S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8234--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 27, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- (at request of the New York State Teach-
ers' Retirement System) -- 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 amend the education law, in relation to changing the due date
by which the New York State teachers' retirement system is required to
submit the annual MWBE report
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 508-a of the educa-
tion law, as added by chapter 171 of the laws of 2010, is amended to
read as follows:
b. [within sixty days of the end of each fiscal year] ON OR BEFORE
DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST AFTER THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM'S FISCAL
YEAR END, following the effective date of this section, the retirement
board shall report to the governor, legislature and the chief diversity
officer of the state of New York on the participation of MWBE asset
managers, MWBE financial institutions and MWBE professional service
providers in investment and brokerage transactions with or as providers
of services for the teachers' retirement system, including a comparative
analysis of such activity relative to such activity with all asset
managers, financial institutions and professional service providers for
the relevant period and on the progress and success of the efforts
undertaken during such period to achieve the goals of such strategy.
Each report shall be simultaneously published on the website of the
teachers' retirement system for not less than sixty days following its
release to the governor and the other recipients named above;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be implemented
with the next submission of the teachers' retirement system retirement
board's MWBE report.
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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Bill Description:
This fiscal note is prepared for System Bill #26-1. This bill would
amend subdivision 2(b) of section 508-a of the Education Law to change
the due date for the New York State Teachers' Retirement System's annual
MWBE report to the December 31st following fiscal year end. Current law
requires submission within sixty days of fiscal year end.
Cost:
There would be no cost to the participating employers of the New York
State Teachers' Retirement if this bill is enacted. There would be a
reduction in administrative costs as it would eliminate the need for the
preparation of both a preliminary draft report with estimated figures
and a final report later in the year.
Data:
Member data as of June 30, 2025, prepared for the most recent actuari-
al valuation is used in determining costs. The most recent data distrib-
utions and statistics can be found in the System's Annual Report for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. System assets are as reported in the
System's financial statements which can be found, in the System's Annual
Report. This data can also be found in the System's Actuarial Valuation
Report as of June 30, 2025.
Methods and Assumptions:
A summary of actuarial assumptions and methods will be provided in the
System's Actuarial Valuation Report as of June 30, 2025. Further details
can be found in the Recommended Actuarial Assumptions 2025 Report.
Actuarial Certification:
We, the undersigned actuaries for the New York State Teachers' Retire-
ment System, certify the following:
1. The actuarial assumptions, methods, and data used for the purposes
of this fiscal note are reasonable, internally consistent and are in
accordance with standards of practice prescribed by the Actuarial Stand-
ards Board and generally accepted actuarial principles and procedures.
2. We relied on member data supplied by the participating employers of
the New York State Teachers' Retirement System and assets as supplied in
the annual financial statements by NYSTRS' Finance Department.
3. Results were prepared based on our current understanding of the
bill as of the date of this fiscal note. If the language or our under-
standing of the bill changes, the results could change and require the
issuance of a new fiscal note. The next annual update of the actuarial
valuation could also produce different results. Results should not be
relied upon for any other purpose.
4. This fiscal note was prepared in accordance with New York State
Retirement and Social Security Law, New York State Education Law, appli-
cable Internal Revenue Code, and accepted actuarial standards of prac-
tice as of the date of this fiscal note. This fiscal note does not
constitute a legal opinion on the viability of this legislative
proposal.
5. We are members of the American Academy of Actuaries and the Society
of Actuaries, and we meet the Qualification Standards of the American
Academy of Actuaries to render the actuarial opinion contained herein.
We are currently compliant with the Continuing Professional Development
Requirement of the Society of Actuaries.
Fiscal Note Identification:
This Fiscal Note numbered 2026-1 and dated September 30, 2025, was
prepared by the Office of the Actuary of the New York State Teachers'
Retirement System and is intended for use only during the 2026 Legisla-
tive Session.
