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NY S09037
Bill
Status
5/25/2022
Primary Sponsor
John Brooks
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AI Summary
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Retired state employees without sufficient years of service become eligible to continue in the health benefit plan if they purchased military service credit under Article Twenty of the Retirement and Social Security Law and their combined service years meet the required threshold
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Eligible employees must provide written verification of purchased military service credit from a public retirement system of the state to the department
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Retired employees who qualify under this provision receive the same rights and privileges as other retired employees in the health benefit plan
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Eligible employees can enroll in the health plan prospectively going forward but are not entitled to retroactive coverage
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Participating employers may elect to allow retired employees to continue in the health benefit plan under the same military service credit conditions, with verification required from both the department and the employer
Legislative Description
Provides that a retired state employee who does not have the required years of service to continue in the health benefit plan shall be eligible to continue in the health benefit plan, if such employee has purchased military service credit and the sum of the employee's years of service and purchased military service credit is equal to or exceeds the years of service required to continue in the health benefit plan in retirement.
Last Action
referred to governmental employees
5/25/2022