S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6447
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 5, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. DeSTEFANO -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
allowing retired state police officers to serve as police officers for
local police departments without diminution of retirement benefits
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph 7 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section
211 of the retirement and social security law, as amended by chapter 840
of the laws of 1983, is amended and a new subparagraph 8 is added to
read as follows:
(7) the chief administrator of the courts if such person is to be
employed in a judicial or nonjudicial position in the unified court
system[.]; OR
(8) THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE POLICE, IF SUCH PERSON IS A FORMER
STATE POLICE OFFICER TO BE EMPLOYED AS A POLICE OFFICER FOR A LOCAL
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
§ 2. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 211
of the retirement and social security law, as amended by chapter 640 of
the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
(2) that [he or she] SUCH RETIRED PERSON will earn more than one thou-
sand dollars in one year, including compensation earned in such position
under other provisions of this article that there are not readily avail-
able for recruitment persons qualified to perform the duties of such
position; and [(4);]
§ 3. Section 211 of the retirement and social security law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
10. FOR PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
A RETIRED PERSON WHO SERVED AS A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE DIVISION OF
STATE POLICE IS NOT IN SERVICE OF A FORMER EMPLOYER IF SUCH RETIRED
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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PERSON IS SERVING AS A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER AFTER RETIREMENT FROM THE
STATE POLICE.
§ 4. Section 212 of the retirement and social security law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
4. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS
SECTION, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE POLICE MAY DETERMINE, PURSUANT TO
SECTION TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE, THAT SUCH EARNINGS LIMITA-
TIONS SHALL NOT APPLY TO A RETIRED STATE POLICE OFFICER EMPLOYED BY A
LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A POLICE OFFICER.
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately.