Bill Text: NY S05842 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to member contribution per centum increases.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-26 - PRINT NUMBER 5842A [S05842 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5842

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 15, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 and the education
          law, in relation to member contribution per centum increases

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of subdivision a of section 517
     2  of the retirement and social security law, as added by chapter 18 of the
     3  laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
     4    1. members with wages of forty-five thousand dollars per annum or less
     5  shall contribute three per centum of annual wages.  On  April  one,  two
     6  thousand  twenty,  and every year thereafter, the wages in this subpara-
     7  graph shall be increased by three per centum;
     8    2. members with wages greater than forty-five thousand per annum,  but
     9  not  more  than fifty-five thousand per annum shall contribute three and
    10  one-half per centum of annual wages. On April one, two thousand  twenty,
    11  and  every  year  thereafter,  the  wages  in this subparagraph shall be
    12  increased by three per centum;
    13    3. members with wages greater than fifty-five thousand per annum,  but
    14  not  more than seventy-five thousand per annum shall contribute four and
    15  one-half per centum of annual wages. On April one, two thousand  twenty,
    16  and  every  year  thereafter,  the  wages  in this subparagraph shall be
    17  increased by three per centum;
    18    4. members with wages greater than seventy-five thousand per annum but
    19  not more than one hundred thousand per annum shall contribute  five  and
    20  three-quarters  per  centum  of annual wages. On April one, two thousand
    21  twenty, and every year thereafter, the wages in this subparagraph  shall
    22  be increased by three per centum; and
    23    5.  members  with  wages  greater  than one hundred thousand per annum
    24  shall contribute six per centum of annual wages. On April one, two thou-

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  sand twenty, and every year thereafter, the wages in  this  subparagraph
     2  shall be increased by three per centum.
     3    §  2.  Subparagraphs  (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of paragraph 1 of
     4  subdivision a, subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of paragraph
     5  2 of subdivision a, paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5  of  subdivision  f  and
     6  paragraphs  1,  2,  3,  4  and  5 of subdivision g of section 613 of the
     7  retirement and social security law, subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
     8  and (v) of paragraph 1 and subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and  (v)
     9  of paragraph 2 of subdivision a as amended by chapter 510 of the laws of
    10  2015  and paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of subdivision f and paragraphs 1,
    11  2, 3, 4 and 5 of subdivision g as added by chapter 18  of  the  laws  of
    12  2012, are amended to read as follows:
    13    (i)  members  with  wages  of forty-five thousand dollars per annum or
    14  less shall contribute three per centum of annual wages.  On  April  one,
    15  two  thousand  twenty,  and  every  year  thereafter,  the wages in this
    16  subparagraph shall be increased by three per centum;
    17    (ii) members with wages greater than forty-five  thousand  per  annum,
    18  but  not  more than fifty-five thousand per annum shall contribute three
    19  and one-half per centum of annual wages.  On  April  one,  two  thousand
    20  twenty,  and every year thereafter, the wages in this subparagraph shall
    21  be increased by three per centum;
    22    (iii) members with wages greater than fifty-five thousand  per  annum,
    23  but  not more than seventy-five thousand per annum shall contribute four
    24  and one-half per centum of annual wages.  On  April  one,  two  thousand
    25  twenty,  and every year thereafter, the wages in this subparagraph shall
    26  be increased by three per centum;
    27    (iv) members with wages greater than seventy-five thousand  per  annum
    28  but  not  more than one hundred thousand per annum shall contribute five
    29  and three-quarters per centum of annual wages. On April one,  two  thou-
    30  sand  twenty,  and every year thereafter, the wages in this subparagraph
    31  shall be increased by three per centum; and
    32    (v) members with wages greater than one  hundred  thousand  per  annum
    33  shall contribute six per centum of annual wages. On April one, two thou-
    34  sand  twenty,  and every year thereafter, the wages in this subparagraph
    35  shall be increased by three per centum.
    36    (i) members with wages of forty-five thousand  dollars  per  annum  or
    37  less  shall  contribute  three per centum of annual wages. On April one,
    38  two thousand twenty, and  every  year  thereafter,  the  wages  in  this
    39  subparagraph shall be increased by three per centum;
    40    (ii)  members  with  wages greater than forty-five thousand per annum,
    41  but not more than fifty-five thousand per annum shall  contribute  three
    42  and  one-half  per  centum  of  annual wages. On April one, two thousand
    43  twenty, and every year thereafter, the wages in this subparagraph  shall
    44  be increased by three per centum;
    45    (iii)  members  with wages greater than fifty-five thousand per annum,
    46  but not more than seventy-five thousand per annum shall contribute  four
    47  and  one-half  per  centum  of  annual wages. On April one, two thousand
    48  twenty, and every year thereafter, the wages in this subparagraph  shall
    49  be increased by three per centum;
    50    (iv)  members  with wages greater than seventy-five thousand per annum
    51  but not more than one hundred thousand per annum shall  contribute  five
    52  and  three-quarters  per centum of annual wages. On April one, two thou-
    53  sand twenty, and every year thereafter, the wages in  this  subparagraph
    54  shall be increased by three per centum; and
    55    (v)  members  with  wages  greater than one hundred thousand per annum
    56  shall contribute six per centum of annual wages. On April one, two thou-

