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- Substituted by A8201
- Ordered to third reading cal.1480
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Grants retroactive tier IV membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Randy Prock
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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BILL NUMBER:S5588
Title of bill
An act granting retroactive tier IV membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Randy Prock
Purpose
This bill will correct a clerical error and enable Randy Prock to be retroactively placed in Tier IV of the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System, recognizing that he had filed a timely membership application with the retirement system.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill grants Randy Prock membership status into Tier IV of the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System. Section 2 deems that New York State will incur the costs associated with this legislation.
Justification
Randy Prock was employed by the New York State Department of Taxation on August 13, 2009 as a Tax Information Aide. At the time of his hire, Mr. Prock initially declined enrollment in Tier IV of the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System.
Upon being informed that a new Tier V was to take effect starting January 1, 2010, Mr. Prock completed, signed and notarized an Article 15 Membership Registration form on December 17, 2009.
Following the Department's instructions, Mr. Prock hand-delivered the form to an employee in the Department's administrative section that same day. The form was reviewed by that employee and was placed in an envelope for hand delivery to the Office of Human Resources Management. Unfortunately, although his application had been submitted in a timely manner, the paperwork never made it to the proper recipient and was later found in the employee's personal history folder on January 27th. The form was not processed. This bill would correct that administrative error.
Legislative history
New in 2011.
Fiscal implications
This bill will deem Randy Prock to have a become a member of the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System on December 17, 2009, the date he filed a membership application, thereby granting him Tier 4 status.
If this bill is enacted, we anticipate that there will be an increase in the annual contributions of the State of New York for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012 of approximately $1,150.
In addition to the annual contributions discussed above, there will be a one-time past service cost of approximately $180 which will be borne by the State of New York, assuming a payment date of March 1, 2012.
This estimate, dated May 24, 2011 and intended for use only during the 2011 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2011-187, prepared by the Actuary for the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System.
Effective date
Immediately.
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