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History
- Vetoed memo.285
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.354
- Substituted for A9702
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.743
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- Referred to civil service and pensions
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Authorizes participating employers in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system offering 20 year retirement plans to offer such plans on a non-contributory basis
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to authorizing participating employers in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system offering an optional twenty year retirement plan for its police officers and firefighters, to offer such plan on a non-contributory basis
Purpose
To permit all police officers and firefighters in NYS the opportunity to be treated equally pursuant to the benefits provided in the Retirement and Social Security Law.
Summary of provisions
Amends the retirement and social security law by adding a new Article 26 to grant police officers and professional firefighters the opportunity to participate in a non-contributory twenty year retirement if their employer so elects.
Justification
In 2009 the legislature passed a new Tier V pension bill for police officers and firefighters hired after January 2010 into the Tier V plan. Those police officers and firefighters hired on or after the effective date of Tier V (January 9, 2010) were placed in a contributory twenty-year retirement plan unless they were subject to a collective bargaining agreement that provided to the contrary. This same protection was not afforded police officers and firefighters working without a collective bargaining agreement.
This bill would afford the same opportunities to such police officers and professional, paid firefighters as those working pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement at the time of the enactment of Tier V. In addition, this bill would allow any participating employer, in the future, to provide a non-contributory twenty year retirement notwithstanding the provisions of Tier V or Tier VI. It should, however, be noted that this additional benefit is not to be considered a mandatory subject of bargaining pursuant to the Taylor Law.
Legislative history
2015: S.3010-Vetoed by Governor 2014: S.7717 Referred to Civil Service & Pensions Committee
Fiscal implications
See fiscal note.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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