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- Referred to higher education
- Referred to higher education
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Relates to deductions from benefits of certain retired members
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Employees · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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BILL NUMBER:S5295
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to deductions of benefits of certain retired members
Purpose
To allow retired higher education professionals to make voluntary auto- matic contributions to their employee organizations, including but not limited to their political committees.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends article 8-B of the education law by adding a new section 398 to allow retired higher education professionals who elected to become members of the State University of New York (SUNY) optional retirement plan (ORP) to make voluntary automatic contributions to their employee organizations.
Section 2 amends article 125-A of the education law by adding a new section 6257 to allow retired higher education professionals who elected to become members of the City University of New York (CUNY) optional retirement plan (ORP) to make voluntary automatic contributions to their employee organizations.
Justification
In 1993, state education law was amended to allow retired teachers the ability to make automatic payroll deductions to their employee organiza- tions for certain supplemental benefits. Ten years later, in 2003, state education law was again amended to allow retired teachers the ability to make voluntary automatic contributions to the political action committee of their employee organization. These changes provided retired teachers with payroll deduction options that were, and remain, in parity with active classroom teachers. For both in-service and retired members, these automatic payment options are voluntarily authorized, save time and expense, and are revocable at any time.
However, up until now retired university professionals who chose to join the SUNY or CUNY ORP system have not been allowed to make automatic contributions from their retirement accounts.
This legislation will expand existing provisions of law currently afforded to in-service and retired teachers, by allowing retired members of the ORP to make automatic contributions to their employee organiza- tion for certain supplemental benefits and/or voluntary contributions to their employee organization's political committee. Retired members will not be required to participate and can revoke the automatic contribution authorization at any time.
Legislative history
2014 Session - New Bill - S. 7438 - referred to Higher Education
Fiscal implications
None. Any administrative costs associated with this transaction will be paid by the participating employee organization; similar to the existing statute - Ed. Law § 536, Sub. 2.
Effective date
This act shall take effect 1 year after enactment.
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