Senate Bill S6054

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to retirement benefits for certain employees

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  • Introduced
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S6054 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §700, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8946

2023-S6054 - Summary

Relates to the election of retirement benefits for certain members of the New York state and local employees' retirement system who are employed by the office of mental health.

2023-S6054 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6054 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6054
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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  certain  employees;  and  providing for the
   repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision c of section 700 of the retirement and social
 security law, as added by chapter 578 of the laws of 1989, is amended to
 read as follows:
   c. Such election shall be in writing, shall be duly executed and filed
 with the comptroller and, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION D  OF
 THIS  SECTION, shall be irrevocable as long as such member is in a title
 defined in subdivision i of section eighty-nine  of  this  chapter.  The
 election  shall  be  filed  on or before December thirty-first, nineteen
 hundred eighty-nine  or  within  one  year  after  such  person  becomes
 employed in such title, whichever date is later.
   §  2. Section 700 of the retirement and social security law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision d to read as follows:
   D. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  A  MEMBER
 EMPLOYED  BY  THE  OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH HOLDING THE TITLE OF SECURITY
 HOSPITAL TREATMENT ASSISTANT, SENIOR SECURITY HOSPITAL TREATMENT ASSIST-
 ANT, SECURITY HOSPITAL TREATMENT ASSISTANT  SPANISH  LANGUAGE,  SECURITY
 HOSPITAL  SENIOR TREATMENT ASSISTANT SPANISH LANGUAGE, SECURITY HOSPITAL
 TREATMENT ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR OR SECURITY HOSPITAL TREATMENT  ASSISTANT
 CHIEF,  SHALL BE ENTITLED TO FILE AN ELECTION, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS
 OF ARTICLE FOURTEEN OR ARTICLE FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, IN ITS ENTIRETY,
 AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO NONE  OF  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THE  ARTICLE  NOT
 SELECTED BY THE MEMBER. SUCH ELECTION SHALL BE IN WRITING, SHALL BE DULY
 EXECUTED AND FILED WITH THE COMPTROLLER AND SHALL BE IRREVOCABLE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08427-02-3
 S. 6054                             2
              

2023-S6054A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §700, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8946

2023-S6054A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the election of retirement benefits for certain members of the New York state and local employees' retirement system who are employed by the office of mental health.

2023-S6054A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6054A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6054--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
   -- 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  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
   retirement benefits for  certain  employees;  and  providing  for  the
   repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision c of section 700 of the retirement  and  social
 security law, as added by chapter 578 of the laws of 1989, is amended to
 read as follows:
   c. Such election shall be in writing, shall be duly executed and filed
 with  the comptroller and, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION D OF
 THIS SECTION, shall be irrevocable as long as such member is in a  title
 defined  in  subdivision  i  of section eighty-nine of this chapter. The
 election shall be filed on or  before  December  thirty-first,  nineteen
 hundred  eighty-nine  or  within  one  year  after  such  person becomes
 employed in such title, whichever date is later.
   § 2. Section 700 of the retirement and social security law is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision d to read as follows:
   D.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF  LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A MEMBER
 EMPLOYED BY THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH HOLDING THE  TITLE  OF  SECURITY
 HOSPITAL TREATMENT ASSISTANT, SENIOR SECURITY HOSPITAL TREATMENT ASSIST-
 ANT,  SECURITY  HOSPITAL  TREATMENT ASSISTANT SPANISH LANGUAGE, SECURITY
 HOSPITAL SENIOR TREATMENT ASSISTANT SPANISH LANGUAGE, SECURITY  HOSPITAL
 TREATMENT  ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR OR SECURITY HOSPITAL TREATMENT ASSISTANT
 CHIEF, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO FILE AN ELECTION, SUBJECT TO THE  PROVISIONS
 OF ARTICLE FOURTEEN OR ARTICLE FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, IN ITS ENTIRETY,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08427-04-4
              

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