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Senator · Senate District 57
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History
- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Relates to benefits for participating employers in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7717
Title of bill
An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to creating an optional twenty year retirement plan for certain police officers and firefighters who are members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system
Purpose
To permit all police officers and firefighters in New York State the opportunity to be treated equally pursuant to the benefits provided in the retirement and social security law.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends the retirement and social security law by adding a new Article 26 to grant police officers and professional firefighters the opportunity to participate in a non-contributory twenty year retirement if their employer so elects.
Section 2 provides that this act shall take effect immediately.
Justification
In 2009, the Legislature passed a new tier V pension bill for public employees. Tier V placed firefighters hired after January 2010 into the Tier V plan. Those police officers and firefighters hired on or after the effective date of Tier V (January 2, 2010) were placed in a contributory twenty year retirement plan unless they were subject to a collective bargaining agreement that provided to the contrary. This same protection was not afforded police officers and firefighters working without a collective bargaining agreement.
This bill would afford the same opportunities to such professional firefighters as those working pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement at the time of the enactment of Tier V.
In addition, this bill would allow any participating employer, in the future, to provide a non-contributory twenty year retirement notwithstanding the provisions of Tier V or Tier VI.
It should be noted that this additional benefit is not to be considered a mandatory subject of bargaining pursuant to the Taylor Law.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
See fiscal note.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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