BEEN  CONVICTED  OF A FAMILY OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED
 TWELVE OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT OR SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL  PROCE-
 DURE LAW AND THE RETIRED MEMBER IS A COMPLAINANT.
   B.  A  RETIRED MEMBER SHALL HAVE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FROM THE DATE
 OF THE BENEFICIARY'S CONVICTION TO CHANGE HIS OR HER ELECTION OR  DESIG-
 NATE A NEW BENEFICIARY BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST IN WRITING TO THE RETIRE-
 MENT  SYSTEM.  ONCE  THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM RECEIVES SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST
 THE MEMBER'S BENEFICIARY SHALL BE CHANGED OR  A  NEW  BENEFIT  SHALL  BE
 CALCULATED PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE.
   C. THE COMPTROLLER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
 AND  THE  NEW  YORK STATE OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
 SHALL ENSURE THAT RETIRED MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED NOTICE OF THE  PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SECTION.
   D.  THE  COMPTROLLER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 5. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
 adding a new section 13-261.4 to read as follows:
   §  13-261.4  BENEFICIARY  CONVICTED  OF A FAMILY OFFENSE. A.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A RETIRED MEMBER  SUBJECT
 TO  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO CHANGE HIS OR HER
 OPTION ELECTION OR DESIGNATE A NEW BENEFICIARY WHERE THE BENEFICIARY HAS
 BEEN CONVICTED OF A FAMILY OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION  EIGHT  HUNDRED
 TWELVE  OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT OR SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCE-
 DURE LAW AND THE RETIRED MEMBER IS A COMPLAINANT.
   B. A RETIRED MEMBER SHALL HAVE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FROM  THE  DATE
 OF  THE BENEFICIARY'S CONVICTION TO CHANGE HIS OR HER ELECTION OR DESIG-
 NATE A NEW BENEFICIARY BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST IN WRITING TO THE RETIRE-
 MENT SYSTEM. ONCE THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM RECEIVES  SUCH  WRITTEN  REQUEST
 THE  MEMBER'S  BENEFICIARY  SHALL  BE  CHANGED OR A NEW BENEFIT SHALL BE
 CALCULATED BY THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE.
   C. THE COMPTROLLER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
 AND THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION  OF  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE
 SHALL  ENSURE THAT RETIRED MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED NOTICE OF THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SECTION.
   D. THE COMPTROLLER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   §  6.  The  administrative  code of the city of New York is amended by
 adding a new section 13-369.2 to read as follows:
   § 13-369.2 BENEFICIARY CONVICTED OF A FAMILY  OFFENSE.  A.    NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A RETIRED MEMBER SUBJECT
 TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO CHANGE HIS OR  HER
 OPTION ELECTION OR DESIGNATE A NEW BENEFICIARY WHERE THE BENEFICIARY HAS
 BEEN  CONVICTED  OF A FAMILY OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED
 TWELVE OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT OR SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL  PROCE-
 DURE LAW AND THE RETIRED MEMBER IS A COMPLAINANT.
   B.  A  RETIRED MEMBER SHALL HAVE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FROM THE DATE
 OF THE BENEFICIARY'S CONVICTION TO CHANGE HIS OR HER ELECTION OR  DESIG-
 NATE A NEW BENEFICIARY BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST IN WRITING TO THE RETIRE-
 MENT  SYSTEM.  ONCE  THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM RECEIVES SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST
 THE MEMBER'S BENEFICIARY SHALL BE CHANGED OR  A  NEW  BENEFIT  SHALL  BE
 CALCULATED BY THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE.
   C. THE COMPTROLLER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
 AND  THE  NEW  YORK STATE OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
 SHALL ENSURE THAT RETIRED MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED NOTICE OF THE  PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SECTION.
 A. 6351--C                          4
 
   D.  THE  COMPTROLLER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   §  7.  The  administrative  code of the city of New York is amended by
 adding a new section 13-559.2 to read as follows:
   § 13-559.2 BENEFICIARY CONVICTED OF A FAMILY  OFFENSE.  A.    NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A RETIRED MEMBER SUBJECT
 TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO CHANGE HIS OR  HER
 OPTION ELECTION OR DESIGNATE A NEW BENEFICIARY WHERE THE BENEFICIARY HAS
 BEEN  CONVICTED  OF A FAMILY OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED
 TWELVE OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT OR SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL  PROCE-
 DURE LAW AND THE RETIRED MEMBER IS A COMPLAINANT.
   B.  A  RETIRED MEMBER SHALL HAVE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FROM THE DATE
 OF THE BENEFICIARY'S CONVICTION TO CHANGE HIS OR HER ELECTION OR  DESIG-
 NATE A NEW BENEFICIARY BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST IN WRITING TO THE RETIRE-
 MENT  SYSTEM.  ONCE  THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM RECEIVES SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST
 THE MEMBER'S BENEFICIARY SHALL BE CHANGED OR  A  NEW  BENEFIT  SHALL  BE
 CALCULATED BY THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE.
   C. THE COMPTROLLER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
 AND  THE  NEW  YORK STATE OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
 SHALL ENSURE THAT RETIRED MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED NOTICE OF THE  PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SECTION.
   D.  THE  COMPTROLLER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 8. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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