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- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Title of bill
An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to extending the benefits of the variable supplements fund to all New York city police officers, firefighters, housing police, transit police, correction officers and registered domestic partners
Purpose
To extend the benefits of the variable supplements fund to all New York city police officers, firefighters, housing police, transit police, correction officers and their registered domestic partners.
Summary of provisions
This legislation adds subdivision (g) to §§ 13-271 and 13-281 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York which would add all police officers who are ineligible for the variable supplements fund. This includes all disabled and vested New York City police officers and line of duty widows and widowers, and registered domestic partners, who vested in a retirement system prior to the effective date of this subdivision.
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The Administrative Code of the City of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision (i) to § 13-385 and subdivision (f) to § 13-395 to add all firefighters who are ineligible for the variable supplement fund. This includes all disabled and vested New York City firefighters and line of duty widows and widowers, and registered domestic partners, who vested in a retirement system prior to the effective date of this subdivision.
The Administrative Code of the City of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to subdivision 4 of § 13-191 and a new paragraph (h) to subdivision 4 of § 13-192 to add all transit police officers who are ineligible for the variable supplement fund. This includes all disabled and vested New York City transit police officers and line of duty widows and widowers, and registered domestic partners, who vested in a retirement system prior to the effective date of this subdivision.
The Administrative Code of the City of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to subdivision 4 of § 13-191 and a new paragraph (h) to subdivision 4 of § 13-192 to add all housing police officers who are ineligible for the variable supplement fund. This includes all disabled and vested New York City housing police officers and line of duty widows and widowers, and registered domestic partners, who vested in a retirement system prior to the effective date of this subdivision.
This legislation adds subdivision (h) to § 13-194 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York which would add all correction officer members who are ineligible for the variable supplements fund. This includes all disabled and vested New York City corrections officers and line of duty widows and widowers, and registered domestic partners, who vested in a retirement system prior to the effective date of this subdivision.
Existing law
This is a new law.
Justification
The current variable supplement fund is only available to those officers who retire after 20 years of service. Anyone who retired with a disability pension has been excluded. All retirees should be treated equally, therefore this bill would provide the variable supplement benefit to all retired police officers, firefighters, housing police, transit police and registered domestic partners from the effective date into the future. Former members of the NYC Housing and Transit Police that retired for service after June 30, 1987 presently receive a supplemental benefit from the Variable Supplements Fund (hereinafter referred to as the "VSF"). The VSF was enacted into law as a result of a fact-finders award in 1970 and was granted to members of the NYC Police and Fire pension funds that retired for service after October 1, 1968.
In the mid-1960s members of the Housing and Transit Police were granted and given pay and retirement benefit parity. However, the VSF was not bestowed upon similarly situated members of those two departments until legislation was enacted effective after June 30, 1987, As a matter of equity and fairness, the VSF should be granted to all members of the Housing and Transit Police that retired for service subsequent to October 1, 1968.
Legislative history
2012: S.4474 - Referred to Cities / A.5322 - Referred to Governmental Employees 2010: S.614A - Referred to Civil Service / A.8344A - Referred to Governmental Employees 2009: S.614 - Referred to Civil Service / A.8344 - Referred to Governmental Employees 2008: S.5711 - Referred to Civil Service / A.11345 - Referred to Governmental Employees 2007: S.5711 - Referred to Civil Service 2006: S.3434 Referred to Civil Service / A.6S99 - Referred to Governmental 2005: S.3434 Referred to Civil Service / A.6599 - Referred to Governmental Employees 2004: S.2234 Referred to Civil Service / A.1349 - Referred to Governmental Employees 2003: S.2234 Referred to Civil Service / A.1349 - Referred to Governmental Employees 2002: S.7395 - Referred to Rules
Fiscal implications
Undetermined
Local fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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