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S5454Senate2015-2016 SessionSame asA7799

Authorizes the village of Painted Post to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to certain police officers employed by such village

Sponsor Thomas F. O'MaraSD-58Affects Finance
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
Pending
Outcome
Signed into law

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Signed into law

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Primary sponsor
Thomas F. O'Mara

Senator · Senate District 58

Chair, Environmental Conservation

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History

  1. Signed chap.338
  2. Delivered to governor
  3. Returned to senate
  4. Passed assembly
  5. Home rule request
  6. Ordered to third reading rules cal.420
  7. Substituted for A7799
  8. Referred to ways and means
  9. Delivered to assembly
  10. Passed senateVote 63–0
  11. Home rule request
  12. Ordered to third reading cal.1632
Show 4 earlier actions
  1. Committee discharged and committed to rules
  2. Print number 5454a
  3. Amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
  4. Referred to civil service and pensions

Companion bill

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A7799Assembly

Authorizes the village of Painted Post to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to certain police officers employed by such village

Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Philip Palmesano

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S5454A

Purpose

To authorize the village of Painted Post, to offer and make available, participation in section 384-d of the retirement and social security law to police officers Tod Kimmey, Robert. Hoffman and Andrew Rowland who are currently employed by the village.

Summary of provisions

Section one authorizes the village of Painted Post. to offer the optional 20 year retirement plan, established pursuant to section 384-d of the retirement and social security law, to police officers Tod Kimmey, Robert Hoffman and Andrew Rowland, who for reasons not ascribable to their own negligence failed to make a timely application to participate in such optional 20 year retirement plan. The village may so elect by filing with the Comptroller by December 31, 2015, a resolution of the village Board of Trustees together with a certification that such police officer's did not bar themselves from participation in such plan as a result of their own negligence.

Section two requires that all past service cost associated with implementing this provision be borne by the village of Painted Post.

Section three provides that the act shall take effect immediately.

Justification

Police Officers Tod Kimmey, Robert Hoffman and Andrew Rowland who were hired by the village of Painted Post on June 1, 1990; March 27, 2013 and April 24, 2012 respectively and whop through no fault of their own failed to make timely application to participate in the special 20 year retirement contained in section 384-d of the retirement and social security law resulting in crediting their service with the village of Painted Post in the general retirement. contained section 375-e of such law thereby entering them in the wrong retirement plan. The village of Painted Post has requested this legislation authorizing them to offer an optional 20 year retirement plan to officers Tod Kimmey, Robert Hoffman and Andrew Rowland. All costs associated with implementing this provision will be borne by the village.

Legislative history

None

FISCAL NOTE ATTACHED

To be determined

Effective date

Immediately

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