Assembly Bill A5013A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to providing state correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement plan

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A5013 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6165
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14-C §§561 - 564, R & SS L

2023-A5013 - Summary

Relates to providing state correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement plan.

2023-A5013 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5013
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BYRNES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Employees
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
   providing state correction officers with  a  special  optional  twenty
   year retirement plan
 
   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 article 14-C to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 14-C
          OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PLAN FOR STATE CORRECTION OFFICERS
 SECTION 561. DEFINITIONS.
         562. OPTIONAL TWENTY YEAR  RETIREMENT  PLAN  FOR  CERTAIN  STATE
                CORRECTION OFFICERS.
         563. ADDITIONAL  PENSION  BENEFIT FOR MEMBERS OF OPTIONAL TWENTY
                YEAR RETIREMENT PLAN.
         564. CONSISTENT PROVISIONS.
   § 561. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE:
   (A) "MEMBER" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS EMPLOYED AS A STATE CORRECTION
 OFFICER OR OTHER STATE EMPLOYEE WHO IS ENGAGED  DIRECTLY  IN  CORRECTION
 OFFICER DUTIES.
   (B)  "RETIREMENT  SYSTEM"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  NEW  YORK STATE AND LOCAL
 EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
   (C) "CREDITABLE SERVICE" SHALL INCLUDE ANY AND ALL SERVICES  PERFORMED
 AS A STATE CORRECTION OFFICER. CREDIT FOR SERVICE AS A MEMBER OR OFFICER
 OF  THE STATE POLICE OR AS A PAID FIREFIGHTER, POLICE OFFICER OR OFFICER
 OF ANY ORGANIZED FIRE DEPARTMENT OR POLICE FORCE OR  DEPARTMENT  OF  ANY
 COUNTY,  CITY,  VILLAGE,  TOWN,  FIRE DISTRICT OR POLICE DISTRICT, SHALL
 ALSO BE DEEMED TO BE CREDITABLE SERVICE AND SHALL BE INCLUDED IN COMPUT-
 ING YEARS OF TOTAL SERVICE FOR  RETIREMENT  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION,
 PROVIDED  SUCH SERVICE WAS PERFORMED BY THE MEMBER WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03981-03-3
              

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2023-A5013A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6165
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14-C §§561 - 564, R & SS L

2023-A5013A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing state correction officers with a special optional twenty year retirement plan.

2023-A5013A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5013--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BYRNES,  PALMESANO, TAGUE, NORRIS, K. BROWN,
   J. M. GIGLIO, LEMONDES, ANGELINO, DeSTEFANO, MAHER, RA, CUNNINGHAM  --
   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 committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   providing  state  correction  officers  with a special optional twenty
   year retirement plan
 
   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 article 14-C to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 14-C
          OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PLAN FOR STATE CORRECTION OFFICERS
 SECTION 561. DEFINITIONS.
         562. OPTIONAL  TWENTY  YEAR  RETIREMENT  PLAN  FOR CERTAIN STATE
                CORRECTION OFFICERS.
         563. ADDITIONAL PENSION BENEFIT FOR MEMBERS OF  OPTIONAL  TWENTY
                YEAR RETIREMENT PLAN.
         564. CONSISTENT PROVISIONS.
   § 561. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE:
   (A) "MEMBER" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS EMPLOYED AS A STATE CORRECTION
 OFFICER  OR  OTHER  STATE EMPLOYEE WHO IS ENGAGED DIRECTLY IN CORRECTION
 OFFICER DUTIES.
   (B) "RETIREMENT SYSTEM" SHALL  MEAN  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  AND  LOCAL
 EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
   (C)  "CREDITABLE SERVICE" SHALL INCLUDE ANY AND ALL SERVICES PERFORMED
 AS A STATE CORRECTION OFFICER. CREDIT FOR SERVICE AS A MEMBER OR OFFICER
 OF THE STATE POLICE OR AS A PAID FIREFIGHTER, POLICE OFFICER OR  OFFICER
 OF  ANY  ORGANIZED  FIRE DEPARTMENT OR POLICE FORCE OR DEPARTMENT OF ANY

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 A                                                          LBD03981-05-4
              

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