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     1  sand twenty, and every year thereafter, the wages in  this  subparagraph
     2  shall be increased by three per centum.
     3    1. members with wages of forty-five thousand dollars per annum or less
     4  shall  contribute  three  per  centum of annual wages. On April one, two
     5  thousand twenty, and every year thereafter, the wages in  this  subpara-
     6  graph shall be increased by three per centum;
     7    2.  members with wages greater than forty-five thousand per annum, but
     8  not more than fifty-five thousand per annum shall contribute  three  and
     9  one-half  per centum of annual wages. On April one, two thousand twenty,
    10  and every year thereafter, the  wages  in  this  subparagraph  shall  be
    11  increased by three per centum;
    12    3.  members with wages greater than fifty-five thousand per annum, but
    13  not more than seventy-five thousand per annum shall contribute four  and
    14  one-half  per centum of annual wages. On April one, two thousand twenty,
    15  and every year thereafter, the  wages  in  this  subparagraph  shall  be
    16  increased by three per centum;
    17    4. members with wages greater than seventy-five thousand per annum but
    18  not  more  than one hundred thousand per annum shall contribute five and
    19  three-quarters per centum of annual wages. On April  one,  two  thousand
    20  twenty,  and every year thereafter, the wages in this subparagraph shall
    21  be increased by three per centum; and
    22    5. members with wages greater than  one  hundred  thousand  per  annum
    23  shall contribute six per centum of annual wages. On April one, two thou-
    24  sand  twenty,  and every year thereafter, the wages in this subparagraph
    25  shall be increased by three per centum.
    26    1. members with wages of forty-five thousand dollars per annum or less
    27  shall contribute three per centum of annual  wages.  On  July  one,  two
    28  thousand  twenty,  and every year thereafter, the wages in this subpara-
    29  graph shall be increased by three per centum;
    30    2. members with wages greater than forty-five thousand per annum,  but
    31  not  more  than fifty-five thousand per annum shall contribute three and
    32  one-half per centum of annual wages. On July one, two  thousand  twenty,
    33  and  every  year  thereafter,  the  wages  in this subparagraph shall be
    34  increased by three per centum;
    35    3. members with wages greater than fifty-five thousand per annum,  but
    36  not  more than seventy-five thousand per annum shall contribute four and
    37  one-half per centum of annual wages. On July one, two  thousand  twenty,
    38  and  every  year  thereafter,  the  wages  in this subparagraph shall be
    39  increased by three per centum;
    40    4. members with wages greater than seventy-five thousand per annum but
    41  not more than one hundred thousand per annum shall contribute  five  and
    42  three-quarters  per  centum  of  annual wages. On July one, two thousand
    43  twenty, and every year thereafter, the wages in this subparagraph  shall
    44  be increased by three per centum; and
    45    5.  members  with  wages  greater  than one hundred thousand per annum
    46  shall contribute six per centum of annual wages. On July one, two  thou-
    47  sand  twenty,  and every year thereafter, the wages in this subparagraph
    48  shall be increased by three per centum.
    49    § 3. Subdivisions a, b, c, d and e of section 1204 of  the  retirement
    50  and social security law, as added by chapter 18 of the laws of 2012, are
    51  amended to read as follows:
    52    a. members with wages of forty-five thousand dollars per annum or less
    53  shall  contribute  three  per  centum of annual wages. On April one, two
    54  thousand twenty, and every year thereafter, the wages in  this  subdivi-
    55  sion shall be increased by three per centum;

