Sponsored bills

Grants eligibility for student financial aid to persons granted deferred action for childhood arrival status and to certain non-residents of the state

Relates to regents awards for children of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters and volunteer firefighters.

Peter AbbateHigher Education Committee

Grants police officer status for members of the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority; repealer

Extends police officer status to bridge and tunnel officers, sergeants and lieutenants of the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority and authorizes such authority to maintain a bridge and tunnel…

Peter AbbateCodes Committee

Enacts provisions relating to reduction of positions based upon seniority for sworn members of the police force of the county of Suffolk

Enacts provisions relating to reduction of positions based upon seniority for sworn members of the police force of the county of Suffolk; provides that abolition of positions or reduction in rank or…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Allows state university police officers to elect to transfer to the NYS&LP&FRS and to be covered by a 23 year half pay retirement plan

Allows state university police officers to elect to transfer to the NYS&LP&FRS and to be covered by a 23 year half pay retirement plan, with additional one-sixtieths of final average salary for…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Calculation of final average salary for certain members

Relates to the calculation of final average salary for certain members.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides for the establishment of health reimbursement arrangements in connection with Medicare benefits of out-of-state public retirees

Provides for the establishment of health reimbursement arrangements in connection with Medicare benefits of out-of-state public retirees; provides that Medicare eligible out-of-state retirees can…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Extends the expiration of public arbitration of disputes between public employers and employee organizations for an additional four years

Extends the expiration of public arbitration of disputes between public employers and employee organizations for an additional four years.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Makes permanent the provisions of the civil service law relating to public arbitration of disputes between public employers and employee organizations; repealer

Makes permanent the provisions of the civil service law relating to public arbitration of disputes between public employers and employee organizations.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Extends provisions of the "heart bill" to deputy sheriff members of the New York city employees' retirement system

Extends provisions of the "heart bill" to deputy sheriff members of the New York city employees' retirement system; where a deputy sheriff has a condition of impairment caused by a disease of the…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Restricts fees, rates or other charges established by the New York city water board fees regarding insurance rates for water and sewer line service

Restricts fees, rates or other charges established by the New York city water board for the purpose of providing insurance for water and sewer line protection.

Peter AbbateCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to reduction of positions in the New York city departments of sanitation and correction based upon seniority with an employer

Relates to reduction of positions in the New York city departments of sanitation and correction based upon seniority with an employer.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Expands the authority of deputy sheriffs of the counties of New York city who are designated peace officers under the criminal procedure law

Expands the authority of deputy sheriffs of the counties of New York city who are designated peace officers under the criminal procedure law.

Peter AbbateCodes Committee

Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of certain public employee retirees

Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees and their dependents or reducing the employer's contributions for such insurance; defines employers to include the…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to the attorney general's investigation and commencement of actions relating to fraudulent practices alleged to have damaged a public retirement system

Relates to the attorney general's investigation and commencement of actions relating to fraudulent practices alleged to have damaged a public retirement system.

Peter AbbateCodes Committee

Provides for independent personnel review boards for the New York City transit authority and the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority

Provides for independent personnel review boards for the New York City transit authority and the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority.

Peter AbbateCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to the powers of the public employee relations board concerning injunctive relief in aid of improper practice charges

Relates to the powers of the public employment relations board concerning injunctive relief in aid of improper practice charges.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to the intergovernmental release of certain personal information

Relates to the intergovernmental release of certain personal information; permits an agency to release personal information to another state agency or to the legislature for a governmental purpose.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Operations Committee

Relates to retirement benefits for employees of the state office of fire prevention and control

Allows certain employees in the state office of fire prevention and control to transfer to the New York state and local police and fire retirement system and to be covered by the provisions of the…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Operations Committee

Allows certain Tier 3 and 4 retirement system members who have contributed for a period of 10 years or more to receive additional service credit

Allows certain Tier 3 and 4 retirement system members who have contributed for a period of 10 years or more in the NYSERS, NYSTRS, NYCTRS, NYCBERS or the NYCERS to receive an additional month of…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Grants police officer status to members of the uniformed correction force of N.Y. city department of correction

Grants police officer status to members of the uniformed correction force of NYC department of correction.

