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NY A08748

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/2/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lester Chang

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Exempts military service credit granted under Section 242 of the Military Law from the three-year cap on purchasable military service credit in New York public retirement systems
  • Updates statutory references for "qualifying condition" and "discharged LGBT veteran" definitions from the Executive Law to Section 1 of the Veterans' Services Law
  • Allows eligible members to purchase up to three years of additional service credit under Section 1000 of the Retirement and Social Security Law, separate from any Section 242 credits
  • Estimated cost to employers is 9.5% of salary per year of service purchased for Tiers 1-4, 8.2% for Tier 5, and 3.7% for Tier 6 in the Teachers' Retirement System
  • For the State and Local Employees' Retirement System, estimated cost is 18% (15% for Tier 6) of compensation per year of service credit purchased

Legislative Description

Exempts certain military service credit from being included in calculations of up to three years of military service credit for a public retirement system of the state.

Last Action

referred to governmental employees

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Governmental Employees6/2/2025

Full Bill Text

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