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- Signed chap.291
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.354
- Substituted for A5819
- Referred to governmental employees
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1096
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- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Relating to authorizing Christopher Ryan to apply for retroactive membership in the NYS local police and fire retirement system
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Amy Paulin
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BILL NUMBER:S3892
Title of bill
An act to authorize Christopher Ryan to apply for retroactive membership in the New York state and local police retirement system
Purpose
This bill will authorize the town of Eastchester, in the county of Westchester, to offer a retirement option to firefighter Christopher Ryan
Summary of provisions
Section 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, the fire district of Eastchester in the town of Eastchester, county of Westchester, a participating employer in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system, which has elected to offer the optional twenty year retirement plan, established pursuant to section 384d together with section 384-e of the retirement and social security law, to firefighters employed by such town, is hereby authorized to make retroactive membership in such plan available to Christopher Ryan, a firefighter with the Eastchester fire district, employed by the Eastchester fire district, who, for reasons not ascribable to his own negligence failed to make a timely application to participate in such optional twenty year retirement plan and the additional pension benefits therefor. The Eastchester fire district may so elect by filing with the state comptroller, on or before December 31, 2015, a resolution of its governing body together with certification that such firefighter did not bar himself from participation in such retirement plan as a result of his own negligence. Thereafter, such firefighter may elect to be covered by the provisions of section 384-d together with section 384-e of the retirement and social security law, and shall be entitled to the full rights and benefits associated with coverage under such section, by filing a request to that effect with the state comptroller on or before June 30, 2016.
§ 2. Any past service costs incurred by operation of the provision of this act shall be borne by the Eastchester fire district.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
Justification
Christopher Ryan was hired as a firefighter in 1997 for the Eastchester Fire District on March 1, 1997. For retirement purposes he was incorrectly registered in Plan 375-1 when he should have been registered in Plan 384-E. The Eastchester Fire District as well as its Board of Fire Commissioners would like this matter rectified. In order to do so, this legislation must be passed and enacted so firefighter Ryan will be in the correct retirement plan. The Eastchester Board of Fire Commissioners has agreed to make such payments to effectuate the registration.
Legislative history
None
Fiscal implications
This bill will allow the Eastchester fire district to elect to reopen the provisions of Section 384-d together with Section 384-e of the Retirement and Social Security Law for firefighter Christopher Ryan. If this bill is enacted and Christopher Ryan becomes covered under the provisions of Section 384-d together with Section 384-e, we anticipate that there will be an increase of approximately $9,150 in the annual contributions of the Eastchester fire district for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. In future years, this cost will vary as the billing rates and salary of Christopher Ryan change.
Local fiscal implications
In addition to the annual contributions discussed above, there will be an immediate past service cost of approximately $93,100 which would be borne by the Eastchester fire district as a one-time payment. This estimate is based on the assumption that payment will be made on February 1, 2016.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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