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NY A10037

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/29/2022

Primary Sponsor

Peter Abbate

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Origin

Assembly

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Increases cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) benefits for surviving spouses of deceased public pension system retirees from 50 percent to 100 percent of the pensioner's monthly benefit, effective September 1, 2023

  • Applies to surviving spouses in four New York public retirement systems: State and Local Employees' Retirement System, Police and Fire Retirement System, New York City Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System, and Board of Education Retirement System

  • Benefit payments commence either with September 2023 or the month following the retiree's death, whichever is later

  • Estimated cost of approximately $1.4 billion in present value for the State and Local Employees' Retirement System, and $150 million for the Police and Fire Retirement System

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Relates to providing cost-of-living adjustments; increases benefits from fifty to one hundred percent.

Last Action

referred to governmental employees

4/29/2022

Committee Referrals

Governmental Employees4/29/2022

Full Bill Text

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