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Allows peace officers employed by the NYSUCS to retire without benefit reduction due to early retirement upon attainment of age 50 and 25 years of service; repealer

Allows peace officers employed by the unified court system to retire without benefit reduction due to early retirement upon attainment of age 50 and completion of 25 years of service.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Allows a refund of certain member contributions for Tier III and Tier IV court clerks of the city of New York in the unified court system

Allows Tier III and Tier IV court clerks of the city of New York in the unified court system who have made 3% member contributions after having completed 10 years of service credit, to receive a…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides peace officers of the unified court system an allowance of two percent of final average salary upon completion of thirty years of service

Provides that peace officers of the unified court system who retire from service after the completion of more than 30 years of service would receive an allowance based on two percent of final…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides temporary retirement incentive for certain public employees

Peter AbbateOn the Assembly floor

Relating to additional credits for certain persons on exams

Relates to additional credits for certain persons on exams.

Peter AbbateOn the Assembly floor

Provides procedures for resolution of disputes between a public employer and Suffolk county probation officers

Provides procedures for resolution of disputes between a public employer and Suffolk county probation officers.

Peter AbbateOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes PERB to assess exemplary damages in cases of severe and/or repeated violations of improper practice prohibitions

Authorizes PERB to assess exemplary damages in cases of severe and/or repeated violations of improper practice prohibitions.

Peter AbbateCodes Committee

Provides procedures to be followed in appointing a hearing officer for removal and disciplinary action against certain public employees

Provides procedures to be followed in appointing a hearing officer for removal and disciplinary action against certain public employees, including the use of a member of the American Arbitration…

Peter AbbateCodes Committee

Relates to providing certain accidental disability retirement benefits for fire marshals

Provides accidental disability retirement benefits equal to three-quarters of the final average salary for chief fire marshals, assistant fire marshals, division supervising fire marshals,…

Peter AbbateWays And Means Committee

Provides for the designation of chief safety officers at mental health facilities and provides for their powers and duties

Provides for the designation of chief safety officers at mental health facilities; provides for the powers and duties of such chief safety officers.

Peter AbbateCodes Committee

Allows employers to suspend a police officer without pay pending disciplinary charges

Allows employers to suspend a police officer without pay pending disciplinary charges.

Peter AbbateLocal Government Committee

Allows certain members of the New York state and local employees' retirement system to purchase and obtain additional service credit

Allows members of the New York state and local employees retirement system who have at least ten years of credited service to purchase and obtain up to five years of additional service credit.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to the manner of paying employer contributions to the NYS and local employees' retirement system and the NYS and local police and fire retirement system

Relates to the manner of paying employer contributions to the NYS and local employees' retirement system and the NYS and local police and fire retirement system; creates an employer contribution…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Allows certain Tiers II and V police officers and firefighters to retire without a reduction due to early retirement upon attainment of age 55

Allows certain Tier II and IV police officers and firefighters to retire without a reduction due to early retirement upon attainment of age 55; and removes the thirty-two year cap on service credit…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Makes it an improper employer practice for a county legislature to reject an agreement negotiated by an employee organization when such agreement can be implemented

Makes it an improper employer practice for a county legislature which has allocated funds to reject an agreement negotiated by an employee organization which has been certified to represent…

Peter AbbateCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Allows Tier II and Tier V members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system to retire at age 55 with 30 or more years of service with no reduction

Allows Tier II and Tier V members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system to retire at age 55 with 30 or more years of service with no reduction.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Permits department of law investigators to retire upon completion of 25 years of creditable service, regardless of age

Permits any investigator employed by the department of law to retire upon completion of twenty-five years of creditable service, regardless of age; provides that the benefit upon retirement would be…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Authorizes the eight New York state public retirement systems to increase their asset investments in real property to ten percent

Increases to ten percent the amount of assets in the New York state teachers' retirement system which may be invested in real estate.

Peter AbbateWays And Means Committee

Provides for special accidental death benefits for district attorney investigator members

Provides for special accidental death benefits for district attorney investigator members.

Peter AbbateWays And Means Committee

Relates to right of vested members of the New York state teachers' retirement system to withdraw from such system

Permits certain eligible vested members of the NYS teachers' in tiers 3 and 4 who have ceased teaching to withdraw from such system and to transfer such credits to another state's retirement system;…

Peter AbbateWays And Means Committee

Allows heating oil dealers to place a lien on multi-dwelling and commercial property for an owner's failure to pay its bill for the value of delivered heating oil

Allows heating oil dealers to place a lien on residential property with four or more residential units and commercial property for an owner's failure to pay its bill for the value of delivered…

Peter AbbateJudiciary Committee

Relates to the limitations on the use of social security numbers

Relates to the limitations on the use of social security numbers; defines "organization" and "informed written consent"; provides that no organization shall sell, share, lease or trade an…

Peter AbbateConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Establishes alternative retirement benefits for peace officers in the department of motor vehicles

Establishes alternative retirement benefits for peace officers in the department of motor vehicles; permits such officers to retire upon completion of twenty-five years of creditable service.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Allows Tier I and II members with membership dates on or after 4/1/72 and all Tier II members of NYS&LERS and NYSP&FRS to receive credit for up to 30 days of vacation

