Bill Text: NY S05615 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the deferral of up to five vacation days per year for state correction officers and security hospital treatment assistants and the receipt of a lump sum payment equal to the value of the time deferred upon retirement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-28 - PRINT NUMBER 5615A [S05615 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S05615-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5615
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     June 7, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
       AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
         the  deferral  of  vacation days for certain members of the retirement
         system
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  89  of the retirement and social security law is
    2  amended by adding a new subdivision l to read as follows:
    3    L. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY  GENERAL,  SPECIAL  OR  LOCAL
    4  LAW,  CODE,  RESOLUTION  OR  CHARTER TO THE CONTRARY, UNIFORMED PERSONS,
    5  UNIFORMED  PERSONNEL,  OR  SECURITY  HOSPITAL  TREATMENT  ASSISTANTS  AS
    6  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION I OF THIS SECTION SHALL  BE AFFORDED THE OPTION
    7  OF POSTPONING THE USE OF UP TO FIVE VACATION DAYS PER YEAR AND TAKING  A
    8  MONETARY  PAYMENT  IN  LIEU THEREOF ON THE DATE OF RETIREMENT AT THE PAY
    9  RATE APPLICABLE TO SUCH MEMBER ON THE DATE OF SUCH MEMBER'S  RETIREMENT.
   10  SUCH  MONETARY  PAYMENT  SHALL  NOT  BE UTILIZED IN THE DETERMINATION OF
   11  FINAL AVERAGE SALARY FOR ANY SUCH MEMBER WHO SO ELECTS TO POSTPONE VACA-
   12  TION DAYS PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION. ANY SUCH MEMBER WISHING TO POST-
   13  PONE THE USE OF VACATION DAYS PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION  SHALL  ELECT
   14  SUCH  POSTPONEMENT  ON  AN ANNUAL BASIS BY CERTIFYING TO THE DIRECTOR OF
   15  PERSONNEL OF HIS OR HER RESPECTIVE EMPLOYER OF HIS OR HER  INTENTION  TO
   16  DO  SO  IN  SUCH  MANNER  AND  FORM  AS THE RESPECTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL SO
   17  REQUIRE.
   18    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
         This bill would allow State Correction Officers and Security  Hospital
       Treatment  Assistants  to postpone up to 5 days of vacation per year and
       take monetary payment in lieu thereof on the date of retirement.
         If this bill is enacted, affected members would  become  eligible  for
       increased  lump  sum payments at retirement.  The additional payment may
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       not be included in the members' final average  salary.  Therefore,  this
       legislation  does  not  change  any benefit calculations of the New York
       State and Local Employees' Retirement System (ERS), and there would  not
       be a cost to ERS.
         This  estimate,  dated  May 12, 2011, and intended for use only during
       the 2011 Legislative Session, is Fiscal Note No. 2011-184,  prepared  by
       the  Actuary  for  the  New  York  State and Local Employees' Retirement
       System.