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S6683Senate2017-2018 SessionSame asA8375

Certify Deputies as Police

Official title

“Relates to the certification of a deputy sheriff as a police officer”

Sponsor Martin J. GoldenSD-22+1 co-sponsorAffects Finance
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
3/10
Low
Outcome
Signed into law

Bill progress

Signed into law

What's happening

This bill allows deputy sheriffs certified by the NYPD after graduating from the NYPD academy to receive retirement service credit.

Why it matters

  1. Expands retirement benefit eligibility. for deputy sheriffs who complete the NYPD academy, potentially making these positions more attractive and facilitating career mobility between law enforcement agencies.

  2. Recognizes NYPD training as equivalent. to municipal police council certification for the purpose of retirement credit, which could streamline hiring and onboarding processes for counties seeking experienced law enforcement officers.

  3. Minimal fiscal impact. is expected due to the limited number of deputy sheriffs affected, suggesting the bill provides targeted relief without significant new costs to taxpayers or pension funds.

  4. May address fairness and retention issues. by ensuring deputy sheriffs with NYPD training are not disadvantaged in retirement planning compared to those certified through other channels, which could support workforce stability and morale.

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Certify Deputies as Police

Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Martin J. Golden

Senator · Senate District 22

Chair, Civil Service And Pensions

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Signed chap.477
  2. Delivered to governor
  3. Returned to senate
  4. Passed assembly
  5. Ordered to third reading rules cal.162
  6. Substituted for A8375A
  7. Referred to ways and means
  8. Delivered to assembly
  9. Passed senateVote 61–0
  10. Advanced to third reading
  11. 2nd report cal.
  12. 1st report cal.658
Show 10 earlier actions
  1. Print number 6683a
  2. Amend and recommit to civil service and pensions
  3. Referred to civil service and pensions
  4. Returned to senate
  5. Died in assembly
  6. Referred to ways and means
  7. Delivered to assembly
  8. Passed senateVote 62–0
  9. Ordered to third reading cal.2184
  10. 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.

A8375Assembly

Certify Deputy Sheriffs as Police

Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Peter Abbate

Impact 3 · Low0% to pass

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STATE OF NEW YORK

6683--A

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

June 13, 2017

Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to the certification of a deputy sheriff as a police officer

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision a of section 550 of the retirement and social security law, as added by chapter 542 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph one of this subdivision, member shall also include a deputy sheriff who is a police officer pursuant to subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law as certified by the municipal police council or as certified by the police department of the city of New York upon satisfactory completion of the basic training program and graduation from the New York city police academy, provided that the employer has filed an election to that effect pursuant to paragraph two of subdivision j of section five hundred fifty-two of this article.

§ 2. Paragraph 2 of subdivision h of section 551 of the retirement and social security law, as added by chapter 542 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph one of this subdivision, a participating employer may elect on a form filed with the comptroller for that purpose to provide that creditable service shall also include any and all service performed by a deputy sheriff who is a police officer pursuant to subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law as certified by the municipal police council or as certified by the police department of the city of New York upon

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

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satisfactory completion of the basic training program and graduation from the New York city police academy.

§ 3. Paragraph 2 of subdivision j of section 552 of the retirement and social security law, as added by chapter 542 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph one of this subdivision, a participating employer may elect on a form filed with the comptroller for that purpose to provide that creditable service shall also include any and all service performed by a deputy sheriff who is a police officer pursuant to subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law as certified by the municipal police council or as certified by the police department of the city of New York upon satisfactory completion of the basic training program and graduation from the New York city police academy.

§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:

This bill would allow a County to elect to provide that creditable

service on the 20 or 25 year retirement plans for sheriffs shall also

include all service performed by a deputy sheriff who has been awarded

certification by the police department of New York City for the satis-

factory completion of the basic training program and graduation for the

New York City police academy.

If this bill is enacted, this bill could provide service credit on a

20 or 25 year retirement plan, where it otherwise would not be credita-

ble. However, this bill is expected to impact very few members. The

cost of this bill would be minimal.

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, 2017 actuarial valu-

ation. Distributions and other statistics can be found in the 2017

Report of the Actuary and the 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial

Report.

The actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the 2015,

2016, and 2017 Annual Report to the Comptroller on Actuarial Assump-

tions, 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, 2017

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 November 15, 2017, and intended for use only

during the 2018 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2018-9, prepared

by the Actuary for the New York State and Local Retirement System.

Reflowed for reading: line numbers and page breaks removed. Cite the official text.

Sponsor's memo

Title of bill

An act to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to the certification of a deputy sheriff as a police officer

Purpose or general idea of bill

To allow for sheriff's departments to accept graduation certificates from the NYC Police Department for the purpose of computing creditable service.

Summary of provisions

Section one of this bill amends section 550 of the Retirement and Social Security Law.

Section two of this bill amends section 551 of the Retirement and Social Security Law.

Section three of this bill amends section 552 of the Retirement and Social Security Law.

Section four of this bill provides that this act shall take effect imme- diately.

Justification

Chapter 542 of the Laws of 2015 provided an additional option for coun- ties to certify "creditable service" for deputy sheriffs in their employ. Chapter 542 allowed counties that opted in to now use a deputy's status and training as a police officer "as certified by the municipal police council" in lieu of requiring 51% criminal work. Most deputy sheriffs attend police academies certified by the Municipal Police Coun- cil where upon graduation they receive a Bureau of Municipal Police Training Council Certificate ("BMPTC"). However, the NYC Police Depart- ment is a "self-issuing" agency in NYS that does not issue an MPTC certificate. Deputy Sheriffs who attended the NYC Police Academy and subsequently transferred to sheriffs departments that did not require them to attend their local police academies do not have a BMPTC certif- icate.

This bill would clean up this issue for former NYC Police Officers who have transferred to sheriffs departments around the state by accepting their graduation certificate from the NYC Police Department for the purpose of computing creditable service.

Prior legislative history

2017: S.6683 - Passed Senate

Fiscal implications

See Fiscal Note

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

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