Allows tier 1 members with certain membership dates and all tier 2 members of the New York state and local employees' retirement system or the New York state and local police and fire retirement…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to benefits payable to, or on behalf of, certain employees of the division of parole injured or killed in the performance of duty

Adds a heart presumption for peace officers of the division of parole who are members of the NYS&LERS; relates to benefits payable to, or on behalf of, certain employees of the division of parole…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Allows Tier II, III and IV members of the NYSERS to retire without a benefit reduction upon completion of 35 years of service

Allows Tier II, III and IV members of the New York state and local employees' retirement system to retire without a benefit reduction upon completion of 35 years of service without regard to age.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides retirement benefits for members employed by the department of correctional services who are injured in the performance of their duties

Provides all non-correction officer members of the NYS&LERS who are employed by the state department of correctional services with a performance of duty disability retirement coverage; provides that…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Extends the minimum retirement benefit provision for retirees of the New York state teachers' retirement system who retired prior to June 1, 1980

Extends the minimum retirement benefit provision for retirees of the New York state teachers' retirement system who retired prior to June 1, 1980.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to performance of duty disability retirement of certain peace officers and police officers in the state department of taxation and finance

Provides for performance of duty disability retirement of certain peace officers and police officers in the state department of taxation and finance who contract certain infectious diseases or who…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to the post-retirement benefit payable upon the death of a retiree of the New York state teachers' retirement system within the first 3 years of retirement

Defers the reductions in the post-retirement death benefit payable to beneficiaries of Tier 2, 3 and 4 retirees of the New York state teachers' retirement system who die within the first three years…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to the collection and recycling of beverage containers

Relates to the collection and recycling of beverage containers.

Peter AbbateEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Provides alternative retirement benefits for state liquor authority peace officers

Provides alternative retirement benefits for state liquor authority peace officers.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to payment by the state of certain employer retirement contributions

Relates to payment by the state of certain employer retirement contributions.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to providing a cost-of-living adjustment for New York public retirement systems

Relates to providing a cost-of-living adjustment for New York public retirement systems; raises the age of eligibility for COLA to age 55 and retired five years.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides cost-of-living adjustments for New York public retirement systems

Provides cost-of-living adjustments for New York public retirement systems; ; accelerates by five years the percentage increase that the oldest retirees receive.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Includes sworn environmental conservation police officers in definition of police officer for purposes of presumption regarding impairment caused by heart disease

Provides certain disability benefits for disabilities related to heart disease to sworn police officers of the division of law enforcement in the department of environmental conservation; provides…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Adds additional powers and duties of the board of trustees of the N.Y. city department pension fund and authorizes such board to draw upon assets of such pension fund

Provides for the powers and duties of the board of trustees of the NYC fire department pension fund and authorizes such board to draw upon assets of such pension fund to pay expenses.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Creates new assault crime for an assault on a retired police officer who previously arrested the assailant

Creates new assault crime for an assault on a retired police officer who previously arrested the assailant; assaulting such a retired police officer with intent to seek retribution is assault in the…

Peter AbbateCodes Committee

Grants new titles and compensation to certain police lieutenants assigned to investigatory assignments in N.Y. city after a certain period of time in that assignment

Grants new titles and compensation to certain police lieutenants assigned to investigatory assignments in NYC after a certain period of time in that assignment.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides for payment of interest on payments due and owing, beginning with the 31st day after a member's effective date of retirement

Provides for payment of interest on payments due and owing, beginning with the 31st day after a NYS teachers' retirement system member's effective date of retirement; provides the rate of interest…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Limits subpoena power to those situations of emergency and requires the superintendent to apply for a court order authorizing the issuance of such subpoena

Limits subpoena power to those situations of emergency and requires the superintendent to apply for a court order authorizing the issuance of such subpoena; further requires the member of the…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Operations Committee

Exempts wine from sales and use taxes

Exempts receipts derived from the sale of wine from sales and compensating use taxes.

Peter AbbateWays And Means Committee

Assists public employees in securing affordable housing in New York state

Assists public employees in securing affordable housing in New York state; public employee homeownership assistance funds where programs are collectively bargained with employers; promulgate rules…

Peter AbbateHousing Committee

Enacts provisions providing a line of duty death benefit for certain police and peace officers

Enacts provisions providing a line of duty death benefit for certain police and peace officers; creates a special equitable death benefit for individuals who return to public service pursuant to…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Requires the commissioner of health to utilize only public employees in determining and continuing eligibility for certain health programs

Requires the commissioner of health to utilize only public employees in continuing and determining eligibility for the child plus progam, medical assistance program and family health plus progam.

Peter AbbateHealth Committee

Requires registration as a sex offender

Requires any defendant convicted for endangering the welfare of a child where there is a sexual element to the crime to register as a sex offender.

Peter AbbateCodes Committee

Relates to the oversight of certain public authorities

Provides that regulated public authorities submit a report of budget information to the governor, comptroller and legislative leaders; prohibits the transfer of functions performed by a department…

Peter AbbateCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to lottery agent compensation, prohibits agents from buying a lottery ticket or winning a lottery prize and prohibits purchase of lottery tickets on credit; repealer

Relates to lottery agent compensation; prohibits lottery agents from buying a lottery ticket or winning a lottery prize; prohibits the purchase of lottery tickets on credit.

Peter AbbateWays And Means Committee