STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7722 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 17, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to ensuring identical health benefits for public retirees The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 161 of the civil service law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 3 4. There shall be no reduction of benefits provided to retired employ- 4 ees under such health benefit plan at the time such employee enrolls in 5 medicare, as may be required for continued eligibility; provided, howev- 6 er, retiree benefits under such health benefit plan may be coordinated 7 with and treated as secondary insurance to medicare. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11738-01-9