New York A 8817: Authorizes Larry Mendel to receive his 30 years of service credit granting eligibility for the length of service award program

Status: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 8817

Sponsors: Matthew Slater

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A08817 Summary:

BILL NOA08817 

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Authorizes Larry Mendel to receive his 30 years of service credit granting eligibility for the length of service award program.

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06/09/2025referred to governmental employees

01/07/2026referred to governmental employees

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8817

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 June 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Employees

 AN ACT in relation to authorizing Larry Mendel to receive his 30 years
 of service credit granting eligibility for the length of service award
 program

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

 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, Larry
 2 Mendel, who retired from his position as a volunteer firefighter after
 3 more than 30 years with the Patterson Volunteer Fire Department, through
 4 no fault of his own, was not awarded the length of service award under
 5 article 11-A of the general municipal law for working such time with
 6 such fire department. His certificates stating and commemorating his 30
 7 years of service shall be adequate to prove his time served. Larry
 8 Mendel shall be awarded the benefits under the length of service award
 9 program he would have received had there been appropriate record keep-
 10 ing.
 11 § 2. All costs associated with implementing the provisions of this act
 12 shall be borne by Glatfelter Specialty Benefits pursuant to their
 13 contractual obligations with the Patterson Volunteer Fire Department for
 14 administering the length of service award program established under
 15 article 11-A of the general municipal law.
 16 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11556-01-5

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