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- Referred to governmental employees
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1443
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 5755a
- Amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
- Referred to civil service and pensions
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to governmental employees
- Delivered to assembly
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- Passed senateVote 63–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1864
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Grants retroactive retiree status to former New York city public-school teacher Israel Baum
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Employees · Sponsor Dov Hikind
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act relating to granting retroactive retiree status to former New York city public-school teacher Israel Baum
Purpose
The purpose of the bill is to enable the widow and children of Israel Baum to receive the pension benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled had Israel Baum formally completed his retirement before his untimely passing.
Summary of provisions
The bill deems Israel Baum to have retired as of the date of his death and thus makes the New York City Board of Education responsible for providing pension benefits to his family.
Justification
Israel Baum worked tirelessly for the New York City Board of Education for 35 years, serving most of those years as a beloved physics teacher in James Madison High School in Brooklyn, was deeply dedicated to the Board of Education and to his students, and routinely stayed many hours after the school day to ensure that his students received the very best lessons he could offer. Because of his many years of service, he was eligible to retire with full pension benefits. He planned to retire in 2009, attended the Board's seminar for retiring teachers, submitted a tentative retirement date, and met with Board of Education officials to plan his retirement. However, before he could complete his formal retirement, he died suddenly of a heart attack on September 20, 2009. Since he did not finalize his formal retirement, his widow and children are not able to receive the pension benefits that he worked tirelessly for over three decades to provide for them, and to which they would otherwise be entitled. In the interests of fairness and equity, and in recognition of Israel Baum's years of public service, this bill would enable his family to receive pension benefits.
Fiscal implications
There will be no cost to the state for this legislation, The costs to New York City are presented in the attached Fiscal Note.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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