NY S07755

Security hospital treatment assistants employed by the Office of Mental Health would receive a one-time opportunity to choose between an Age-55 retirement plan or a 25-year service plan, with the election being irrevocable

Affected job titles include security hospital treatment assistant, senior security hospital treatment assistant, security hospital treatment assistant Spanish language, security hospital senior treatment assistant Spanish language, security hospital treatment assistant supervisor, and security hospital treatment assistant chief

Approximately 697 employees with combined annual salaries of $68 million would be eligible for this election window

The state would incur an immediate one-time past service cost of approximately $19.4 million, plus an estimated $2.2 million increase in annual contributions for fiscal year ending March 31, 2026

The election window would last 180 days, after which the provisions would automatically expire and be repealed