What's happening
This bill allows retiring uniformed personnel of the NYC Departments of Correction and Sanitation to choose a cash payment instead of terminal leave.
Why it matters
Gives retiring Correction and Sanitation uniformed personnel more flexibility. they can choose a lump-sum payment instead of taking their accrued terminal leave as paid time off, which could better fit individual financial or personal plans.
May impact workforce planning and staffing. departments might see more predictable retirements (since people may leave right away rather than staying on payroll during terminal leave), potentially affecting scheduling, overtime, and hiring.
Immediate payout could have tax implications. receiving a large lump sum in a single year could affect retirees’ tax brackets, take-home pay, and retirement benefit planning, so financial counseling may become more important.
Could set a precedent for other uniformed city employees. if successful, this change might lead to similar options being requested by other groups such as police or fire personnel, potentially altering citywide retirement benefit structures.
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Cash Out Terminal Leave
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History
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1438
- Print number 5483b
- Amend and recommit to cities
- Print number 5483a
- Amend and recommit to cities
- Referred to cities
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
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- 1st report cal.728
- Referred to cities
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Cash Option for Terminal Leave
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Employees · Sponsor David Weprin
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5483--B
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 31, 2017
Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities -- recommitted to the Committee on Cities in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to terminal leave
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 9-154 to read as follows:
§ 9-154 Terminal leave. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law, code, resolution or charter to the contrary, uniformed personnel of the New York city department of correction shall be afforded the option of taking a monetary payment in lieu of terminal leave at the rate applicable on the date of retirement.
§ 2. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 16-143 to read as follows:
§ 16-143 Terminal leave. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law, code, resolution or charter to the contrary, uniformed members of the New York city department of sanitation shall be afforded the option of taking a monetary payment in lieu of terminal leave at the rate applicable on the date of retirement.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09099-04-8
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to terminal leave
Purpose or general idea of bill
To provide uniformed members of the NYC Department of Correction and the NYC Department of Sanitation the option of taking a monetary payment in lieu of terminal leave.
Summary of provisions
Section one amends the administrative code of the City of New York through the addition of a new section 9-154 which relates to the termi- nal leave of uniformed personnel in the NYC Department of Correction.
Section two amends the administrative code of the City of New York through the addition of a new section 16-143 which relates to the termi- nal leave of uniformed personnel in the NYC Department of Sanitation.
Section three provides that this act shall take effect immediately.
Justification
This bill would provide that uniformed members of the NYC Department of Correction and Department of Sanitation have the option of taking mone- tary payment in lieu of terminal leave.
Prior legislative history
2017: S.5483 - 3rd Reading Calendar 2015-2016 - S.3350 - Referred to Civil Service and Pensions 2013-2014 - S.5326A - Referred to Cities
Fiscal implications
Undetermined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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