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- Print number 1710a
- Amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
- Referred to civil service and pensions
- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Provides alternative retirement benefits for state liquor authority peace officers
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Employees · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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Title of bill
An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to retirement benefits for certain employees
Purpose
Creates a new alternative plan for peace officers employed by the State Liquor Authority as investigators. Under this plan, an investigator who attains twenty-five years of service will be allowed to retire at 1/2 pay without regard to age.
Summary of provisions
Creates a new Section 89-y of the Retirement and Social Security Law. This section allows an alternative benefit to the existing benefits under Tiers 1-4. It would allow a member with 25 years of service as a peace officer to retire at any age with 25 years of service with a pension benefit of 50% of Final Average Salary. At the date of retirement, this benefit would automatically be compared to the benefit under current law for the member's tier, and the member would get whichever benefit is better.
Justification
The State Liquor Authority is responsible for enforcing criminal laws that relate to the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages. Cases they investigate include multi-jurisdictional cases involving organized crime.
The SLA employs public safety professionals who are authorized under the Criminal Procedure Law to exercise the powers of peace officers in enforcing these laws. The duties of SLA investigators include reviewing applications and investigating applicants to determine license eligibility; investigating licensees in connection with violations of the ABC Law; working with local law enforcement agencies to ensure compliance with the ABC Law.
These duties expose them to the same risks as other law enforcement officers and they must maintain similar levels of physical fitness to perform their duties. They should therefore be granted the same type of pension plan as that offered to other law enforcement professionals.
Legislative history
2008: S.6683/A.9964
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however that the amendments to Sections 603 and 604 of the Retirement and Social Security Law made by Sections three and four of this act shall not affect the expiration of such sections and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
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