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Senate Bill S8126
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 58th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-S8126 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9489
- Current Committee:
- Senate Civil Service And Pensions
- Law Section:
- Retirement
2023-S8126 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8126 SPONSOR: O'MARA TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to authorizing Lt. Thomas Cleere to receive certain service credit under a twenty year retirement plan PURPOSE:: This bill would authorize Lieutenant Thomas Cleere, to participate in the twenty-year police retirement plan. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:: Section 1. Authorizes Lt Thomas Cleere to enroll in the twenty-year police retirement plan. Section 2. Requires past service costs be paid by the town of Seneca Falls. Section 3. States effective date.
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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