Assembly Bill A7888A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes the widower of Jeannette M. Feminella to file a retirement option election form

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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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2021-A7888 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6730
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7982
2019-2020: A7448, S5996

2021-A7888 - Summary

Authorizes the payment of retirement benefits by the New York state teachers' retirement system to Dominic J. Feminella, the widower of Jeannette M. Feminella, if he shall file an option election form with the retirement board of such retirement system.

2021-A7888 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7888
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Employees
 
 AN  ACT  to  authorize  the  widower of Jeannette M. Feminella to file a
   retirement option election form
 
   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,
 Dominic  J.  Feminella, the widower of Jeannette M. Feminella, who was a
 member of the New York state teachers' retirement system and  had  filed
 for  retirement  effective June 17, 2016, who prior to her death on July
 7, 2016, in the presence of a notary public, completed  an  election  to
 change her originally executed retirement option with the New York state
 teachers' retirement system to the one hundred percent survivor, and who
 died  before  the  changed  election  was received by the New York state
 teachers' retirement system on July 9, 2016, shall be authorized to file
 such option election form on behalf  of  his  deceased  wife  to  a  one
 hundred  percent  survivor  option,  if within one year of the effective
 date of this act he shall file a request therefor with the head  of  the
 New  York  state  teachers'  retirement  system.  Such retirement option
 election shall be deemed to have become effective on June 17, 2016.  All
 retirement benefits payable pursuant to the provisions of this act shall
 be  paid  to  Dominic  J.  Feminella  and  shall be in lieu of any other
 retirement benefits payable; provided, however, if a retirement  benefit
 was  made  payable  prior  to the effective date of this act, all monies
 paid shall be remitted to the retirement system. Upon enactment of  this
 act,  Dominic  J. Feminella shall renounce all benefits to be paid under
 the originally executed retirement option effective June  17,  2016  and
 shall  be  deemed eligible for the survivor option as authorized by this
 act.
   § 2. 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.
              

2021-A7888A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6730
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7982
2019-2020: A7448, S5996

2021-A7888A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the payment of retirement benefits by the New York state teachers' retirement system to Dominic J. Feminella, the widower of Jeannette M. Feminella, if he shall file an option election form with the retirement board of such retirement system.

2021-A7888A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7888--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on  Governmental  Employees  --  recommitted  to the Committee on
   Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to authorize the widower of Jeannette  M.  Feminella  to  file  a
   retirement option election form
 
   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,
 Dominic J. Feminella, the widower of Jeannette M. Feminella, who  was  a
 member  of  the New York state teachers' retirement system and had filed
 for retirement effective June 17, 2016, who prior to her death  on  July
 7,  2016,  in  the presence of a notary public, completed an election to
 change her originally executed retirement option with the New York state
 teachers' retirement system to the one hundred percent survivor, and who
 died before the changed election was received  by  the  New  York  state
 teachers' retirement system on July 9, 2016, shall be authorized to file
 such  option  election  form  on  behalf  of  his deceased wife to a one
 hundred percent survivor option, if within one  year  of  the  effective
 date  of  this act he shall file a request therefor with the head of the
 New York state  teachers'  retirement  system.  Such  retirement  option
 election  shall be deemed to have become effective on June 17, 2016. All
 retirement benefits payable pursuant to the provisions of this act shall
 be paid to Dominic J. Feminella and  shall  be  in  lieu  of  any  other
 retirement  benefits payable; provided, however, if a retirement benefit
 was made payable prior to the effective date of  this  act,  all  monies
 paid  shall be remitted to the retirement system. Upon enactment of this
 act, Dominic J. Feminella shall renounce all benefits to be  paid  under
 the  originally  executed  retirement option effective June 17, 2016 and

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08763-06-2
 A. 7888--A                          2
              

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