NY State Senate Bill 2025-S7831A

Senate Bill S7831A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Allows for certain participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations to be eligible for disability benefits

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May 27, 2025	reported and committed to finance
May 22, 2025	print number 7831a
May 22, 2025	amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
May 09, 2025	referred to civil service and pensions

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2025-S7831 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7971
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§605 & 507, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: A9113

2025-S7831 - Summary

Allows for participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations who were not members of a New York state retirement system at the time of such participation but who are now currently active members in such retirement systems to be eligible for disability benefits.

2025-S7831 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7831

SPONSOR: SCARCELLA-SPANTON
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
making certain participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or
cleanup operations eligible for disability benefits

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to expand eligibility for the World Trade
Center disability benefits to individuals who did not have an active
membership in the New York state and local employee's retirement system
or the New York state teachers' retirement system at the time of their
participation in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery, and cleanup
operation but are now currently employed by the state, a public authori-
ty, or any municipal corporation with an active membership in the New
York state and local employees' retirement system or the New York state
teachers' retirement system if such employee is determined to have
incurred a qualifying World Trade Center condition in the performance
and discharge of their duties.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends paragraph 4 of subdivision d of section 605 of the
retirement and social security law.

Section 2 amends subdivision h-1 of section 507 of the retirement and
social security law. Section 3 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

After the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC), numerous agency
employees responded and were involved in the rescue, recovery, and
clean-up operations. During their participation after the attacks, and
throughout the years following, many responders fell ill with respir-
atory tract diseases, gastroesophageal tract diseases, and onset pulmo-
nary, asbestos-related musculoskeletal diseases and cancers, becoming
unable to work. To help those responders, the World Trade Center Disa-
bility Law was signed into law in 2005.

Under the World Trade Center Disability Law, certain public employees
and retirees who were on duty and involved in a 9/11 related rescue,
recovery or cleanup, and became disabled as a result, are eligible for a
rebuttable presumption that his/her disability was the result of a work
related accident. This law allowed most of the uniformed first respon-
ders, such as police, fire, emergency response personnel, correction,
and sanitation to qualify for a three-fourths or 75% salary disability
pension benefit.

Later legislation expanded those eligible to receive the WTC enhanced
disability pension benefits to include all non-uniform municipal employ-
ee responders of 9/11 regardless of their tiers and positions.

This legislation seeks to expand WTC enhanced disability pension bene-
fits to individuals who did not have an active membership in the New
York state and local employee's retirement system or the New York state
teachers' retirement system at the time of their participation in the
World Trade Center rescue, recovery, and cleanup operation but are now
currently employed by the state, a public authority, or any municipal
corporation with an active membership in the New York state and local
employees' retirement system or the New York state teachers' retirement
system if such employee is determined to have incurred a qualifying
World Trade Center condition in the performance and discharge of their
duties.

Past legislation has expanded eligibility for WTC rescue, recovery, and
cleanup operations line of duty sick leave in a similar fashion.  This
bill seeks to do the same for retirement benefits. With this expansion,
every public officer or employee who engaged in the World Trade Center
rescue, recovery or cleanup activities will be eligible to receive a 75%
salary retirement benefit. This expansion acknowledges that every public
employee who puts his or her life on the line to help in our time of
crisis should receive the same benefits. In this instance, the benefit
is a 75% salary disability benefit.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S7831 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7831
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and
   Pensions
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   making certain participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or
   cleanup operations eligible for disability benefits

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision d of section 605 of the  retire-
 ment  and  social  security  law, as added by chapter 252 of the laws of
 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   4. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the  contrary,
 any  member who had an active membership in the New York state and local
 employees' retirement system or the New York state teachers'  retirement
 system,  when  such  member  participated  in World Trade Center rescue,
 recovery, or cleanup operations, as such  participation  is  defined  in
 section  two  of  this  chapter,  OR ANY ACTIVE MEMBER WITH AT LEAST TEN
 YEARS OF SERVICE CREDIT WHO DID NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN THE NEW
 YORK STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR THE NEW YORK  STATE
 TEACHERS'  RETIREMENT SYSTEM AT THE TIME SUCH INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATED IN
 SUCH WORLD TRADE CENTER RESCUE, RECOVERY, OR CLEANUP OPERATIONS, BUT WHO
 IS NOW AN ACTIVE MEMBER WITH A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER IN  THE  NEW  YORK
 STATE  AND  LOCAL  EMPLOYEES'  RETIREMENT  SYSTEM  OR THE NEW YORK STATE
 TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AND who incurred a qualifying  World  Trade
 Center  condition,  as  defined  in section two of this chapter, that is
 determined to have been incurred in the  performance  and  discharge  of
 duty  and  is the natural and proximate result of an accident not caused
 by such member's own willful negligence, shall be paid a performance  of
 duty  disability  retirement  allowance equal to three-quarters of final
 average salary. The payment of such pension  shall  be  subject  to  the
 provisions of section sixty-four of this chapter.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07814-02-5

