NY State Senate Bill 2023-S2791A

Senate Bill S2791A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Grants retroactive membership with Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Ronald Bower

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

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 16, 2024	print number 2791a
Jan 16, 2024	amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
Jan 03, 2024	referred to civil service and pensions
Jan 24, 2023	referred to civil service and pensions

Bill Amendments

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2023-S2791 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:: Retirement

2023-S2791 - Summary

Grants retroactive membership with Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Ronald Bower, provided he files an application with the head of the NYSLRS within one year.

2023-S2791 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2791 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2791
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT in relation to  granting  retroactive  membership  with  Tier  IV
   status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to
   Ronald Bower

   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  the  law  to  the
 contrary,  Ronald  Bower,  an  employee  of  the  Genesee County Highway
 Department and a member of the  New  York  state  and  local  employees'
 retirement  system,  who was employed in the Occupational Skills Program
 at Erie 1 BOCES beginning November 12, 1986 through July  6,  1988,  who
 for  reasons  not  ascribable  to his own negligence, failed to become a
 member of such retirement system when first employed  by  Erie  1  BOCES
 beginning in 1986, shall be deemed to have been a member of the New York
 state  and  local  employees'  retirement  system  on  such date that he
 commenced his employment with Erie 1 BOCES on  November  12,  1986,  and
 shall be granted Tier IV status in such retirement system, provided that
 an  application  is  filed with the head of the New York state and local
 employees' retirement system within one year from the effective date  of
 this act. Upon the granting of such retroactive membership, Ronald Bower
 shall  not  be granted a refund of any employee contribution made by him
 to the New York state and local employees' retirement system.
   § 2. No contributions made to the New York state and local  employees'
 retirement  system  by Ronald Bower shall be returned or refunded to him
 pursuant to this act.
   § 3. All past service costs associated with the implementation of this
 act shall be borne by Erie 1 BOCES.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
   Fiscal Note.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06734-02-3
 S. 2791                             2

 
   This bill would grant retroactive Tier 4 status in the New York  State
 and Local Employees' Retirement System to Ronald Bower, a current Tier 6
 member  employed  by  the Genesee County Highway Department, by changing
 their date of membership to November 12,  1986,  when  they  were  first
 employed  by  Erie  1  BOCES. There will be no refund of member contrib-
 utions.
   If this bill is enacted during the 2023 legislative session, we antic-
 ipate that there will be an increase  of  approximately  $3,200  in  the
 annual  contributions of Genesee County for the fiscal year ending March
 31, 2024. In future years, this cost will vary as the billing rates  and
 salary of Ronald Bower change.
   In addition to the annual contributions discussed above, there will be
 an  immediate  past  service  cost of approximately $8,040 which will be
 borne by Erie 1 BOCES as a one-time payment. This estimate assumes  that
 payment will be made on February 1, 2024.
   Summary of relevant resources:
   Membership  data as of March 31, 2022 was used in measuring the impact
 of the proposed change, the same data used in the April 1, 2022 actuari-
 al valuation. Distributions and other statistics can  be  found  in  the
 2022  Report  of the Actuary and the 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial
 Report.
   The actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the  2020,
 2021,  and  2022  Annual  Report to the Comptroller on Actuarial Assump-
 tions, and the Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State  of  New  York:
 Audit and Control.
   The Market Assets and GASB Disclosures are found in the March 31, 2022
 New  York  State  and  Local  Retirement System Financial Statements and
 Supplementary Information.
   I am a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and meet the Quali-
 fication Standards to render the actuarial opinion contained herein.
   This fiscal note does not constitute a legal opinion on the  viability
 of  the  proposed change nor is it intended to serve as a substitute for
 the professional judgment of an attorney.
   This estimate, dated January 24,  2023,  and  intended  for  use  only
 during  the  2023  Legislative  Session,  is  Fiscal  Note  No. 2023-11,
 prepared by the Actuary for the New  York  State  and  Local  Retirement
 System.

2023-S2791A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:: Retirement

2023-S2791A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S2791A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2791A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2791--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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  in  relation  to  granting  retroactive membership with Tier IV
   status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to
   Ronald Bower
 
   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 the law to the
 contrary, Ronald Bower,  an  employee  of  the  Genesee  County  Highway
 Department  and  a  member  of  the  New York state and local employees'
 retirement system, who was employed in the Occupational  Skills  Program
 at  Erie  1  BOCES beginning November 12, 1986 through July 6, 1988, who
 for reasons not ascribable to his own negligence,  failed  to  become  a
 member  of  such  retirement  system when first employed by Erie 1 BOCES
 beginning in 1986, shall be deemed to have been a member of the New York
 state and local employees'  retirement  system  on  such  date  that  he
 commenced  his  employment  with  Erie 1 BOCES on November 12, 1986, and
 shall be granted Tier IV status in such retirement system, provided that
 an application is filed with the head of the New York  state  and  local
 employees'  retirement system within one year from the effective date of
 this act. Upon the granting of such retroactive membership, Ronald Bower
 shall not be granted a refund of any employee contribution made  by  him
 to the New York state and local employees' retirement system.
   §  2. No contributions made to the New York state and local employees'
 retirement system by Ronald Bower shall be returned or refunded  to  him
 pursuant to this act.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06734-03-4
 S. 2791--A                          2

 
   § 3. All past service costs associated with the implementation of this
 act shall be borne by Erie 1 BOCES.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
   Fiscal Note.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This  bill  would  provide  Ronald  Bower with a date of membership of
 November 12, 1986, their date of first employment with the Erie 1 BOCES,
 resulting in Tier 4 status in the New York State  and  Local  Employees'
 Retirement System. Ronald Bower is currently a Tier 6 member. There will
 be no refund of member contributions.
   If this bill is enacted during the 2024 Legislative Session, we antic-
 ipate  that  there  will  be  an increase of approximately $3,900 in the
 annual contributions of Genesee County for the fiscal year ending  March
 31,  2025.  In future years this cost will vary as the billing rates and
 salary of Ronald Bower change.
   In addition to the annual contributions discussed above, there will be
 an immediate past service cost of approximately  $9,150  which  will  be
 borne  by the Erie 1 BOCES as a one-time payment.  This estimate assumes
 that payment will be made on February 1, 2025.
   Summary of relevant resources:
   Membership data as of March 31, 2023 was used in measuring the  impact
 of the proposed change, the same data used in the April 1, 2023 actuari-
 al  valuation.    Distributions and other statistics can be found in the
 2023 Report of the Actuary and the 2023 Annual  Comprehensive  Financial
 Report.
   The  actuarial  assumptions and methods used are described in the 2023
 Annual Report to the  Comptroller  on  Actuarial  Assumptions,  and  the
 Codes,  Rules  and  Regulations  of  the  State  of  New York: Audit and
 Control.
   The Market Assets and GASB Disclosures are found in the March 31, 2023
 New York State and Local  Retirement  System  Financial  Statements  and
 Supplementary Information.
   I am a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and meet the Quali-
 fication Standards to render the actuarial opinion contained herein.
   This  fiscal note does not constitute a legal opinion on the viability
 of the proposed change nor is it intended to serve as a  substitute  for
 the professional judgment of an attorney.
   This  estimate,  dated  January  15,  2024,  and intended for use only
 during the  2024  Legislative  Session,  is  Fiscal  Note  No.  2024-53,
 prepared  by  the  Actuary  for  the New York State and Local Retirement
 System.

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