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NY A09325

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/23/2022

Primary Sponsor

Peter Abbate

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Origin

Assembly

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a 20-year retirement plan for non-seasonally appointed sworn law enforcement officers in the Department of Environmental Conservation, forest rangers, regional state park police, and university police officers.

  • Members with 20 years of service receive a pension equal to one-half of final average salary; members with more than 20 years receive an additional one-sixtieth of final average salary per excess year, capped at three-quarters of final average salary.

  • Members with fewer than 20 years at mandatory retirement age receive one-fortieth of final average salary per year of creditable service, not exceeding one-half of final average salary.

  • Allows credit for previous service as a police officer or peace officer with other employers, including transfers from the New York state and local employees' retirement system.

  • State of New York bears all past service costs, which may be amortized over 10 years; fiscal estimate projects $4.5 million in annual contributions and $55.6 million in immediate past service costs based on 1,168 affected members.

Legislative Description

Relates to establishing a twenty year retirement plan for members or officers of law enforcement; includes every non-seasonally appointed sworn member or officer of the division of law enforcement in the department of environmental conservation, a forest ranger in the service of the department of environmental conservation, a police officer in the department of environmental conservation, the regional state park police, and university police officers in such twenty year plan.

Last Action

substituted by s8477

6/1/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules5/31/2022
Ways and Means3/23/2022
Governmental Employees2/23/2022

Full Bill Text

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