 S. 7831                             2
 
   § 2. Subdivision h-1 of section 507 of the retirement and social secu-
 rity  law,  as  added  by chapter 252 of the laws of 2019, is amended to
 read as follows:
   h-1.  Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contra-
 ry, any member who had an active membership in the New  York  state  and
 local  employees'  retirement  system  or  the  New York state teachers'
 retirement system, when such member participated in World  Trade  Center
 rescue,  recovery,  or  cleanup  operations,  as  such  participation is
 defined in section two of this chapter, OR ANY  ACTIVE  MEMBER  WITH  AT
 LEAST  TEN YEARS OF SERVICE CREDIT WHO DID NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP
 IN THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR THE  NEW
 YORK  STATE  TEACHERS'  RETIREMENT  SYSTEM  AT  THE TIME SUCH INDIVIDUAL
 PARTICIPATED IN SUCH WORLD TRADE CENTER  RESCUE,  RECOVERY,  OR  CLEANUP
 OPERATIONS, BUT WHO IS NOW AN ACTIVE MEMBER WITH A PARTICIPATING EMPLOY-
 ER  IN  THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR THE
 NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AND who incurred a  qualify-
 ing  World  Trade  Center  condition,  as defined in section two of this
 chapter, that is determined to have been incurred in the performance and
 discharge of duty and is the natural and proximate result of an accident
 not caused by such member's own willful  negligence,  shall  be  paid  a
 performance of duty disability retirement allowance equal to three-quar-
 ters  of  final  average  salary.  The  payment of such pension shall be
 subject to the provisions of section sixty-four of this chapter.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This bill would amend the benefits of certain members of the New  York
 State  and  Local  Employees' Retirement System (NYSLERS) subject to the
 provisions of Article 14 or 15 of the  Retirement  and  Social  Security
 Law,  who contract any form of disease or disability related to exposure
 to any elements in connection with the World Trade Center (WTC)  rescue,
 recovery  or  cleanup  operations, and who were not members of any state
 public retirement system at the time of participation in the  WTC  oper-
 ations.  The  annual accidental disability benefit would be 75% of final
 average salary (FAS), less workers'  compensation,  regardless  of  plan
 coverage.  Currently, eligible members receive the accidental disability
 benefit specified under their plan, which for most  Article  14  and  15
 members  is 33.3% of FAS. This improved benefit would be payable only to
 current members with at least ten years of credited  service.    Current
 retirees and their beneficiaries would not be affected.
   Pursuant  to Section 25 of the Retirement and Social Security Law, the
 increased costs would be borne entirely by the State  of  New  York  and
 would  require  an  itemized appropriation sufficient to pay the cost of
 the provision.
   Insofar as this bill affects NYSLERS, the cost will  depend  upon  the
 applicant's  age,  service, salary, plan, and any benefit type otherwise
 payable, but is expected to be 4 times FAS per applicant.
   Approximately 60 active NYSLERS members, with  a  combined  salary  of
 approximately  $5.1 million as of March 31, 2024, have filed an Applica-
 tion for WTC Notice and been rejected on the grounds that they were  not
 members at the time of their participation in certain WTC rescue, recov-
 ery  or cleanup operations. If all these members benefit, the cost would
 be approximately $20.4 million. However, the actual  number  of  members
 who could be affected by this legislation cannot readily be determined.
   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-
 S. 7831                             3
 
 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 March 27, 2025, and intended for use only  during
 the 2025 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2025-55. 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.

2025-S7831A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7971
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§605 & 507, R & SS L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: A9113

2025-S7831A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S7831A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7831A

SPONSOR: SCARCELLA-SPANTON
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
making certain participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or
cleanup operations eligible for disability benefits

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to expand eligibility for the World Trade
Center disability benefits to individuals who did not have an active
membership in the New York state and local employee's retirement system
or the New York state teachers' retirement system at the time of their
participation in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery, and cleanup
operation but are now currently employed by the state, a public authori-
ty, or any municipal corporation with an active membership in the New
York state and local employees' retirement system or the New York state
teachers' retirement system if such employee is determined to have
incurred a qualifying World Trade Center condition in the performance
and discharge of their duties.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends paragraph 4 of subdivision d of section 605 of the
retirement and social security law.

Section 2 amends subdivision h-1 of section 507 of the retirement and
social security law.

