Senate Bill S6984B

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides that New York city correction officers may file for disability without ten years of service

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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-S6984 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §507-a, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6135
2019-2020: S5852
2023-2024: S6559

2021-S6984 - Summary

Provides that New York city correction officers may file for disability without ten years of service.

2021-S6984 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6984 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6984
 
                        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
   disability retirement of certain New York city correction members

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  1  of  subdivision  b  of section 507-a of the
 retirement and social security law, as added by chapter 452 of the  laws
 of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Have  at  least  ten  years of total service credit, EXCEPT THAT A
 MEMBER IN THE UNIFORMED PERSONNEL OF THE NEW  YORK  CITY  DEPARTMENT  OF
 CORRECTION  MAY FILE AN APPLICATION WITHOUT REGARD TO LENGTH OF SERVICE,
 and
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06299-01-1



              

2021-S6984A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §507-a, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6135
2019-2020: S5852
2023-2024: S6559

2021-S6984A - Summary

Provides that New York city correction officers may file for disability without ten years of service.

2021-S6984A - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6984A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6984--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
   disability retirement of certain New York city correction members
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 1 of  subdivision  b  of  section  507-a  of  the
 retirement  and social security law, as added by chapter 452 of the laws
 of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Have at least ten years of total  service  credit,  EXCEPT  THAT  A
 MEMBER  IN  THE  UNIFORMED  PERSONNEL OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF
 CORRECTION MAY FILE AN APPLICATION WITHOUT REGARD TO LENGTH OF  SERVICE,
 and
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   SUMMARY  OF BILL: This proposed legislation would modify the eligibil-
 ity requirements of Retirement and Social Security  Law  (RSSL)  Section
 507-a  for  certain  New York City Department of Correction (Correction)
 members of the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS).
   For the purposes of this Fiscal Note, Covered Participants  refers  to
 NYCERS  Correction  members  who  are  subject  to  RSSL Article 14, but
 excludes non-Enhanced Revised Plan Correction Members.
   Under the proposed legislation, Covered Participant with less than  10
 years of credited service would be entitled to 507-a disability benefits
 without having to show the disability resulted from a work-related acci-
 dent.
   Effective Date: Upon enactment.
   IMPACT ON BENEFITS: Currently, Covered Participants who are determined
 to  be  disabled  by  the NYCERS' Medical Board, and have accumulated at

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

2021-S6984B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §507-a, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6135
2019-2020: S5852
2023-2024: S6559

2021-S6984B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that New York city correction officers may file for disability without ten years of service.

2021-S6984B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6984B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6984--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
   disability retirement of certain New York city correction members
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 1 of  subdivision  b  of  section  507-a  of  the
 retirement  and social security law, as added by chapter 452 of the laws
 of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Have at least ten years of total  service  credit,  EXCEPT  THAT  A
 MEMBER  IN  THE  UNIFORMED  PERSONNEL OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF
 CORRECTION MAY FILE AN APPLICATION WITHOUT REGARD TO LENGTH OF  SERVICE,
 and
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   SUMMARY  OF BILL: This proposed legislation would modify the eligibil-
 ity requirements of Retirement and Social Security  Law  (RSSL)  Section
 507-a  for  certain  New York City Department of Correction (Correction)
 members of the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS).
   For the purposes of this Fiscal Note, Covered Participants  refers  to
 NYCERS  Correction  members  who  are  subject  to  RSSL Article 14, but
 excludes non-Enhanced Revised Plan Correction Members.
   Under the proposed legislation, Covered Participants with less than 10
 years of credited service would be entitled to 507-a disability benefits
 without having to show the disability resulted from a work-related acci-
 dent.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06299-04-2
              

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