Senate Bill S8126

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes Lt. Thomas Cleere to receive certain service credit under a twenty year retirement plan

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee


  • 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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2023-S8126 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9489
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement

2023-S8126 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes Lt. Thomas Cleere to change his service credit from the improved career retirement plan to a 20 year retirement plan.

2023-S8126 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8126 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8126
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing Lt. Thomas Cleere to  receive  certain
   service credit under a twenty year retirement plan
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
 Lieutenant Thomas Cleere, a member of  the  New  York  state  and  local
 police and fire retirement system, who was appointed as a police officer
 with  the  Seneca  Falls Police Department, in the town of Seneca Falls,
 county of Seneca, on February 4, 2014, and who, through no fault of  his
 own,  was  enrolled  to  participate in the retirement plan contained in
 section 375-i of the retirement and social security law, shall be  given
 full  credit  in  the  special  twenty year retirement plan contained in
 section 384-d of the retirement and social security law for such service
 upon the election of the town of Seneca Falls to assume  the  additional
 cost  of  such  service. The town of Seneca Falls may so elect by filing
 with the state comptroller within 180 days of the effective date of this
 act, a resolution of its legislative body, together  with  certification
 that  such police officer did not bar himself from participation in such
 retirement plan as a result of his own  negligence.    Thereafter,  such
 officer  may  elect  to be covered by the provisions of section 384-d of
 the retirement and social security law, and shall  be  entitled  to  the
 full rights and benefits associated with coverage under such section, by
 filing  a  request  to such effect with the state comptroller within one
 year of the effective date of this act.
   §  2.  All  past  service  costs  associated  with  implementing   the
 provisions  of  this  act shall be borne by the town of Seneca Falls, in
 the county of Seneca, and may be amortized over a ten year period.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This bill  would  allow  the  Town  of  Seneca  Falls  to  reopen  the
 provisions  of  section  384-d of the Retirement and Social Security Law
 for police officer Thomas Cleere.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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