Section 3 adds a new fiscal note, and provisions of this act shall be
subject to section 25 of the retirement and social security law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

After the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC), numerous agency
employees responded and were involved in the rescue, recovery, and
clean-up operations. During their participation after the attacks, and
throughout the years following, many responders fell ill with respir-
atory tract diseases, gastroesophageal tract diseases, and onset pulmo-
nary, asbestos-related musculoskeletal diseases and cancers, becoming
unable to work. To help those responders, the World Trade Center Disa-
bility Law was signed into law in 2005.

Under the World Trade Center Disability Law, certain public employees
and retirees who were on duty and involved in a 9/11 related rescue,
recovery or cleanup, and became disabled as a result, are eligible for a
rebuttable presumption that his/her disability was the result of a work
related accident. This law allowed most of the uniformed first respon-
ders, such as police, fire, emergency response personnel, correction,
and sanitation to qualify for a three-fourths or 75% salary disability
pension benefit.

Later legislation expanded those eligible to receive the WTC enhanced
disability pension benefits to include all non-uniform municipal employ-
ee responders of 9/11 regardless of their tiers and positions.


This legislation seeks to expand WTC enhanced disability pension bene-
fits to individuals who did not have an active membership in the New
York state and local employee's retirement system or the New York state
teachers' retirement system at the time of their participation in the
World Trade Center rescue, recovery, and cleanup operation but are now
currently employed by the state, a public authority, or any municipal
corporation with an active membership in the New York state and local
employees' retirement system or the New York state teachers' retirement
system if such employee is determined to have incurred a qualifying
World Trade Center condition in the performance and discharge of their
duties.

Past legislation has expanded eligibility for WTC rescue, recovery, and
cleanup operations line of duty sick leave in a similar fashion.  This
bill seeks to do the same for retirement benefits. With this expansion,
every public officer or employee who engaged in the World Trade Center
rescue, recovery or cleanup activities will be eligible to receive a 75%
salary retirement benefit. This expansion acknowledges that every public
employee who puts his or her life on the line to help in our time of
crisis should receive the same benefits. In this instance, the benefit
is a 75% salary disability benefit.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

See updated fiscal note.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S7831A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7831--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and
   Pensions -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
   making certain participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or
   cleanup operations eligible for disability benefits
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision d of section 605 of the retire-
 ment and social security law, as added by chapter 252  of  the  laws  of
 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary,
 any member who had an active membership in the New York state and  local
 employees'  retirement system or the New York state teachers' retirement
 system, when such member participated  in  World  Trade  Center  rescue,
 recovery,  or  cleanup  operations,  as such participation is defined in
 section two of this chapter, OR ANY ACTIVE  MEMBER  WITH  AT  LEAST  TEN
 YEARS OF SERVICE CREDIT WHO DID NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN THE NEW
 YORK  STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR THE NEW YORK STATE
 TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AT THE TIME SUCH INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATED  IN
 SUCH WORLD TRADE CENTER RESCUE, RECOVERY, OR CLEANUP OPERATIONS, BUT WHO
 IS  NOW  AN  ACTIVE MEMBER WITH A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER IN THE NEW YORK
 STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT  SYSTEM  OR  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE
 TEACHERS'  RETIREMENT  SYSTEM, AND who incurred a qualifying World Trade
 Center condition, as defined in section two of  this  chapter,  that  is
 determined  to  have  been  incurred in the performance and discharge of
 duty and is the natural and proximate result of an accident  not  caused
 by  such member's own willful negligence, shall be paid a performance of
 duty disability retirement allowance equal to  three-quarters  of  final
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07814-06-5
 S. 7831--A                          2

