New York S 8734: Relates to the issuance of certificate of residence forms to individuals desiring to enroll in community colleges as non-resident students

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S08734 Summary:

BILL NOS08734 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09647

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SPONSORASHBY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Grants retroactive tier II membership in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system to Javier-Luis I. Martinez, a current member of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system employed by the town of Colonie.

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BILL NOS08734 

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8734

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ASHBY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

 AN ACT in relation to granting retroactive tier II membership in the New
 York state and local police and fire retirement system to Javier-Luis
 I. Martinez

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

 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Javier-Luis I.
 2 Martinez, a member of the New York state and local police and fire
 3 retirement system currently employed by the town of Colonie, who was
 4 first employed as a youth court program assistant for the town of Colo-
 5 nie, beginning on June 30, 2008, and who through no fault of his own,
 6 failed to become a member of the New York state and local employees'
 7 retirement system during such employment by the town of Colonie in 2008,
 8 shall be deemed to have joined the New York state and local employees'
 9 retirement system on the date June 30, 2008 and shall be granted tier II
 10 status in the New York state and local police and fire retirement
 11 system, if, he shall file a written application therefor with the state
 12 comptroller within one year of the effective date of this act. Upon the
 13 receipt of such application, Javier-Luis I. Martinez shall be granted
 14 tier II status in the New York state and local police and fire retire-
 15 ment system and shall be eligible for all the rights and benefits there-
 16 of.
 17 § 2. All past service costs of implementing the provisions of this act
 18 shall be borne by the town of Colonie, and there shall be no refund of
 19 member contributions to Javier-Luis I. Martinez.
 20 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
 This bill would grant Tier 2 status in the New York State and Local
 Police and Fire Retirement System (NYSLPFRS) to Javier-Luis I. Martinez,
 a current Tier 6 member employed by the town of Colonie, by changing
 their date of membership to June 30, 2008. There will be no refund of
 member contributions.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14091-03-6

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 We estimate that the town of Colonie's annual contributions will
 increase $12,000 beginning FYE 2027. Annual costs will vary as the bill-
 ing rates and salary of Javier-Luis I. Martinez change.
 In addition, there will be an immediate past service cost of $4,610
 borne by the town of Colonie as a one-time payment. This cost assumes
 that payment will be made on February 1, 2027.
 Summary of relevant resources:
 Membership data as of March 31, 2025 was used to measure the impact of
 the bill, the same data used in the Actuarial Valuations dated April 1,
 2025. Distributions and other statistics can be found in the 2025 Report
 of the Actuary and the 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. The
 actuarial assumptions and methods used are described in the 2025 Annual
 Report to the Comptroller on Actuarial Assumptions, and the Codes, Rules
 and Regulations of the State of New York: Audit and Control. The fair
 value of assets and GASB disclosures can be found in the 2025 Financial
 Statements and Supplementary Information.
 Assumptions, demographics, and other considerations may have been
 modified to better reflect specific provisions of any proposed benefit
 change(s).
 This fiscal note does not constitute a legal opinion on the viability
 of the bill, nor is it inten