New York A 1780: Establishes the community schools act; appropriation

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A01780 Summary:

BILL NOA01780 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORFitzpatrick (MS)

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COSPNSRTague

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MLTSPNSRManktelow, Morinello

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Amd Art 5 §7, Constn

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Provides that for members of a public pension or retirement system, accrued benefits shall not be diminished or impaired except as authorized and prescribed by the legislature.

Go to top A01780 Actions:

BILL NOA01780 

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01/14/2025referred to governmental operations

01/15/2025to attorney-general for opinion

01/29/2025opinion referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

01/08/2026to attorney-general for opinion

01/30/2026opinion referred to judiciary

05/19/2026held for consideration in governmental operations

Go to topA01780 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:10/4 Action: Held for Consideration McDonaldAyeBeephanNay

GlickAyeSimpsonNay

KimAyeNovakhovNay

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberNay

WilliamsAye

RagaAye

SimoneAye

ShimskyAye

KassayAye

BurroughsAye

Go to topA01780 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA01780 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1780

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. FITZPATRICK, TAGUE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
 A. MANKTELOW, MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Governmental Operations

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing an amendment to section 7 of article 5 of the constitution, in
 relation to the calculation of pension benefits for public employees

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 7 of article
 2 5 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
 3 § 7. (a) After July first, nineteen hundred forty, membership in any
 4 pension or retirement system of the state or of a civil division thereof
 5 shall be a contractual relationship, the accrued benefits of which, as
 6 defined by law, shall not be diminished or impaired.
 7 (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of this section, the public
 8 pension of a public officer, as defined in paragraph (c) of this
 9 section, who stands convicted of a felony for which such felony has a
 10 direct and actual relationship to the performance of the public offi-
 11 cer's existing duties, may be reduced or revoked, following notice and a
 12 hearing by an appropriate court, as provided by law. The court determi-
 13 nation whether to reduce or revoke such pension shall be based on the
 14 consideration of factors including the severity of the crime and the
 15 proportionality of a reduction or revocation of such pension to such
 16 crime. When a court issues an order to reduce or revoke such pension,
 17 the court shall consider and determine specific findings as to the
 18 amount of such forfeiture, if any, and whether forfeiture, in whole or
 19 in part, would result in undue hardship or other inequity upon any
 20 dependent children, spouse or other dependents; and other factors as
 21 provided by law. The legislature shall enact legislation to implement
 22 this amendment taking into account interests of justice.
 23 (c) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of this section, the term
 24 "public officer" shall mean: (i) an official filling an elected office
 25 within the state; (ii) a holder of office filled by direct appointment
 26 by the governor of this state, either upon or without senate confirma-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89047-01-5

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 1 tion; (iii) a county, city, town or village administrator, manager or
 2 equivalent position; (iv) the head or heads of any state or local
 3 government department, division, board, commission, bureau, public bene-
 4 fit corporation, or public authority of this state who are vested with
 5 authority, direction and control over such department, division, board,
 6 commission, bureau, public benefit corporation or public authority; (v)
 7 the chief fiscal officer or treasurer of any municipal corporation or
 8 political subdivision of the state; (vi) a judge or justice of the
 9 unified court system; and (vii) a legislative, executi