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- Referred to civil service and pensions
- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Assigns the late John Francis Covell to Tier IV status in the New York srtate the New York state teachers' retirement system as of the date of his death
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Employees · Sponsor Ann Rabbitt
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Title of bill
An act to assign the late John Francis Covell to tier 4 status in the New York state teachers' retirement system as of the date of his death
Purpose
This bill would allow Mrs. Florence M. Covell, widow of member John F. Covell who died in active service, to receive a Tier 4 active member death benefit. Mrs. Covell received the lesser Tier 1 death benefit because her husband was a Tier 1 member of the New York State Retirement System at the time of his death. He had recently completed a tier reinstatement from Tier 4 to Tier 1.
Summary of provisions
See the Purpose section above.
Justification
It seems that near the time of death of Mr. Covell, that Mr. Covell mistakenly filled out his retirement forms to transfer to Tier 1 status when that would not have been in the best interests of himself or his family. The bill corrects that misfortune due to the confusion of all parties at the time of Mr. Covell's death.
Legislative history
S.4294-A of 2008 S.3839-A of 2006
Fiscal implications
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Effective date
Immediate.
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