NY State Senate Bill 2025-S4656A

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

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 18, 2026	print number 4656a
Feb 18, 2026	amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
Jan 07, 2026	referred to civil service and pensions
Feb 10, 2025	referred to civil service and pensions

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2025-S4656 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5441
Current Committee:: Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:: Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S7120, A7869
2023-2024: S5629, A4719

2025-S4656 - Summary

Authorizes Michael V. Layman to receive state police retirement credit for services performed as a SUNY police officer.

2025-S4656 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4656

SPONSOR: OBERACKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to authorize the granting of retirement service credit in the New
York state and local police and fire retirement system to Michael V.
Layman for service as a university police officer

 
PURPOSE:

Authorizes Michael V. Layman to receive state police retirement credit
for services performed as a SUNY police officer.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, Michael V.
Layman a retiree of the New York state and local police and fire retire-
ment system who was employed as a Zone Sergeant until his retirement on
November 29, 2020, and who was a member of the New York state and local
employees' retirement system while employed as a university police offi-
cer by the State University of New York at Cortland, the State Universi-

ty of New York at Delhi, and the State University of New York at Oneonta
from May 26, 1988 until March 30, 1992, which service is not deemed to
be police service for purposes of the New York state and local police
and fire retirement system pursuant to section 381-b of the retirement
and social security taw, shall be granted retirement service credit
pursuant to section 381-b of the retirement and social security taw for
such employment as a university police officer at the State University
of New York at Cortland, the State University of New York at Delhi, and
the State University of New York at Oneonta as if such service was
rendered with the division of state police prior to his retirement and
have his retirement benefit recalculated as of November 29, 2020, if, on
or before December 31, 2025, he shall file a written request to that
effect with the state comptroller.

Section 2. All service costs attributable to the operation of this act
shall be borne by the state of New York.

Section 3. Effective Immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill would grant Michael V. Layman retirement service credit for
his time as a SUNY police officer from May 26, 1988 - March 30, 1992.
As a member of the retirement system he should not be denied his credit-
able service time he earned into despite the negligence of the SUNY
administration for not properly informed or training him/or other offi-
cers in a timely manner.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S5629A/A4719A of 2023-2024 - Referred to Committee on Civil Service and
Pensions

S7102A/A7869A of 2021-2022

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVENMENTS:

This bill would grant Michael V. Layman, a retiree of the New York State
and Local Police and Fire Retirement System and former New York State
Police officer, additional service creditable for time worked as a
university police officer.

If this bill is enacted during the 2025 Legislative Session, there will
be an immediate past service cost of approximately $127,000 which will
be borne by the State of New York as a one-time payment.  This estimate
assumes that payment will be made on March 1, 2026.

Summary of relevant resources:

Membership data as of March 31, 2024 was used in measuring the impact of
the proposed change, the same data used in the April 1, 2024 actuarial
valuation. Distributions and other statistics can be found in the 2024
Report of the Actuary and the 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial
Report. The actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the
2024 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, 2024 New York State and Local Retirement System Financial Statements
and Supplementary Information.

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 February 7, 2025, and intended for use only during
the 2025 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2025-36. As Chief Actu-
ary of the New York State and Local Retirement System, I, Aaron Schottin
Young, hereby certify that this analysis complies with applicable Actu-
arial Standards of Practice as well as the Code of Professional Conduct
and Qualification Standards for Actuaries Issuing Statements of Actuari-
al Opinion of the American Academy of Actuaries, of which I am a member.

 
SUMMARY OF RELEVANT RESOURCES:

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S4656 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4656
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT to authorize the granting of retirement service credit in the New
   York  state  and local police and fire retirement system to Michael V.
   Layman for service as a university police officer

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, Michael
 V.  Layman a retiree of the New York state and  local  police  and  fire
 retirement  system who was employed as a Zone Sergeant until his retire-
 ment on November 29, 2020, and who was a member of the  New  York  state
 and  local  employees'  retirement system while employed as a university
 police officer by the State University of New York at Cortland the State
 University of New York at Delhi, and the State University of New York at
 Oneonta from May 26, 1988 until March 30, 1992,  which  service  is  not
 deemed to be police service for purposes of the New York state and local
 police  and  fire  retirement  system  pursuant  to section 381-b of the
 retirement and social security law, shall be granted retirement  service
 credit  pursuant  to section 381-b of the retirement and social security
 law for such employment as a university  police  officer  at  the  State
 University  of New York at Cortland, the State University of New York at
 Delhi, and the State University of  New  York  at  Oneonta  as  if  such
 service  was  rendered  with  the  division of state police prior to his
 retirement and have his retirement benefit recalculated as  of  November
 29,  2020,  if,  on or before December 31, 2025, he shall file a written
 request to that effect with the state comptroller.
   § 2. All service costs attributable to the operation of this act shall
 be borne by the state of New York.
   § 3. 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.
                                                            LBD03528-02-5
 S. 4656                             2