Peter AbbateCodes Committee

Allows certain members of the retirement system to receive credit for up to 30 days of vacation

Allows tier I members with certain membership dates and all tier II 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

Relates to benefits payable to, or on behalf of, certain employees of the department of corrections and community supervision injured or killed in the performance of duty; adds a heart presumption…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Makes president of COBA a member of the board of trustees of the NYCERS

Expands the composition of the board of trustees of the New York City Employees' Retirement system to include the employee organization which represents the largest number of uniformed employees for…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides retirement benefits for members employed by the department of corrections and community supervision 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 corrections and community supervision with a performance of duty disability retirement…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees 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

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

Establishes maximum age requirements for New York city correctional officers

Establishes maximum age requirements for New York city correctional officers; provides that the commissioner of correction shall not appoint a person as a correction officer if such person is more…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Grants additional service credit for members of public retirement systems who are absent without pay for child care leaves of absence

Grants additional service credit for members of public retirement systems who are absent without pay for child care leaves of absence; such additional credit shall not exceed one year per period of…

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

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

Allows Tier II, III, IV and V 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 that retirement system members who retire after completion of more than 30 years of service would receive an allowance based on 2% of final average salary

Provides that retirement system members who retire after completion of more than 30 years of service would receive an allowance based on 2% of final average salary for each year of service.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides for issuance of distinctive plates to "catholic war veterans of the America"

Provides for issuance of distinctive plates to "Catholic War Veterans of America"; requires additional annual service charge of $10 to be deposited into the DMV distinctive plate development fund.

Peter AbbateTransportation Committee

Directs the state to reimburse the city of New York for the health care benefits of the retirees of the New York city off-track betting corporation; appropriation

Directs the state to reimburse the city of New York for the health care benefits of the retirees of the New York city off-track betting corporation; appropriates $7,000,000 therefor.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Prohibits the use of placement agents or intermediaries by investment managers doing business with the common retirement fund

Prohibits the use of placement agents or intermediaries by investment managers doing business with the common retirement fund.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Authorizes the state and certain local governments to establish other post employment benefits (OPEB) trusts

Authorizes the state and certain local governments to establish other post employment benefits (OPEB) trusts; establishes the other post employment benefits (OPEB) investment fund.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides for the imposition of mandatory fine upon certain public officials convicted of a designated felony offense related to his or her official duties

Provides for the imposition of mandatory fine upon certain public officials convicted of a designated felony offense related to his or her official duties.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to contracts by the New York city school construction authority

Relates to contracts by the New York City school construction authority; provides that a bid shall not be rejected or be deemed invalid, impaired or in any manner defective solely for harmless,…

Peter AbbateCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Provides certain officers 75% disability benefits for injuries sustained in performance of duties as a result of an act of a civilian

Provides sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, undersheriffs and correction officers 75% disability benefits for injuries sustained in the performance of duties that are a result of an intentional or reckless…

Peter AbbateVetoed

Vetoed

Allows larger lump sum payments to be made under the partial lump sum payment program for certain members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system

Allows larger lump sum payments to be made under the partial lump sum payment program for certain members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system.

Peter AbbateSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires training of fire officers in N.Y. city

Requires training of fire officers in a city with a population of one million or more; requires field training and classroom instruction in the fire and building codes and any relevant local…

Peter AbbateVetoed

Vetoed

Provides for the refund of certain member contributions

Provides to certain New York city transit authority members of the New York city employees' retirement system a refund of additional member contributions that were paid while participants of one of…

Peter AbbateSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Clarifies the maximum salary which may be used to calculate the ordinary death benefit of members of the public retirement systems of the state

Clarifies the maximum salary which may be used to calculate the ordinary death benefit of members of the public retirement systems of the state.

Peter AbbateSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to labor performed under certain public work contracts

Relates to labor performed under certain public work contracts; defines "job order contract" as certain competitive bid, indefinite quantity, fixed price, multi-task contracts; provides that such…

Peter AbbateVetoed

Vetoed

Addresses limitations in existing disability provisions intended to protect public employees who suffered injuries or illnesses in WTC rescue, recovery and cleanup operations

Addresses limitations in existing disability provisions intended to protect public employees who suffered injuries or illnesses in WTC rescue, recovery and cleanup operations.

Peter AbbateSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Enacts provisions relating to reduction of positions based upon seniority for sworn members of the division of correction of the Nassau county sheriff's department

Enacts provisions relating to reduction of positions based upon seniority for sworn members of the division of correction of the sheriff's department of the county of Nassau; provides that abolition…

Peter AbbateSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to authorizing former employees of the state university of New York NY Network to retain membership in the optional retirement program

Relates to authorizing former employees of the state university of New York NY Network to retain membership in the optional retirement program.

Peter AbbateSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Provides that the board of any deferred compensation plan established by NYC shall include an equal number of employer and union representatives

Provides that the board of any deferred compensation plan established by NYC shall include an equal number of employer and union representatives; any act of the board shall be approved by a majority…

Peter AbbateVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to implementing an agreement between the state and an employee organization; providing for the adjustment of salaries or hourly rates of certain incumbents in the professional services negotiating un

Relates to implementing an agreement between the state and an employee organization; provides for the adjustment of salaries or hourly rates of certain incumbents in the professional services…

Peter AbbateSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to unlawful manufacture, production or reproduction of a vehicle identification number with intent to defraud

Relates to unlawful manufacture, production or reproduction of a vehicle identification number with intent to defraud.

Peter AbbateSigned by Governor

Signed into law