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Senator · Senate District 40
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Print number 5807a
- Amend and recommit to finance
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 63–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1546
- Referred to rules
Companion bill
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Relates to additional credit for military service for disabled veterans
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5807A
Title of bill
An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to additional credit for military service for disabled veterans
Purpose
This legislation create a second tier of military service credits for those veterans who served five or more years and are receiving a federal government sponsored disability benefit.
Summary of provisions
This bill would amend Chapter 548 of the Laws of 2000 to allow certain members who were honorably discharged from the military with at least 5 years of active duty, who are now receiving a federal government sponsored disability benefit to purchase up to an additional eighteen (18) months of service credit. The additional service credits granted pursuant to this legislation when added to credit granted for military service pursuant to any other provision of law shall not exceed 4.5 years.
Justification
This legislation attempts to compensation disabled members who served their nation for five or more years and received an honorable discharge for their service with the reward of being able to buy additional pension time in their retirement system. It is only fitting and proper that these American Patriots be treated in this manner.
Legislative history
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Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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