S04308 Summary:
BILL NO | S04308 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS A04059 |
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SPONSOR | GOUNARDES |
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COSPNSR | JACKSON, SALAZAR |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Add §§396-a & 6257, Ed L | |
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Relates to deductions from benefits of certain retired members. |
S04308 Actions:
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02/03/2021 | REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/08/2021 | 1ST REPORT CAL.511 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/09/2021 | 2ND REPORT CAL. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/10/2021 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/16/2021 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/16/2021 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/16/2021 | referred to governmental employees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/02/2021 | substituted for a4059 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/02/2021 | ordered to third reading rules cal.306 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/02/2021 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/02/2021 | returned to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/29/2021 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/10/2021 | SIGNED CHAP.669 |
S04308 Committee Votes:
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ER
Abbate
Yes
Clark
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Sillitti
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Colton
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simon
Yes
Anderson
Yes
Conrad
Yes
Gallagher
Yes
Lawler
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simpson
Yes
Angelino
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gallahan
Yes
Lemondes
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Gandolfo
Yes
Lunsford
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Giglio JA
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Giglio JM
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
Darling
Yes
Glick
Yes
Mamdani
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gonzalez-Rojas
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Rajkumar
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barron
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Goodell
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tague
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tannousis
Yes
Bichotte Hermel
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Meeks
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Rivera J
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Rivera JD
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Durso
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller M
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brown
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Mitaynes
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burdick
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jackson
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Burgos
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Niou
Yes
Salka
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Jensen
ER
Nolan
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Williams
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Jones
Yes
Norris
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Joyner
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cahill
ER
Forrest
Yes
Kelles
Yes
Otis
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Zinerman
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Friend
Yes
Kim
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Septimo
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
S04308 Memo:
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S04308 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4308 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 3, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, JACKSON, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to deductions of benefits of certain retired members The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 396-a 2 to read as follows: 3 § 396-a. Deductions from benefits of certain retired members. 1. 4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an electing employee who is 5 retired from the optional retirement system shall have the right, at any 6 time after such electing employee's retirement, to execute and file a 7 deduction authorization card with the designated insurer or insurers 8 upon audit and warrant of the comptroller for employees of the state 9 university and by the appropriate fiscal officer for employees of an 10 electing employer authorizing the deduction from such electing employ- 11 ee's retirement allowance of membership dues and such electing employ- 12 ee's share of the cost for employee organization-sponsored benefit plans 13 and the payment thereof to a retiree organization of which the electing 14 employee is then a member and which is then affiliated with either an 15 employee organization certified or recognized as the collective bargain- 16 ing representative of all employees in the negotiating unit of which the 17 electing employee was a part prior to his or her retirement or with an 18 employee organization with which such employee organization is then 19 affiliated. The designated insurer or insurers upon audit and warrant of 20 the comptroller for employees of the state university and by the appro- 21 priate fiscal officer for employees of an electing employer shall there- 22 after deduct from the retirement allowance of such electing employee the 23 amount of membership dues and such amounts required to be paid by such 24 electing employee for such authorized employee organization-sponsored EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08534-01-1S. 4308 2 1 benefit plans, and shall transmit the sum so deducted to said retiree 2 organization. Such authorization shall continue in effect until revoked 3 in writing by such electing employee. For purposes of this section, the 4 term "employee organization-sponsored benefit plans" shall include any 5 and all insurance plans and/or other benefit plans sponsored by such 6 retiree organization whether provided by (a) a not-for-profit corpo- 7 ration licensed under article forty-three of the insurance law; (b) any 8 insurance company authorized to do business in this state; (c) a health 9 maintenance organization issued a certificate of authority pursuant to 10 article forty-four of the public health law; or (d) a self-insurance 11 arrangement, welfare fund or benefit fund. 12 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a retired elected 13 employee shall have the right, at any time after his or her retirement, 14 to execute and file a deduction authorization card with the designated 15 insurer or insurers upon audit and warrant of the comptroller for 16 employees of the state university and by the appropriate fiscal officer 17 for employees of an electing employer authorizing the payment of volun- 18 tary contributions to the political committee, as defined in subdivision 19 one of section 14-100 of the election law, of such electing employee's 20 employee organization, provided such organization is certified or recog- 21 nized pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law as the 22 representative of all employees in the negotiating unit in which such 23 retired electing employee was then employed. Such authorization shall 24 continue in effect until revoked in writing by such electing employee. 25 The designated insurer or insurers upon audit and warrant of the comp- 26 troller for employees of the state university and by the appropriate 27 fiscal officer for employees of an electing employer shall determine the 28 cost of administering deductions for voluntary contributions to the 29 political committee and the cost incurred for administering such 30 contributions shall be paid from the funds of the political committee. 31 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6257 to read 32 as follows: 33 § 6257. Deductions from benefits of certain retired members. 1. 34 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member who is retired from 35 the board of higher education optional retirement program shall have the 36 right, at any time after such member's retirement, to execute and file a 37 deduction authorization card with the designated insurer or insurers 38 upon audit and warrant of the comptroller authorizing the deduction from 39 such member's retirement allowance of membership dues and such member's 40 share of the cost for employee organization-sponsored benefit plans and 41 the payment thereof to a retiree organization of which the member is 42 then a member and which is then affiliated with either an employee 43 organization certified or recognized as the collective bargaining repre- 44 sentative of all employees in the negotiating unit of which the member 45 was a part prior to his or her retirement or with an employee organiza- 46 tion with which such employee organization is then affiliated. The 47 designated insurer or insurers upon audit and warrant of the comptroller 48 shall thereafter deduct from the retirement allowance of such member the 49 amount of membership dues and such amounts required to be paid by such 50 member for such authorized employee organization-sponsored benefit 51 plans, and shall transmit the sum so deducted to said retiree organiza- 52 tion. Such authorization shall continue in effect until revoked in writ- 53 ing by such member. For purposes of this section, the term "employee 54 organization-sponsored benefit plans" shall include any and all insur- 55 ance plans and/or other benefit plans sponsored by such retiree organ- 56 ization whether provided by (a) a not-for-profit corporation licensedS. 4308 3 1 under article forty-three of the insurance law; (b) any insurance compa- 2 ny authorized to do business in this state; (c) a health maintenance 3 organization issued a certificate of authority pursuant to article 4 forty-four of the public health law; or (d) a self-insurance arrange- 5 ment, welfare fund or benefit fund. 6 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a retired member shall 7 have the right, at any time after his or her retirement, to execute and 8 file a deduction authorization card with the designated insurer or 9 insurers upon audit and warrant of the comptroller authorizing the 10 payment of voluntary contributions to the political committee, as 11 defined in subdivision one of section 14-100 of the election law, of 12 such member's employee organization, provided such organization is 13 certified or recognized pursuant to article fourteen of the civil 14 service law as the representative of all employees in the negotiating 15 unit in which such retired member was then employed. Such authorization 16 shall continue in effect until revoked in writing by such member. The 17 designated insurer or insurers upon audit and warrant of the comptroller 18 shall determine the cost of administering deductions for voluntary 19 contributions to the political committee and the cost incurred for 20 administering such contributions shall be paid from the funds of the 21 political committee. 22 § 3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 23 law.
S04308 LFIN:
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