What's happening
Writing a plain-English summary… Track this bill to get it by email.
Why it matters
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Sponsors
History
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–1
- Ordered to third reading cal.1957
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 5936b
- Amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
- Print number 5936a
- Amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
- Referred to civil service and pensions
- Referred to rules
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Relates to death benefits for certain members under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections and community supervision
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Addie Jenne
Full text
The text isn't available here yet. Check nysenate.gov.
Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to death benefits for certain members; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
Purpose
This bill would modify the in-service death benefit for tiers 2 through 6 state correction officers.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends subdivision b of § 448 of the retirement and social security law is by adding a new paragraph stipulating that beneficiaries of corrections and community supervision officers may elect to receive, in a lump sum, an amount payable equal to the pension reserve that would have been established had the member retired on the date of his death, or the value of the death benefit and the reserve-for-increased-take- home-pay, if any, whichever is greater.
Section 2 amends § 508 of the retirement and social security law by adding a new subsection 2 that provides the beneficiary or beneficiaries may elect to receive, in a lump sum, an amount payable which shall be equal to the pension reserve that would have been established had the member retired on the date of his or her death, or the value of the death benefit and the reserve-for-increased-take-home-pay.
Section 3 provides for the immediate effectiveness that shall expire five years after the date on which it shall have become law.
Justification
This legislation is necessary to protect the families of those brave men and women who work in our state's penal system.
Prior legislative history
None.
Fiscal implications
According to the New York State Comptroller, there will be a one-time immediate past service cost of approximately $13.4 million.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.