Senate Bill S6536

Vetoed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the calculation of past service credit for NYC DEP police transferring between the New York city employees' retirement system to the state and local police and fire retirement system

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Current Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S6536 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7220
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §343, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S5557, A7383

2023-S6536 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the calculation of past service credit for police officers employed by the division of law enforcement in the department of environmental protection in the city of New York transferring between the New York city employees' retirement system to the New York state and local police and fire retirement system.

2023-S6536 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6536 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6536
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. MAYER, ADDABBO, HARCKHAM, JACKSON, SANDERS -- 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
   the calculation of past service credit for police officers employed by
   the division of law enforcement in  the  department  of  environmental
   protection  in  the city of New York transferring between the New York
   city employees' retirement system to the  New  York  state  and  local
   police and fire retirement system
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 343 of the retirement and social  security  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision i to read as follows:
   I. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRA-
 RY,  FOR  ANY POLICE OFFICER EMPLOYED BY THE DIVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
 IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE CITY  OF  NEW  YORK
 TRANSFERRING  FROM THE NEW YORK CITY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO THE
 NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE  RETIREMENT  SYSTEM  AFTER  THE
 EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  AND  ANY POLICE OFFICER FORMERLY
 EMPLOYED BY THE DIVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT  OF  ENVI-
 RONMENTAL  PROTECTION IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK HAVING MADE SUCH TRANSFER,
 SUCH POLICE OFFICER'S DIVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK SERVICE CREDIT SHALL BE
 DEEMED CREDITABLE SERVICE, IN SUCH POLICE OFFICER'S TWENTY YEAR OR TWEN-
 TY-FIVE  YEAR  RETIREMENT PLAN, IF SUCH POLICE OFFICER HAS SERVED FOR AT
 LEAST TWO YEARS IN SUCH EMPLOYMENT AND IF, WITHIN ONE YEAR OF  THE  DATE
 ON WHICH HE OR SHE FIRST BECAME A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL
 POLICE  AND  FIRE  RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE
 DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH MEMBER ELECTS TO DO SO.
   2. THE AMOUNT OF SUCH SERVICE CREDITED TO THE MEMBER IN THE  NEW  YORK
 STATE  AND LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM PLAN SHALL NOT EXCEED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03776-02-3
              

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