What's happening
This bill allows retired firefighters to work as fire science instructors at career and technical education centers without losing retirement benefits.
Why it matters
Helps address the shortage of qualified fire science instructors. by allowing experienced, retired firefighters to teach without sacrificing their retirement income, potentially increasing the quality and availability of fire science education.
Encourages knowledge transfer from seasoned professionals to students. , ensuring that practical, real-world expertise is passed on to the next generation of firefighters and emergency responders.
Removes a financial penalty for retired firefighters who want to remain active in the field. , making it easier for them to supplement their income and stay engaged in meaningful work after retirement.
Has minimal fiscal impact on state and local retirement systems. , according to actuarial analysis, making the policy change low-risk in terms of pension fund sustainability.
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Let Retired Firefighters Teach
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- Referred to governmental employees
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Let Retired Firefighters Teach
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor William J. Larkin Jr.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6029
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 21, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, SKOUFIS, PICHARDO, COLTON, BLAKE, HOOP- ER, STECK, JAFFEE, MONTESANO, RAIA, GRAF, LAWRENCE, FRIEND -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. CRESPO, CROUCH, CURRAN, LUPARDO, MAGEE, McLAUGHLIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees
AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to authorizing retired firefighters to be employed as instructor of fire sciences by a career and technical education center without diminution of his or her retirement benefits
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new section 214-c to read as follows:
§ 214-c. Employment of certain retired persons who retired from fire service. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or the provisions of any state or local law or charter to the contrary, no retired person who retired from fire service as a member of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system or the New York fire department pension fund, and who is employed by a career and technical education center as an instructor in a fire science program approved by the education department, shall have his or her retirement allowance or benefits suspended or reduced because of compensation earned by such retired person from service as a fire science instructor.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
FISCAL NOTE.--This bill will allow firefighters of the New York State
and Local Police and Fire Retirement System or the New York City Fire
Department Pension Fund to work as a fire science instructor in a
program approved by the New York State Department of Education and to
continue to receive their retirement benefit.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03657-02-7
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If this bill is enacted, insofar as it will affect the New York State
and Local Police and Fire Retirement System, we expect few retirees to
be affected. There would be negligible additional annual costs.
Summary of relevant resources:
The membership data used in measuring the impact of the proposed
change was the same as that used in the March 31, 2016 actuarial valu-
ation. Distributions and other statistics can be found in the 2016
Report of the Actuary and the 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial
Report.
The actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the 2015
and 2016 Annual Report to the Comptroller on Actuarial Assumptions, and
the Codes Rules and Regulations of the State of New York: Audit and
Control.
The Market Assets and GASB Disclosures are found in the March 31, 2016
New York State and Local Retirement System Financial Statements and
Supplementary Information.
I am a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and meet the Quali-
fication Standards to render the actuarial opinion contained herein.
This estimate, dated January 19, 2017, and intended for use only
during the 2017 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2017-36,
prepared by the Actuary for the New York State and Local Retirement
System.
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