 
 average  salary.  The  payment  of  such pension shall be subject to the
 provisions of section sixty-four of this chapter.
   § 2. Subdivision h-1 of section 507 of the retirement and social secu-
 rity  law,  as  added  by chapter 252 of the laws of 2019, is amended to
 read as follows:
   h-1. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the  contra-
 ry,  any  member  who had an active membership in the New York state and
 local employees' retirement system  or  the  New  York  state  teachers'
 retirement  system,  when such member participated in World Trade Center
 rescue, recovery,  or  cleanup  operations,  as  such  participation  is
 defined  in  section  two  of this chapter, OR ANY ACTIVE MEMBER WITH AT
 LEAST TEN YEARS OF SERVICE CREDIT WHO DID NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE  MEMBERSHIP
 IN  THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR THE NEW
 YORK STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT  SYSTEM  AT  THE  TIME  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL
 PARTICIPATED  IN  SUCH  WORLD  TRADE CENTER RESCUE, RECOVERY, OR CLEANUP
 OPERATIONS, BUT WHO IS NOW AN ACTIVE MEMBER WITH A PARTICIPATING EMPLOY-
 ER IN THE NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM  OR  THE
 NEW  YORK STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AND who incurred a qualify-
 ing World Trade Center condition, as defined  in  section  two  of  this
 chapter, that is determined to have been incurred in the performance and
 discharge of duty and is the natural and proximate result of an accident
 not  caused  by  such  member's  own willful negligence, shall be paid a
 performance of duty disability retirement allowance equal to three-quar-
 ters of final average salary. The  payment  of  such  pension  shall  be
 subject to the provisions of section sixty-four of this chapter.
   § 3. None of the provisions of this act shall be subject to section 25
 of the retirement and social security law.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This  bill would amend the benefits of certain members of the New York
 State and Local Employees' Retirement System (NYSLERS)  subject  to  the
 provisions  of  Article  14  or 15 of the Retirement and Social Security
 Law, who contract any form of disease or disability related to  exposure
 to  any elements in connection with the World Trade Center (WTC) rescue,
 recovery or cleanup operations, and who were not members  of  any  state
 public  retirement  system at the time of participation in the WTC oper-
 ations. The annual accidental disability benefit would be 75%  of  final
 average  salary  (FAS),  less  workers' compensation, regardless of plan
 coverage. Currently, eligible members receive the accidental  disability
 benefit  specified  under  their  plan, which for most Article 14 and 15
 members is 33.3% of FAS. This improved benefit would be payable only  to
 current  members  with  at least ten years of credited service.  Current
 retirees and their beneficiaries would not be affected.
   Pursuant to Section 25 of the Retirement and Social Security Law,  the
 increased  costs  would  be  borne entirely by the State of New York and
 would require an itemized appropriation sufficient to pay  the  cost  of
 the provision.
   Insofar  as  this  bill affects NYSLERS, the cost will depend upon the
 applicant's age, service, salary, plan, and any benefit  type  otherwise
 payable, but is expected to be 4 times FAS per applicant.
   Approximately  60  active  NYSLERS  members, with a combined salary of
 approximately $5.1 million as of March 31, 2024, have filed an  Applica-
 tion  for WTC Notice and been rejected on the grounds that they were not
 members at the time of their participation in certain WTC rescue, recov-
 ery or cleanup operations. If all these members benefit, the cost  would
 S. 7831--A                          3

 be  approximately  $20.4  million. However, the actual number of members
 who could be affected by this legislation cannot readily be determined.
   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 March 27, 2025, and intended for use only during
 the 2025 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2025-55. 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.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This bill would amend Section 605 of the Retirement and Social Securi-
 ty Law to allow an active member of the New York State Teachers' Retire-
 ment System (NYSTRS) with 10 or more years of service credit who did not
 have an active membership in NYSTRS or the  New  York  State  and  Local
 Retirement  System (NYSLRS) at the time they participated in World Trade
 Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations, and who incurred a qual-
 ifying World Trade center condition, to be paid a  performance  of  duty
 disability  retirement  benefit equal to three-quarters of final average
 salary for life. Currently, a member must have been an active member  of
 NYSTRS  or  NYSLRS  at  the  time of participation in World Trade Center
 rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations to be eligible for this benefit.
   The average cost  per  individual  member  impacted  is  estimated  as
 follows:
 
           Member Age          Performance of Duty Disability
           30                  $330,000 (5.4 times salary)
           40                  $410,000 (5.0 times salary)
           50                  $470,000 (4.5 times salary)
 
   The  actual cost per member would depend on the member's age and sala-
 ry.  The costs above are determined based on  averages,  so  the  actual
 cost  for  a member could be higher or lower. It is estimated that there
 would be few members of NYSTRS eligible for this benefit.
   Member data is from the System's most recent actuarial valuation files
 as of June 30, 2024, consisting of data provided by the employers to the
 Retirement System. The most recent data distributions and statistics can
 be found in the System's Annual Report for fiscal year  ended  June  30,
 2024. System assets are as reported in the System's financial statements
 and  can  also be found in the System's Annual Report. Actuarial assump-
 tions and methods will be provided in the System's  Actuarial  Valuation
 Report as of June 30, 2024.
 S. 7831--A                          4
 
   The  source of this estimate is Fiscal Note 2025-23 dated May 20, 2025
 prepared by the Office of the Actuary of the New  York  State  Teachers'
 Retirement  System and is intended for use only during the 2025 Legisla-
 tive Session. I, Richard A. Young, am the Chief Actuary for the New York
 State Teachers' Retirement System. I am a member of the American Academy
 of  Actuaries  and  I  meet  the Qualification Standards of the American
 Academy of Actuaries to render the actuarial opinion contained herein.

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