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     1    b.  members with wages greater than forty-five thousand per annum, but
     2  not more than fifty-five thousand per annum shall contribute  three  and
     3  one-half  per centum of annual wages. On April one, two thousand twenty,
     4  and every year thereafter,  the  wages  in  this  subdivision  shall  be
     5  increased by three per centum;
     6    c.  members with wages greater than fifty-five thousand per annum, but
     7  not more than seventy-five thousand per annum shall contribute four  and
     8  one-half  per centum of annual wages. On April one, two thousand twenty,
     9  and every year thereafter,  the  wages  in  this  subdivision  shall  be
    10  increased by three per centum;
    11    d. members with wages greater than seventy-five thousand per annum but
    12  not  more  than one hundred thousand per annum shall contribute five and
    13  three-quarters per centum of annual wages. On April  one,  two  thousand
    14  twenty,  and  every year thereafter, the wages in this subdivision shall
    15  be increased by three per centum; and
    16    e. members with wages greater than  one  hundred  thousand  per  annum
    17  shall contribute six per centum of annual wages. On April one, two thou-
    18  sand  twenty,  and  every year thereafter, the wages in this subdivision
    19  shall be increased by three per centum.
    20    § 4. Paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of subdivision 2 of section
    21  182 of the education law, as added by chapter 18 of the  laws  of  2012,
    22  are amended to read as follows:
    23    (a)  members  with  wages  of forty-five thousand dollars per annum or
    24  less shall contribute three per centum of annual wages.  On  April  one,
    25  two  thousand twenty, and every year thereafter, the wages in this para-
    26  graph shall be increased by three per centum;
    27    (b) members with wages greater than forty-five thousand per annum, but
    28  not more than fifty-five thousand per annum shall contribute  three  and
    29  one-half  per centum of annual wages. On April one, two thousand twenty,
    30  and every  year  thereafter,  the  wages  in  this  paragraph  shall  be
    31  increased by three per centum;
    32    (c) members with wages greater than fifty-five thousand per annum, but
    33  not  more than seventy-five thousand per annum shall contribute four and
    34  one-half per centum of annual wages. On April one, two thousand  twenty,
    35  and  every  year  thereafter,  the  wages  in  this  paragraph  shall be
    36  increased by three per centum;
    37    (d) members with wages greater than seventy-five  thousand  per  annum
    38  but  not  more than one hundred thousand per annum shall contribute five
    39  and three-quarters per centum of annual wages. On April one,  two  thou-
    40  sand  twenty,  and  every  year  thereafter, the wages in this paragraph
    41  shall be increased by three per centum; and
    42    (e) members with wages greater than one  hundred  thousand  per  annum
    43  shall contribute six per centum of annual wages. On April one, two thou-
    44  sand  twenty,  and  every  year  thereafter, the wages in this paragraph
    45  shall be increased by three per centum.
    46    § 5. Subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of paragraph (d)  of
    47  subdivision  2  of section 392 of the education law, as added by chapter
    48  18 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
    49    (i) members with wages of forty-five thousand  dollars  per  annum  or
    50  less shall contribute three per centum of annual wages. On July one, two
    51  thousand  twenty,  and every year thereafter, the wages in this subpara-
    52  graph shall be increased by three percentum;
    53    (ii) members with wages greater than forty-five  thousand  per  annum,
    54  but  not  more than fifty-five thousand per annum shall contribute three
    55  and one-half per centum of annual wages. On July one, two thousand twen-

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     1  ty, and every year thereafter, the wages in this subparagraph  shall  be
     2  increased by three percentum;
     3    (iii)  members  with wages greater than fifty-five thousand per annum,
     4  but not more than seventy-five thousand per annum shall contribute  four
     5  and one-half per centum of annual wages. On July one, two thousand twen-
     6  ty,  and  every year thereafter, the wages in this subparagraph shall be
     7  increased by three percentum;
     8    (iv) members with wages greater than seventy-five thousand  per  annum
     9  but  not  more than one hundred thousand per annum shall contribute five
    10  and three-quarters per centum of annual wages. On July one, two thousand
    11  twenty, and every year thereafter, the wages in this subparagraph  shall
    12  be increased by three percentum; and
    13    (v)  members  with  wages  greater than one hundred thousand per annum
    14  shall contribute six per centum of annual wages. On July one, two  thou-
    15  sand  twenty,  and every year thereafter, the wages in this subparagraph
    16  shall be increased by three percentum.
    17    § 6. Subparagraphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of paragraph (d) of subdivision  2
    18  of section 6252 of the education law, as added by chapter 18 of the laws
    19  of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
    20    (1)  members  with  wages  of forty-five thousand dollars per annum or
    21  less shall contribute three per centum of annual wages. On July one, two
    22  thousand twenty, and every year thereafter, the wages in  this  subpara-
    23  graph shall be increased by three percentum;
    24    (2) members with wages greater than forty-five thousand per annum, but
    25  not  more  than fifty-five thousand per annum shall contribute three and
    26  one-half per centum of annual wages. On July one, two  thousand  twenty,
    27  and  every  year  thereafter,  the  wages  in this subparagraph shall be
    28  increased by three percentum;
    29    (3) members with wages greater than fifty-five thousand per annum, but
    30  not more than seventy-five thousand per annum shall contribute four  and
    31  one-half  per  centum of annual wages. On July one, two thousand twenty,
    32  and every  year  thereafter,  the  wages  in  this  paragraph  shall  be
    33  increased by three percentum;
    34    (4)  members  with  wages greater than seventy-five thousand per annum
    35  but not more than one hundred thousand per annum shall  contribute  five
    36  and three-quarters per centum of annual wages. On July one, two thousand
    37  twenty,  and every year thereafter, the wages in this paragraph shall be
    38  increased by three percentum; and
    39    (5) members with wages greater than one  hundred  thousand  per  annum
    40  shall  contribute six per centum of annual wages. On July one, two thou-
    41  sand twenty, and every year thereafter,  the  wages  in  this  paragraph
    42  shall be increased by three percentum.
    43    §  7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, none
    44  of the provisions of this act shall be subject  to  section  25  of  the
    45  retirement and social security law.
    46    § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.
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