S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7911
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 13, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. WEBB -- 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 Daniel H. Austic 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,
Daniel H. Austic, a member of the New York state and local police and
fire retirement system, who was appointed as a police officer with the
Trumansburg Police Department, in the village of Trumansburg, county of
Tompkins, on December 16, 2010, 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 village of Trumansburg to assume the additional cost
of such service. The village of Trumansburg may so elect by filing with
the state comptroller, no later than one year from the effective date of
this act, a resolution of its local legislative body, together with
certification that such police officer did not bar himself from partic-
ipation in such retirement plan as a result of his own negligence. Ther-
eafter, such police 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 comp-
troller no later than one year from the effective date of this act.
§ 2. All past service costs associated with implementing the
provisions of this act shall be borne by the village of Trumansburg, in
the county of Tompkins.
§ 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.
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This bill would allow the Village of Trumansburg to reopen the
provisions of section 384-d of the Retirement and Social Security Law
(RSSL) for police officer Daniel H. Austic, who is currently covered
under section 375-i of the RSSL.
If this bill is enacted during the 2025 Legislative Session, we antic-
ipate that there will be an increase of approximately $550 in the annual
contributions of the Village of Trumansburg for the fiscal year ending
March 31, 2026. In future years this cost will vary as the billing rates
and salary of Daniel H. Austic change.
In addition to the annual contributions discussed above, there will be
an immediate past service cost of approximately $3,090 which will be
borne by the Village of Trumansburg as a one-time payment. This estimate
assumes that payment will be made on February 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 April 22, 2025, and intended for use only during
the 2025 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2025-156. 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.
