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Senate Bill S9254

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to mandatory contributions for members in the optional retirement program

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2025-S9254 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§392 & 6252, Ed L

2025-S9254 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides certain members of the optional retirement program with an additional three percent statutory state contribution for the members of the optional retirement program for employees of both the State University of New York and the City University of New York.

2025-S9254 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9254 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9254
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 18, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  mandatory  contrib-
   utions for members in the optional retirement program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of  section  392  of  the  education  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
   (E)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY, (1) ON AND AFTER
 APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, FOR ANY ELECTING EMPLOYEE  WHO  IS
 SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (D) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE STATE SHALL CONTRIBUTE
 AN  ADDITIONAL  ONE PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION PURSUANT TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ON BEHALF OF SUCH EMPLOYEE; AND  (2)  ON  AND
 AFTER  APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN, FOR ANY ELECTING EMPLOYEE
 WHO IS SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (D) OF THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE  STATE  SHALL
 CONTRIBUTE AN ADDITIONAL ONE PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION PURSU-
 ANT  TO  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ON BEHALF OF SUCH EMPLOYEE; AND
 (3) ON AND AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT, FOR ANY  ELECT-
 ING  EMPLOYEE  WHO  IS SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (D) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE
 STATE SHALL  CONTRIBUTE  AN  ADDITIONAL  ONE  PERCENT  OF  THE  EMPLOYEE
 CONTRIBUTION  PURSUANT  TO  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ON BEHALF OF
 SUCH EMPLOYEE.
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 6252 of the education law is amended  by
 adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
   (E)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY, (1) ON AND AFTER
 APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, FOR ANY ELECTING EMPLOYEE  WHO  IS
 SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (D) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE STATE SHALL CONTRIBUTE
 AN  ADDITIONAL  ONE PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION PURSUANT TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ON BEHALF OF SUCH EMPLOYEE; AND  (2)  ON  AND
 AFTER  APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN, FOR ANY ELECTING EMPLOYEE
 WHO IS SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (D) OF THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE  STATE  SHALL
 CONTRIBUTE AN ADDITIONAL ONE PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION PURSU-
 ANT  TO  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ON BEHALF OF SUCH EMPLOYEE; AND
 (3) ON AND AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT, FOR ANY  ELECT-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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