Senate Bill S6986B

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Grants service credit to members of the uniformed correction force of the New York city department of correction covered by provisions of law for over 25 years

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  • Introduced
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    • 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-S6986 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §504, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6133
2019-2020: S5435
2023-2024: S6322

2021-S6986 - Summary

Grants service credit to members of the uniformed correction force of the New York city department of correction covered by provisions of law for over 25 years.

2021-S6986 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6986 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6986
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
   retirement benefits for general members in  the  uniformed  correction
   force of the New York city department of correction

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision d of section 504 of the retirement  and  social
 security  law,  as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2012, is amended
 to read as follows:
   d. The early service retirement benefit for  general  members  in  the
 uniformed   correction   force  of  the  New  York  city  department  of
 correction, who are not entitled to an early service retirement  benefit
 pursuant to subdivision c of section five hundred four-a of this article
 or  subdivision  c  of  section  five  hundred four-b of this article or
 subdivision c of section five hundred four-d of  this  article,  or  for
 general  members  in  the  uniformed personnel in institutions under the
 jurisdiction of the department of corrections and community supervision,
 as defined in subdivision i of  section  eighty-nine  of  this  chapter,
 shall  be  a pension equal to one-fiftieth of final average salary times
 years of credited service at the  completion  of  twenty-five  years  of
 service,  [but  not  in excess of fifty percent of final average salary]
 PLUS ONE-SIXTIETH OF  FINAL  AVERAGE  SALARY  TIMES  YEARS  OF  CREDITED
 SERVICE IN EXCESS OF TWENTY-FIVE, provided, however, that the provisions
 of   this  section  shall  not  apply  to  a  New  York  city  uniformed
 correction/sanitation revised plan member.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06284-01-1


              

2021-S6986A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §504, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6133
2019-2020: S5435
2023-2024: S6322

2021-S6986A - Summary

Grants service credit to members of the uniformed correction force of the New York city department of correction covered by provisions of law for over 25 years.

2021-S6986A - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6986A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6986--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   retirement  benefits  for  general members in the uniformed correction
   force of the New York city department of correction
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision d of section 504 of the retirement and social
 security law, as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2012,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   d.  The  early  service  retirement benefit for general members in the
 uniformed  correction  force  of  the  New  York  city   department   of
 correction,  who are not entitled to an early service retirement benefit
 pursuant to subdivision c of section five hundred four-a of this article
 or subdivision c of section five  hundred  four-b  of  this  article  or
 subdivision  c  of  section  five hundred four-d of this article, or for
 general members in the uniformed personnel  in  institutions  under  the
 jurisdiction of the department of corrections and community supervision,
 as  defined  in  subdivision  i  of section eighty-nine of this chapter,
 shall be a pension equal to one-fiftieth of final average  salary  times
 years  of  credited  service  at  the completion of twenty-five years of
 service, [but not in excess of fifty percent of  final  average  salary]
 PLUS  ONE-SIXTIETH  OF  FINAL  AVERAGE  SALARY  TIMES  YEARS OF CREDITED
 SERVICE IN EXCESS OF TWENTY-FIVE, provided, however, that the provisions
 of  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  a  New  York  city   uniformed
 correction/sanitation revised plan member.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD06284-03-1
              

2021-S6986B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §504, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6133
2019-2020: S5435
2023-2024: S6322

2021-S6986B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants service credit to members of the uniformed correction force of the New York city department of correction covered by provisions of law for over 25 years.

2021-S6986B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6986B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6986--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 -- 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 committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   retirement  benefits  for  general members in the uniformed correction
   force of the New York city department of correction
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision d of section 504 of the retirement and social
 security law, as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2012,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   d.  The  early  service  retirement benefit for general members in the
 uniformed  correction  force  of  the  New  York  city   department   of
 correction,  who are not entitled to an early service retirement benefit
 pursuant to subdivision c of section five hundred four-a of this article
 or subdivision c of section five  hundred  four-b  of  this  article  or
 subdivision  c  of  section  five hundred four-d of this article, or for
 general members in the uniformed personnel  in  institutions  under  the
 jurisdiction of the department of corrections and community supervision,
 as  defined  in  subdivision  i  of section eighty-nine of this chapter,
 shall be a pension equal to one-fiftieth of final average  salary  times
 years  of  credited  service  at  the completion of twenty-five years of
 service, [but not in excess of fifty percent of  final  average  salary]
 PLUS  ONE-SIXTIETH  OF  FINAL  AVERAGE  SALARY  TIMES  YEARS OF CREDITED
 SERVICE IN EXCESS OF TWENTY-FIVE, provided, however, that the provisions
 of  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  a  New  York  city   uniformed
 correction/sanitation revised plan member.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06284-05-2
              

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