 
   This bill would grant Michael V. Layman, a retiree  of  the  New  York
 State  and  Local  Police and Fire Retirement System and former New York
 State Police officer, additional service creditable for time worked as a
 university police officer.
   If  this  bill  is  enacted during the 2025 Legislative Session, there
 will be an immediate past service cost of approximately  $127,000  which
 will be borne by the State of New York as a one-time payment. This esti-
 mate assumes that payment will be made on March 1, 2026.
   Summary of relevant resources:
   Membership  data as of March 31, 2024 was used in measuring the impact
 of the proposed change, the same data used in the April 1, 2024 actuari-
 al valuation. Distributions and other statistics can  be  found  in  the
 2024  Report  of the Actuary and the 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial
 Report.  The actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the
 2024 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, 2024 New York State and Local Retirement System Financial Statements
 and Supplementary Information.
   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  February  7,  2025,  and intended for use only
 during the 2025 Legislative Session, is  Fiscal  Note  No.  2025-36.  As
 Chief  Actuary  of  the  New  York State and Local Retirement System, I,
 Aaron Schottin Young, hereby certify that this  analysis  complies  with
 applicable  Actuarial  Standards  of  Practice  as  well  as the Code of
 Professional Conduct and Qualification Standards for  Actuaries  Issuing
 Statements of Actuarial Opinion of the American Academy of Actuaries, of
 which I am a member.

2025-S4656A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5441
Current Committee:: Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:: Retirement
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S7120, A7869
2023-2024: S5629, A4719

2025-S4656A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes Michael V. Layman to receive state police retirement credit for services performed as a SUNY police officer.

2025-S4656A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4656A

SPONSOR: OBERACKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to authorize the granting of retirement service credit in the New
York state and local police and fire retirement system to Michael V.
Layman for service as a university police officer

 
PURPOSE:

Authorizes Michael V. Layman to receive state police retirement credit
for services performed as a SUNY police officer.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, Michael V.
Layman a retiree of the New York state and local police and fire retire-
ment system who was employed as a Zone Sergeant until his retirement on
November 29, 2020, and who was a member of the New York state and local
employees' retirement system while employed as a university police offi-
cer by the State University of New York at Cortland, the State Universi-

ty of New York at Delhi, and the State University of New York at Oneonta
from May 26, 1988 until March 30, 1992, which service is not deemed to
be police service for purposes of the New York state and local police
and fire retirement system pursuant to section 381-b of the retirement
and social security law, shall be granted retirement service credit
pursuant to section 381-b of the retirement and social security law for
such employment as a university police officer at the State University
of New York at Cortland, the State University of New York at Delhi, and
the State University of New York at Oneonta as if such service was
rendered with the division of state police prior to his retirement and
have his retirement benefit recalculated as of November 29, 2020, if, on
or before December 31, 2026, he shall file a written request to that
effect with the state comptroller.

Section 2. All service costs attributable to the operation of this act
shall be borne by the state of New York.

Section 3. Effective Immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill would grant Michael V. Layman retirement service credit for
his time as a SUNY police officer from May 26, 1988 - March 30, 1992.
As a member of the retirement system he should not be denied his credit-
able service time he earned into despite the negligence of the SUNY
administration for not properly informed or training him/or other offi-
cers in a timely manner.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S5629A/A4719A of 2023-2024 - Referred to Committee on Civil Service and
Pensions S7102A/A7869A of 2021-2022

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVENMENTS:

This bill would grant Michael V. Layman, a retiree of the New York State
and Local Police and Fire Retirement System and former New York State
Police officer, additional service creditable for time worked as a
university police officer.

If this bill is enacted during the 2026 Legislative Session, there will
be an immediate past service cost of approximately $133,000 which will
be borne by the State of New York as a one-time payment.  This estimate
assumes that payment will be made on March 1, 2027.

Summary of relevant resources:

Membership data as of March 31, 2025 was used in measuring the impact of
the proposed change, the same data used in the April 1, 2025 actuarial
valuation. Distributions and other statistics can be found in the 2025
Report of the Actuary and the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial
Report. The actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the
2024 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, 2024 New York State and Local Retirement System Financial Statements
and Supplementary Information.

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 February 10, 2026, and intended for use only during
the 2026 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2026-105. As Chief
Actuary of the New York State and Local Retirement System, I, Aaron
Schottin Young, hereby certify that this analysis complies with applica-
ble Actuarial Standards of Practice as well as the Code of Professional
Conduct and Qualification Standards for Actuaries Issuing Statements of
Actuarial Opinion of the American Academy of Actuaries, of which I am a
member.

 
SUMMARY OF RELEVANT RESOURCES:

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S4656A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4656--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- 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 to authorize the granting of retirement service credit in the New
   York state and local police and fire retirement system to  Michael  V.
   Layman for service as a university police officer
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law,  Michael
 V.    Layman  a  retiree of the New York state and local police and fire
 retirement system who was employed as a Zone Sergeant until his  retire-
 ment  on  November  29, 2020, and who was a member of the New York state
 and local employees' retirement system while employed  as  a  university
 police officer by the State University of New York at Cortland the State
 University of New York at Delhi, and the State University of New York at
 Oneonta  from  May  26,  1988 until March 30, 1992, which service is not
 deemed to be police service for purposes of the New York state and local
 police and fire retirement system  pursuant  to  section  381-b  of  the
 retirement  and social security law, shall be granted retirement service
 credit pursuant to section 381-b of the retirement and  social  security
 law  for  such  employment  as  a university police officer at the State
 University of New York at Cortland, the State University of New York  at
 Delhi,  and  the  State  University  of  New  York at Oneonta as if such
 service was rendered with the division of  state  police  prior  to  his
 retirement  and  have his retirement benefit recalculated as of November
 29, 2020, if, on or before December 31, 2026, he shall  file  a  written
 request to that effect with the state comptroller.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03528-05-6
 S. 4656--A                          2

 
   § 2. All service costs attributable to the operation of this act shall
 be borne by the state of New York.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This  bill  would  grant  Michael V. Layman, a retiree of the New York
 State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System and  former  New  York
 State  Police  officer,  additional  service credit for time worked as a
 university police officer.
   If this bill is enacted during the  2026  Legislative  Session,  there
 will be an immediate past service cost of $133,000 borne by the state of
 New  York  as a one-time payment. This cost assumes that payment will be
 made on March 1, 2027.
   Summary of relevant resources:
   Membership data as of March 31, 2025 was used to measure the impact of
 the bill, the same data used in the Actuarial Valuations dated April  1,
 2025. Distributions and other statistics can be found in the 2025 Report
 of  the  Actuary and the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. The
 actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the 2025  Annual
 Report to the Comptroller on Actuarial Assumptions, and the Codes, Rules
 and  Regulations  of  the State of New York: Audit and Control. The fair
 value of assets and GASB disclosures can be found in the 2025  Financial
 Statements and Supplementary Information.
   Assumptions,  demographics,  and  other  considerations  may have been
 modified to better reflect specific provisions of any  proposed  benefit
 change(s).
   This  fiscal note does not constitute a legal opinion on the viability
 of the bill, nor is it intended to serve as a substitute for the profes-
 sional judgment of an attorney.
   This estimate, dated February 10, 2026,  and  intended  for  use  only
 during  the 2026 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note Number 2026-105. As
 Chief Actuary  of  the  New  York  State  and  Local  Retirement  System
 (NYSLRS),  I,  Aaron  Schottin  Young, hereby certify that this analysis
 complies with applicable Actuarial Standards of Practice as well as  the
 Code  of  Professional Conduct and Qualification Standards for Actuaries
 Issuing Statements of Actuarial Opinion of the American Academy of Actu-
 aries, of which I am a member. I am  a  member  of  NYSLRS  but  do  not
 believe it impairs my objectivity.

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2025-S4656 - Summary

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2025-S4656 - Bill Text download pdf

2025-S4656A (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S4656A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S4656A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4656A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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